Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Kerry Ann Morris. Scott Wade. Paul Russo. Come on down. Here, have a 5 year disqualification. No arguments. You were all told. It is not negotiable. Five years you cheats. You are cactus. Cop that!
This is not a real good look for harness racing in NSW is it? Horses trained by the number two and three trainers on the State premiership ladder Kerry Ann Morris and Amanda Jennifer Turnbull have both thrown positive swabs after winning races. A horse trained by Paul Russo – who only still holds a […]
I told you ten days ago that Steve Fletcher’s former commission agent turned NSW Deputy Chief Gallops Steward Wade ‘Lurch’ Birch was soon to be leaving that role to take up the job of top cop at the dogs. As always, our mail was delivered early and in a packet marked CORRECT. Yesterday the […]
Jackson Painting does not have the track record of an honest man. During his very chequered harness racing career Painting has been tipped out of the game by the stewards for long periods variously for: Betting against horses he was driving Drenching horses with milkshakes Owning and/or training horses under bowler names while disqualified Lying […]
What a great edition of the Shirley Turnbull Memorial it was last night at Bathurst, a great old fashioned race of the sort that grass roots harness racing lovers like me yearn for and adore, a sheer test of speed and stamina over the searching 2795 metres test that sorts out the men and women […]
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 […]
