Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Leap To Fame turned the tables on Kingman last night by giving his great modern rival a pasting in the Ballarat Cup, and in the process reminded us all of just how good he is. Larry had lost a few 0f his most avid fans after being beaten at 5 of his past 10 starts […]
Story by Garrick Knight – Harness Xpress One of New Zealand’s most successful drivers is returning home. Anthony Butt is moving back to Christchurch in the near future where he is expected to link up with last year’s premiership winning Stonewall Stud stable. Butt confirmed the move to the Xpress, reenforcing rumours that had been […]
The scenes from Bondi Beach are just awful. Bodies are lying everywhere, innocent people having a day out at the beach now dead. Australia’s heart is broken. How could this happen here? From amid the terror a hero emerges. A brave, great Australian charges the murderous coward shooting innocent strangers. He put his life at […]
Today is the 12 month anniversary of QLD racing legend Pat Duff’s passing. It’s hard to believe a year had passed since Pat’s been gone. Gone from us, bet never forgotten. Spare a moment for reflection on your fondest memories of Pat. May the road rise to meet you, May the wind be always at […]
Well not really. But it is highly likely that the Big O would have been if the race had been run under the modern rules. Darren Beadman went berserk with the whip on the great horse, hitting him by my count 19 times prior to the 100 meter mark, which these days would get a […]
We were saddened to hear this morning of the passing of former Central Coast starter and long-time racing man Rex Kelly. I never met Mr. Kelly but heard his named mentioned by race callers so many times over the years that it felt like he was an old friend. He was a great servant to […]
See that woman in the video? That’s WNBA star Kelsey Plum. Her husband is sitting up in the bleachers near the back of the stand. Plum decides to throw him up a beer. And lands the can straight in his paws. Bet you couldn’t do this if you had 1000 tries. What a legend. Do […]
What a weekend it was for Barry Purdon. First he returns to race driving for the first time in 6 years under the Friday night lights at Alexandra Park and marks the occasion by steering Higher Power home a winner. It was like Big Ba had never been away from the bike at all. Then […]
Hall of Fame member and harness racing legend Barry Purdon returns to the cart for his first drive in six years this afternoon at Alexandra Park. Purdon, whose last race drive was way back in 2019, takes the reins on his highly talented but often temperamental 3-year-old square gaiter Higher Power in the fourth race […]
Could this be the year that Australian novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and horse racing devotee Gerald Murnane finally wins the Nobel Prize in Literature? Murnane, whose love of the turf is illustrated by the title of his memoir Something for the pain: A memoir of the turf, has been a contender for the […]
