Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Hondo Grattan has been run and won, and now the first 4 placegetters are through to a berth in the $250 000 Group 1 Chariots of Fire, the premier 4YO pace in the Dominion. It’s looking like perhaps the race of the year too. The field so far is: Frankie Ferocious Don’t Stop Dreaming […]
28 horses crossed the Murray River from Victoria to race at Albury in NSW last night, instead of going down to Melton to have a crack. Who could blame them? They were all just chasing the cash. Prizemoney at the main Victorian track Melton last night was just $6800 per race on average. Every single […]
There’s a story floating around the traps that trainer Seaton Grima was so highly aggrieved about both the deal offered to him by Summit Bloodstock and Aaron Bain to train their horses, and by their reluctance to up and have horses taken to the vets that he told them to stick it where the sun […]
There have been a lot of knocks on the Racing Victoria Chairman elect Gillon McLachlan, most of them being that he lacks the racing experience to stand up toe to toe with Peter V’Landys in the internecine war between the two veto holding states on the Racing Australia board. So RV have decided to fight […]
The outgoing Chairman of Racing Victoria and his guileless CEO blame all of racing in the State’s problems on a decline in wagering turnover across the industry. It’s bullshit, and a callow cop out. Sure, Victorian racing’s wagering revenue decreased by almost $3o million. But NSW’s went up by around $21 million. That’s a swing […]
Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots February 1, 2024 — 7.44pm Racing NSW is in conflict with Tabcorp – the major sponsor of its flagship race, The Everest – after starting legal proceedings against the wagering company. In a move which could have huge ramifications for the billion-dollar racing industry, the state’s regulator has served legal papers on […]
The Controlling Body or Stewards may reject a nomination without assigning any reason Australian Harness Racing Rule 23(1)(13) As you can see above, the principal racing authorities in each State – HRNSW, HRV, HRSA, RWAA and Racing QLD or the QRIC – and/or the Stewards in each of those jurisdictions has the right to reject […]
We wrote recently about how veteran NSW trainer David Waite has suddenly found a golden vein of success after taking over the reins of disqualified drug cheating trainer Leon Jurd, but whatever his new found secret of success is, Waite’s hot run is not contained to Jurd’s former horses, for all of a sudden he […]
Illavabubbles was a relatively ordinary performed mare that had won 7 races from 42 starts in New Zealand and QLD, and had run a fastest winning time of 1.56.3 on the fast track at Albion Park (record 1.49.2) before it was sent down south to get the magic from Jason Grimson. That means that the […]
Coming into yesterday’s Randwick meeting Newcastle based trainer Scott Aspery had only won 8 races in the previous 2 1/2 years, and only one in the city. Fortunately that win was in a Midway worth $55 000 to the winner last year. Still and all, it’s been a hard way to eke out a living […]
