Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny may well live in a $3 million apartment at Harold Park that he’d acquired from the developer that the club he ran sold the land to, but Craig Cross is not the trainer of Dominate. He can’t be, for the old girl has been long dead. Craig Cross’s six […]
Since the 14th of March this year there have been 31 Group Three races run at Menangle. Each of these races were worth $30 600 in total, and $15 600 to the winner. Horses trained by Craig Cross have won 25 of them. 25 out of 31! That is a winning strike rate of 81%. […]
The ride in a sense lacks competition, lacks competitiveness – Wade Birch Snyder: There are some things I can just smell. It’s like a sixth sense Giles: Well, actually, that would be one of the five – Mutant Enemy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Wade Birch tough stewarding mania train rolls on this Friday when […]
When you are assessing a racehorse’s performance or a jockey’s ride, it is always instructive to look at the form guide first. Let me tell you a little about Greek Hero’s form. It is an English galloper that has won three races in its life. All bar one of them was on soft ground, which […]
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Rosehill Gardens 28 November 2020 Race 8 – Schweppes Starlight Stakes (Listed) 1100m Passage Of Time Stewards today concluded an inquiry into B. Avdulla’s riding of the gelding in the straight, and in particular his vigour inside the final 200m. Today Stewards heard evidence from Racing NSW Chief Betting Analyst Mr L. Dalton […]
Well just as we predicted earlier in the week, acting NSW Chief Steward and former Steve Fletcher employee Wade Birch’s attempt at slotting Brenton Avdulla for a perfectly acceptable ride on an unwanted 40-1 shot has collapsed into the nothing that it always was. Birch went out talking tough. Had those surrounding circumstances not have […]
Birch: “What if I said your vigour inside the final 200 metres was just not at an acceptable level, to racing fans or stewards?” Avdulla: “That’s your opinion and I don’t agree with it.” Birch: “It’s a very important opinion because we sit this side of the table.” Avdulla: “I understand that, but that’s your […]
PASSAGE OF TIME Began awkwardly and made contact with Spaceboy, and then was shifted behind runners in the early stages. Stewards opened an inquiry into B. Avdulla’s riding of the gelding in the early part of the straight and in respect to his vigour inside the final 200m. After taking evidence from B. Avdulla and […]
I am researching a story about a bum trainer from Gawler named Aaron Bain, who has come from nowhere to become one of the biggest players in four state Australian harness racing, and has a whole lot of links to horses that suddenly grow legs, and to trainers with massive question marks over them like […]
