Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We are witnessing a generational changing of the guard in the harness racing stallion ranks, and a sorting of the boys from the men as well. Two-third’s down in the season, and for the first time in two decades the great champion Bettors Delight is nowhere to be seen in top tier of the 2 […]
As you can see from the picture above, they came out of trees to back Faze of Glory in the 2nd race at Menangle last night, and let me tell you all the money came late, real late. The race jumped at 5.54pm. I took $6.00 at 5.50pm. So all that cash came in the […]
Well gee that was quick wasn’t it? The Fight of the Century is over, before it even began. Peter V’Landys has put up the white flag. Mickey Blue Eyes and Dom the Destroyer have won. By a walkover. At least Robert E. Lee had a crack before he went to water against Ulysses S. Grant. […]
Not too many men go from a cell in Long Bay to the right hand of God. The one you can see, not the one you can’t. In NSW his name is Perrottet, Dom Perrottet. Not shaken. not stirred. The other bloke’s Mickey Blue Eyes. He eats Greek muesli for breakfast. I’m not slagging Peter […]
Good judges rate the 1985 Hagler v Hearns bout as the second greatest fight in boxing history, behind only the almost supernatural Ali v Frazier III, the Thrilla in Manila, and I agree with them. These two amazing middleweight’s went at each other toe to toe from moment that the bell rang, dazzling us with […]
Tell me what is wrong with this picture. In financial year 2017 Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW) earned approximately $56 million, most of it from wagering. Four years later, in financial year 2021, HRNSW revenue had risen to approximately $79 million. On other words, harness racing pulled in an extra $24 million. You would expect the […]
What can you say? Take another bow Peter V’Landys. You must be getting good at it by now.
In 1980 the Melbourne Cup carried total prizemoney of $300 000, plus trophies worth ten grand. This year’s Cup is worth $8 million, plus trophies valued at $270 000. That is an increase of 2670%. The Golden Slipper prize purse in 1980 was worth $250 000. Today the prize pool is $5 million. The Slipper […]
Report on the Parkes Spaceman’s great victory against Canowindra, after they cheated by sending the opposition’s linesman off There has been a flurry of early betting activity on the John Dumesny Replacement Parkes Spacemen Stakes (Group 11) so we’ve had to revise the market. We have also taken some bets by request on punters not […]
Thousands of harness racing participants around NSW are popping the champagne corks tonight at the news that long-standing harness racing administrator John Dumesny has announced a date for his retirement as the CEO of Harness Racing NSW. The bad news for them is that he is not going for almost a year, meaning no doubt […]
