Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A lot of trot people won’t like this, but the new cognitive testing requirements introduced by Harness Racing NSW are a hugely positive thing. I grew up watching and worshipping Tke King Wally Lewis, the greatest rugby league player of my lifetime. One of the toughest too. Wally’s ability to take a hard knock and […]
Joe Nien is an old pacer now aged 9. No 9YO gets any faster than they were than when they were young as a general rule. But Joe breaks the rules. Last night he had his 2nd run back in the stable of Leon Jurd, the best mate and private trainer for Rex Horne, the […]
What sort of drive was this by Jack ‘Turbo’ Trainor on the horse on the leader’s back? It was the 2nd favorite, the leader was the fave. The one in front went relatively slow times for the first 3 quarters. It was blindingly obvious that Turbo needed to come out of the position behiond it […]
A trotter moves its legs forward in diagonal pairs (right front and left hind, then left front and right hind striking the ground simultaneously), whereas a pacer moves its legs laterally (right front and right hind together, then left front and left hind). Pacers propel themselves forward by using their front and backs legs on […]
So Robbie Waterhouse’s great-great-great grandson Thomas Jr fought Flash Bourke about a century before the infamous bookie married to Gai was born did he? Apparently so according to the article that Robbie proudly posted on Twitter yesterday. It’s often been said that the Waterhouse’s are freaks of nature. Now it appears that it’s been proven. […]
Bully Bourne was the long odds on favorite to win race 5 at Bathurst on Wednesday night, and quite rightly so given that it had won 3 of its previous four starts since joining the Seaton Grima stable. including one in 1.50 at Menangle and the most recent in 1.53.1 at Newcastle. Grima’s horse was […]
Watch this. That twirling baton/flying spear aimed straight at driver Emma Ison, and landed in her lap. Ison drove the horse that finished 2nd in the Cup. Ducking the baton/spear cost her 2 lengths. He horse was only beaten by one. The only mention of the bayonet/spear – which was actually a marker peg – […]
This is the Stewards Summary listed on the form of Saturday night’s Menangle winner Familiar Tricks for it’s previous start. Note that Familiar Tricks was subject to an Age Horse Vet Examination. All well and good you might say, and congrats to the Stewards for telling us. No. An aged horse vet exam is usually […]
So the way to get Illavabubbles beaten is now obvious. Make her run two quick early quarters in a row. Illavabubbles has had 8 starts for Jason Grimson, and has won 6 of them. https://www.harness.org.au/racing/horse-search/?horseId=819909 She showed blinding early speed in each of the wins, but was allowed to back off and run a comfortable […]
The chances of racing at Randwick tomorrow seem to be drifting by the second. As at 1.20 pm more than 85mm of rain had fallen on the track. There seems at present to be no sign of the downpour abating. Last weekend’s Doomben meeting was abandoned after about 65mm of precipitation fell on the track […]
