Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
I am not sure if the New Zealanders have noticed, but the past three editions of their biggest harness race The Cup has been won by horses owned by Australians. Given the prominence in the Cup market of Aussie owned horses like Copy That, Self Assured, Rock N Roll Doo and Majestic Cruiser, I have […]
I get very confused trying to follow Copy That’s program through a campaign. Anyone would. Ten days ago the reigning NZ Cup holder wasn’t racing again until the big one on the second Tuesday of November. Now all of a sudden he is racing two weeks in a row, tonight at Alexandra Park and next […]
The bookies are getting excited about the brilliant 3YO colt Akuta’s first-up win the Hannon Memorial at Oamaru yesterday, and have wound him into $6.00 second favourite behind Akuta to win the Kiwi’s premiere harness race the NZ Trotting Cup, which is actually a pace (go figure). I don’t share their enthusiasm at all, for […]
Archie, For a moment I thought I was reading a Dr Barry Lichter penned Copy That media tyre-pumping piece. If you are going to compare Copy That with Self Assured it’s best to get the facts right. Self-Assured’s best mile rate to date is 1:50.3 set winning the Hondo Grant and at Menangle. (Editor’s note […]
There are three great pacers in the dominion. Self Assured, Lochinvar Art and Copy That. Any of them would be champions in any era. We have the great pleasure of all three racing right now. Copy That was first off the mark last night at Auckland, resuming from a nine month break in a standing […]
