Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ever since the Menangle track was built there have been an army of critics who claim that it needed/needs a sprint lane. I have never worn that uniform, or fought on that side. It’s a 1400m track. No sprint lane is required, just patience and driving skill. A little bit of Luke McCarthy in front […]
Jack ‘Turbo’ Trainor had runners in the second race at Menangle last night. One was the $1.25 favourite Braeview Kelly, which he drove. The other were the $10 proposition Jeradas Delight driven by Cameron Hart, and the $14 shot BK Swy which was driven by Turbo’s junior driver Jack Brown. Braeview Kelly had raced twice […]
Said …. Said …. Said …. That you shouldn’t count your chickens before they hatch. The new Panthers stadium is no certainty at all. PVL has really pissed Perrottet off. The trots at Penrith might be going nowhere at all. Free apartment dreams are made to be broken. Watch this space.
We broke the story this week about Marc Van Gestel leaving Sydney to take up the Chief Steward’s role there, and although the mainstream press haven’t caught up yet, you can be guaranteed it’s true. Based on his performance post race 5 at Rosehill today, they can have him. I’m not sure what was the […]
Dear Archie What a great idea. I agree that they should honour this legend of the game. When I was young boy he didn’t live too far away from me. I lived at Wentworthville and Tappy lived at old Toongabbie. I remember him driving in commentators races against the likes of Frank Kennedy, Bill Ellis […]
Peter V’Landys has just named a Group race after Kenny Callander and Max Presnel. It’s a crying shame that he had to pinch it off Stan Fox, but it’s an honour richly deserved. Harness Racing NSW should name a race after Johnny Tapp too. It has to be a Group 1, because Tappy is a […]
1. BACKGROUND 1.1 This policy was introduced as there was no formal policy concerning the selection of the NSW representatives at the Australian Drivers Championship. 1.2 The Australian Drivers Championship is conducted annually and each State is represented by two drivers. 1.3 In terms of NSW driver selection the precedent in recent years has been […]
It’s too late to try and change it, and there would be no point trying anyway because Peter V’Landys is all too powerful, but I want to state for the record that I reckon changing the name of the Stan Fox Stakes to the Callander-Presnell is an out and out disgrace. I mean no disrespect […]
There appears to be a widespread misunderstanding about the NSW Government’s compulsory acquisition of the Penrith Paceway, which is being resumed to build a new stadium for the Panthers. The Paceway is not being stolen. It is being sold. Think of it like this. You own your house and live happily in it. The Government […]
There is a huge amount of head scratching going on in harness racing circles all around Australia following Monday’s announcement of the final field for next month’s Australian Harness Driver’s Championship being run in South Australia. No-one quibbles with the selection of perennial champion driver Dani Hill as the host State’s first representative, but plenty […]
