Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Four out of the five race meetings scheduled for today were canceled, which meant that there was more money in the pools for the last man standing, Goulburn. Big pools Grandma. “All better to plunge you with” said trainer Richard Collett, big time jockey Jason’s dad, and a very canny horseman in his own right. […]
It’s not often you see a $151 rank outsider that is tailed off last at the 1000m catch the field, come ten wide around the turn, and fly home to finish third paying $25.00 for the place. You did yesterday in the seventh race at Cowra. Graeme’s Shout was the horse. They tell me Graeme […]
This last time last year we wrote a scathing article condemning Harness Racing NSW for exercising its discretion to leave Don Hugo out of the field for the Paleface Adios Stakes in favour of some lesser performed pacers, and thus denying the horse the opportunity to qualify for a run in the Group 1 Chariots […]
Our Miracle Mile night preview and selections proved very accurate, with your author landing the winners of 8 of the 9 races in our top three selections (3 winners from no 1 pick) and our guest tipster former Group 1 trainer/driver Jumping Jack Flash finding every winner on the program from his top three (2 […]
A former Group 1 winning trainer/driver of our acquaintance turned professional harness racing punter – who we shall refer to by the sobriquet Jumping Jack Flash, to protect their privacy – has kindly sent us their selections for the massive Miracle Mile night program at Menangle tomorrow night. Just to see how good they are […]
Paul Tonkin (no relation to Peter or Clayton) is a small-time trot trainer from Victoria who from time to time crosses the border to race his tiny team at Wagga in New South Wales. Tonkin suffers from chronic pain resulting from injuries he suffered in a car accident some years ago, and is dependent on […]
NSW Derby – Heat 1 2400m We kick off the night with the first heat of the Derby, with horses needing to finish 1st to 4th in their heat to qualify for the final of the blue riband classic run next weekend. Emma Stewart’s much vaunted boom colt The Highlight Reel is the $1.55 favorite, […]
Bjorn Baker’s amazing run of success in 2025 continued last night at Canterbury when he notched up a treble from just five starters on the card. The hat-trick took Baker’s tally of wins since New Years day to an incredible 44 wins and 44 placings from just 144 runners, at strike rates of 31.2% the […]
Hi Jack There has been a great deal of information exchanged between myself and the Racing NSW Licensing Committee over the last few days. I believe we are now on a path towards approval and I expect we will have a determination to that effect on Monday morning. In the meantime, Racing NSW have provided […]
Brendan James is a Tamworth based trainer whose horse threw a positive swab to Phenylbutazone, often referred to as “bute”, is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory painkilling drug for the short-term treatment of pain and fever in horses. Pacers and trotters are not allowed to race with bute in their system, because it masks pain from injuries […]
