Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The news filtering through from New Zealand this morning is that Operation Inca – the long running police investigation into race fixing at the trots – has today finally come to an end, with the last of the criminal charges against harness racing participants being discontinued this morning. This finally brings to a conclusion the […]
This is the replay of the last at Tauranga on Saturday. Keep your eyes on the kid riding the scooter. He tries his hardest to take on and beat the horses, but its no contest. Dad needs to get him a faster two wheeler for Xmas if he’s to be competitive next year. The game […]
They say that Ben Hope was higher than Swayzee at the Racecourse Hotel on Saturday night. You have to wonder if he was in the same state of mind when he decided to park Just Believe outside him on Muscle Mountain in the NZ FFA Trot instead of taking the sit on the Aussie’s back. […]
It’s another brilliant program of harness racing at Addington this afternoon, featuring four Group 1’s plus the two new $500 000 slot races the Velocity and the Ascent, and with an array of stars from both sides of the ditch on show. Let’s have a look at the big six races. RACE 3: IRT SIRES’ […]
Entain are offering some really interesting betting options on the main races at Addington today on both their NZ (TAB and Betcha) and Australian (Ladbrokes and Neds) platforms. The Early Crow is one of them. The name of the game of the Early Crow is to pick the horse to get to the winning post […]
Did Tim Vince really win $20k bets against Auckland Trotting Club ever seeing their $80 million from the Chinese? Given the layered company structures of the defaulting developer and things hidden behind bowlers and trusts, what hope are the ATC of ever suing to enforce the now voided Franklin Park contract of sale? Has Jason […]
There is a feast of great harness racing ahead of us on Cup day at Addington this afternoon, and you wouldn’t miss it for quids. Here’s our analysis of the races, and out tips for what they’re worth. Race 1 – Handicap Trot 3200m A race with a field of sixteen square gaiters beginning from […]
Merlin’s devastating win yesterday in the Ashburton Flying Mile was a reminder to one-eyed Aussie trot fans that the race of the century in the New Zealand Cup next Tuesday is going to be far from one horse affair. The time was outstanding, his sizzling high speed sprint past leader Don’t Stop Dreaming up the […]
Are the Kiwi trot Stewards serious aplying the rules, or do they just make it up as they go? The push out rule is very simple and clear. Prior to the 1000m mark a driver is not allowed to push out when the nose of a horse outside them is in line with or past […]
There is no club in the world that can stuff things up like the Auckland Trotting Club can, and no Stewards who can allow them to do it so badly either. Race 6 at Auckland was the feature event of the night, the $30 000 final of the Woodlands Stud-Silk Road Northern Series. The race […]
