Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Those who knock Peter V’Landys are imbeciles in my opinion, and I mean that with the greatest of respect. Just look at what he has done here. The price of fuel is going through the roof, trainers can’t sleep at night worried that they are f**ked, owners are thinking to themselves “Sh*t, how am I […]
Court showdown on cards after Group 1 swab shock Connections of last year’s Group 1 Breeders’ Challenge Final winner are contemplating heading to the Supreme Court after their horse was stripped of the race due to a positive swab charge. Two-year-old filly Ark Sea tested positive to Synephrine following her win at Menangle last October […]
You ever heard of the Retention Barn at Menangle? That is the supposedly secure facility that HRNSW paid millions of dollars to build and who knows how much to maintain to ensure that runners in big races compete on a level playing field, with the aim that no horse gains an unfair advantage over another. […]
This Industry Notice was issued by Harness Racing NSW in March 2012 to all licensed or interested participants in the State. You are warned it said. Be vigilant. Root out plants or trees that could make your horse throw a positive. Or else …..
On the one hand the Stewards Report from Miracle Mile night says that Bulletproof Boy hung out after the start and contacted the sulky of Don Hugo. On the other it says that Don Hugo shifted in an caused Bulletproof Boy to contact its cart. Which one was it? Was it Don Hugo’s fault, or […]
Kingman is heading to the paddock and won’t be crossing over the ditch to run in the Race By Betcha. Really? Gee whiz. “That (huge) Hunter Cup run took its toll on him,” Kingman’s owner Mick Harvey said. “When Swayzee was losing ground (in the Miracle Mile), he (Kingman) would normally go straight past him, […]
I have just been corrected. It was not Harness Racing NSW that altered the distance of the NSW Derby from 2400m to a mile, it was Club Menangle. For mine that makes it even worse. Since when did Club Menangle own the Derby? All they do is host it. The Derby, a Group 1 classic, […]
I am sure the connections of winner Hollywood Strip would disagree, but I have to say that in my opinion the first – and only so far anywhere in Australia – running of the NSW Derby over a mile was a fizzer, even if I did back the winner. Derbies aren’t meant to be run […]
We slagged off the selection of Kingman for a place in the Miracle Mile from the moment it was made, and remined trenchant in our criticism of Club Menangle’s selection the entire week leading into there race. No-one can ever say that we were wrong can they? Kingman went like a busted arse. Had the […]
For every year as far back as I can remember runners in either the Miracle Mile or the NSW Derby were held in the Menangle retention barn for two and a half days prior to their big Group 1 race, under 24/7 watch and guard. The idea being to make sure they can’t be drenched […]
