Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
Here is the guts of the Australian Turf Club v Racing decision in the Supreme Court. It’s extremely complicated, and I had to read it ten times or more before I understood it, so I have reduced it to the most simple term possible and and am using a mix of the Geebung dialect and […]
For a funny reason I reckon Swayzee will hold up from gate one as Grimson won’t let the stable mates cross. I see it like this. 1. Swayzee 2. Leap to Fame 3. The Janitor I could make excuse for nearly every horse to win except Kingman, as he was worse than awful last week. […]
The sectional and overall times for each horse that ran in the Miracle Mile qualifiers on the weekend have been released, and the result even further demonstrate why Kingman should not have been afforded a wildcard into the big race on the weekend. There were 20 horses contest the two qualifiers. At a personal time […]
All four of Seaton Grima’s runners gave been scratched from their engagements at Menangle on Tuesday. At this stage it is not clear exactly why. Has a virus swept through Grima’s stable making all his horses sick? Has Grima decided that they are better placed in races somewhere else? Have the horses been scratched by […]
Jason Grimson was reportedly wild about Kingman being given a wildcard into the Miracle Mile ahead of his horse Rakero Rocket, and who on earth could blame him? Rakero Rocket as run 2nd in one qualifier, and 3rd in another. Kingman competed in just one qualifier, and finished second last after leading, well behind Rakero […]
We said in out story this morning that HRNSW made what we considered to be the wrong decision to included Kingman in the Miracle Mile field. It wasn’t them we are told, it was Club Menangle. Apologies to HRNSW. Credit where credit is not due. Putting Kingman in the field on the basis of running […]
