Did Lurch Pick the Start Perfectly? – Or Did the Starter Pick Him?
John Dunn gets the fly here on Moses, like a man parting the Red Sea. The question is did Lurch pick the start? Or did the starter pick him? I’m not sure. You be the judge.
Using a Sledgehammer to Crack a Nut – The NZ Stewards Need to Concentrate on the Cheats – Not the Amateurs Who Make Amateur Mistakes
New Zealand harness racing is quite distinct from that in Australia, in that the Kiwis put on races restricted to amateur drivers at TAB meetings, whereas over the ditch the amateurs are confined to driving in non-TAB races at the carnivals and shows, which given their skill levels – and with no knock to any […]
The HRNZ CEO in Waiting’s Cup Connection to the Shakey Isles
Current Albion Park chairman Brad Steele has firmed even further in the betting market for the next Harness Racing New Zealand CEO job, and is now priced at $1.05 to usurp the other 3 candidates from at home, Austalia and Europe to get the gig. Steele may be surprise applicant for the position, but he […]
So Why Then Are Team Telfer Allowed to Refuse On-Course Vet Care Without Suffering a Sanction? – Animal Welfare Anyone?
Trainer Bryce Stanaway has been disqualified for three years after refusing to allow a Racing Victoria vet to provide emergency care to his horse on a racetrack. Stanaway was found guilty of seven misconduct charges at the Victorian Racing Tribunal in August, after Racing Victoria stewards alleged the Torquay-based trainer threatened officials and refused to […]
Keep Away From Kiddies Pervert – Ban the Bum From Harness Racing Too
The mail from across the ditch is that the now former trot trainer who was recently convicted of child sex offences involving a young participant in the sport as victim has been ejected from his recent West Melton in the South Island digs by police order, because convicted pedos aren’t allowed to live anywhere where […]
What Sort of Edgar Britt Was This?
Riley Harrison is only a junior driver in her early 2o’s, so we shouldn’t be too harsh on her. But this drive on Helium last night at Addington was Edgar Britt, and the Steward’s actions were even worse. Harrison seemed to think she was Declan Bates on Pride of Jenni when she allowed Helium to […]
Tim Williams Didn’t Really Say This – Did He?
The Stonewall Stud owned/Telfer trained 2YO filly Sweet Maggie May broke her leg in race 4 at Addington last night, or to be precise she fractured her left hind pastern, which is much the same deal. Reports from the track are that the connections wouldn’t allow the on-course vet to inspect the filly, insisting that […]
Opening 200m Key to Merlin’s Taylor Mile Chances
26 April 2024 , Punters Info By Michael Guerin Barry Purdon has been training great horses long enough to know tonight’s $110,000 Dawson Harford Taylor Mile could look very good, or very bad, for Merlin after just 200m. Purdon and training partner Scott Phelan have three reps in the Group 1 sprint at Alexandra Park but […]
Give Us a Break Maurice – Stop Pulling Them Up
Take a look at this race 4 at Cambridge last night and tell me that Maurice McKendry on the horse in the green and white colours was trying to beat the winner. I don’t think so. McKendry was trying to get it beaten so that the unofficial stablemate and favorite driven by the octogenarian Dr […]
Albion Park Chief Brad Steele is $1.10 to be Appointed as the New CEO of HRNZ
The whispers out of Christchurch are that the current chairman of the Albion Park trots Brad Steele is a lay down misere to win appointment to the crucial role as CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand, replacing Gary Woodham who recently resigned due to ill-health. Brad Steele is little known among Kiwi industry participants, but […]