Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Here are some interesting statistics about the Chariots of Fire since it has been run at Menangle. Starting positions Gate 7 has won the most times with four wins. Gate 4 has won three times. Gates 1 and 3 have won once each. Gate 2 has never won. Positions in running The winner has come […]
Well aren’t we in for a rare treat here, with the 3 fastest beginners in the race drawn in gates 1-3-4, the Kiwi who ran 2nd to Leap to Fame in the Hunter Cup and has won twice since drawn the perfect trailing slot at 2, and the the star colt who beat him for […]
The final field for the Chariots of Fire looks to be set after the Paleface Adios was run and won, and it looks like this, listed in order of probable betting market order before the all important barriers are drawn: Frankie Ferocious – Jason Grimson (NSW) Don’t Stop Dreaming – Mark Purdon (NZ) Merlin – […]
In our story published earlier this week we blew up big time about Don Hugo having been denied a start in the Paleface Adios Stakes, the last qualifier for the Chariots of Fire, and explained to you why. The Field Selection Method for the Paleface is Crook – Luke McCarthy and Owner Tony Licastro Have […]
EXCLUSIVE: Former harness racing chief John Dumesny, once described as a ‘lifelong friend’ of Peter V’landys, is a member of the three-person panel appointed to help the Racing Minister choose the next chairman of Racing NSW. New South Wales racing minister David Harris established the selection panel in December, with Elizabeth Mildwater, the head of […]
North-West NSW trainer Tom Ison seems to have become the Ben Yole of the boot scooting music capital of NSW, with him turning out 24 of the 89 runners at yesterday’s Tamworth trots, the majority of them owned by Summit Bloodstock and Aaron Bain Racing, and many of them having being formerly trained by Mr […]
The Paleface Adios Stakes at Menangle on Saturday night is the final qualifier for the Group 1 Chariots of Fire a week later, with the first 4 horses over the line getting a run in the big one, and everyone else missing out. That’s what makes the selection of the field for the Paleface so […]
Rugby League fans all over NSW and across the nation are rejoicing at the news that Peter V’Landys has elected to grace the greatest game of all with his presence as leader of the game for at least the next three years. Everyone except the Victorians of course. After being totally carved up by him […]
How the hell did Sir Jason Grimson put an extra second of speed into the legs of Outside Fighter in the space of a few days, without making any gear changes. No notified ones at least. But there were gear changes, don’t you worry about that. It just wasn’t gear that you can see with […]
This morning we told you a story about Outside Fighter, the struggling slug that hadn’t run a place in it’s past 15 starts who had been transferred into the care of the world’s greatest trainer Sir Jason Grimson within the past 7 days. We said that if Sir Jason could conjure up a win with […]
