Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Copy That has been stood down from racing for 28 days after he choked down and was subsequently found to have bled in tonight’s A$500,000 Hunter Cup at Melton. But, incredibly the horse recovered quickly and trainer Ray Green is confident he can still have him ready for the $1 million The Race by Grins […]
Riccarton and Awapuni Abandonments – Message from Bruce Sharrock Following the abandonment of todays meeting at Riccarton and Awapuni yesterday NZTR will be seeking answers to the following as soon as possible. NZTR has requested a comprehensive report from the Canterbury Jockey Club following todays abandonment. NZTR has requested a comprehensive report from RACE Inc […]
For those who haven’t caught up with the news, the biggest day on the NZ South Island gallops racing calendar – the NZ Cup meeting – has been sensationally called off after just 3 races due to the state of the track. The thing is though is that it’s fine hot and sunny, with a […]
Champion pacer. Brilliant galloper. Gorgeous wife. Great life. Lovely family. And the New Zealand Trotting Cup. It doesn’t bet any better than this. Or happen to nicer people. Good on you Meg and Merv. You deserve it.
At 8.30 this morning our time Merv Butterworth rang me as he was walking onto the Addington track. I was going to there too, but I lost my passport. Anyone seen it anywhere? This is what Merv said. He was right. Good on you mate. You bloody beauty! PS – they was a typo. It […]
The word we are hearing on the jungle wire is Australia’s most handsome Kiwi stable hand Sir Richard Lee is raising Polly eyebrows at his mates all over town, and giving them the eye flick too. For the benefit of all you pakeha and palangi’s out there I will translate. The model like mokopuna is […]
NZ Trotting Cup day is always one of the greatest of the year in harness racing. This year’s no different. It’s a cracker of a card. Here’s our take on every race on the program. RACE 1 – SAUNDERS ROBINSON BROWN TROT 2600m This race is an absolute raffle. Call Me Trouble is probably the […]
Jason Bonnington does his best Jesus impression on Trots TV, and claims in a disparaging tone that Tuesday’s NZ Cup isn’t the best we have ever seen, meaning that in his opinion it’s far from it. He wouldn’t know shit from clay, or his arse from his ear. Every single runner in this 15 horse […]
We have written a few times about our concerns that driver Tim Williams is getting an inside run from the Racing Integrity Board Stewards by virtue of the fact that his father Brent Williams is a member of the Board, and therefore in effect the stipes ultimate boss. It happened again in the big Group […]
The Ashburton Flying Stakes is – like the NZ Trotting Cup for pacers – one of the silliest named races in the world, for if you didn’t know you’d guess for all money it was a mobile start over a mile. It’s not though, it’s a 2400m race from a stand. It is also one […]
