Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Only 10 percent of Weasels in the wild live longer than 2 years. Very few live more than ten years in captivity. Weasel the pacer has just turned 17 years old and is still going strong. Well sort of anyway. After a mammoth 437 start career the old bloke’s alive and well and – quite […]
No not you Cookie, you have another fortnight to wait Happy anniversary to my long suffering trouble and strife Maggie. It’s one of the few I have remembered, or her. Only because our daughter rang a day early to congratulate us. Who needs a new car when you’ve got an old 1970’s era cracker? Not […]
Due to the tyranny of distance and age and ill health I never met Trevor Brown face to face, but harness racing brought us together, and we talked long and often The last time we spoke was on my birthday in December, and Trev was full of happiness and joy. Now just weeks later he […]
Racing is mourning the passing of Mrs Susan Harley on Friday, 22 December 2023. Mrs Harley and her husband Gary have been iconic figures, the Harley name synonymous with racing and sports media in NSW, particularly in the Hunter Valley and Newcastle regions. Sue was Gary’s backstop in the media business, assisting in prepping all […]
Jock Gollogly was one of the great racing men in Queensland racing history. His unfortunate passing this week has been well covered by others he knew him better than we. Racing Queensland has rightly marked his passing with a race named after him on Saturday. Sadly though they can’t even spell his name. It is […]
I never thought I would say this, but on the morning of ID23 I am missing Bonno. Yes I gave Jason Bonnington plenty of curry, and he deserved it, but at least the J-man attracted attention. Those that have replaced him merely inspire yawns. Most artists are half-mad eccentrics, whether they be actors, singers, chefs, poets […]
Twenty-two year ago Daren Garrard contracted a brain tumour that that threatened his life at an early age. He beat it, but received a 2nd blow when the doctors told he and his wife Gayle that they could never have kids. Never say never, for shortly after the miracle happened and 19 years ago Angus […]
Hedley Thomas is a good bloke, even if he does keep normal hours and gets annoyed by 2.00am texts and calls, claiming that he’s sleeping even though it’s only lunchtime. He is worse punter than me too, the thought of which always brightens me up at the end of a bad day. At least he’s […]
Watching the Champions Mile live on Saturday I thought that Declan Bates had pulled his rival’s pants down, and was cursing the others jocks to the clouds. Then I watched it on replay and checked the secs and realised that Jennie’s wasn’t just a lucky win, it was a run for the ages. The first […]
The Tenno Sho Autumn run over 200m is Japan’s best race for all comers, equal to the Tokyo Cup. Only top horses win it, superstars like TM Opera M who was the world’s highest earning horse ever at the time of his retirement in 2001; two-time Japanese horse of the year Symboli Kris S; the […]
