Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Until yesterday at Rangiora the low grade pacer Barnstormer had been anything but, having won just two races in his 43 start career, the most recent one 30 starts ago in June of 2022. That all changed with a bang on Sunday when Barnstormer stepped out and improved a million miles on his past 5 […]
The first of the horses trained until this week by Brent Mangos – who seems to have made an unannounced retirement by handing his license in a few days – has been transferred by his friends and clients, some of the most powerful people in the business. Phil Kennard is a leading owner who raced […]
Well as one who looks outside the box I ask what’s going on at the trials in NZ. I refer specifically to those held at North Canterbury on 28/2/24, and Trial 6 a qualifier for 2YO Colts and Geldings. Beaudiene Hunter in the home straight looked set to win the trial somewhat easily, alas his […]
Many are wondering why Brent Mangos – the once celebrated trainer for leading harness racing administrators Scott Plant (Auckland Trotting Club) and Gary Woodham (former HRNZ CEO) and prominent powerful industry figures Ken Breckon, Phil Kennard and Jim Gibbs MZNM – has this week handed in his trainer/driver license, and not a soul in power […]
The best bred 2YO in New Zealand stepped out on debut at Ascot Park in Invercargill this afternoon, recording a super impressive win. Always Dreaming is the young colt’s name and he’s by Bettors Delight out of Start Dreaming, making him a the full brother to both Saturday’s Chariots of Fire favorite Don’t Stop Dreaming […]
We have said it before and we will say it again. They do things differently in New Zealand. We’re not talking here about Orchestral, the 3YO filly who is $1.50 favorite to beat the boys in the Derby. What we are interested in is the 2nd starter Irish Whisper, a filly who has had one […]
We friar tucked the fix in race 5 at Addington tonight after blowing Charlie Brown’s cover with our story overnight. The others read it too, leading to rival driver Robbie Close declaring before the race that he wasn’t going to allow the Dunns to get one over him and everyone else, and he meant it. […]
You’ve never seen a team drive in your life like the Stonewall crew’s job in the 6th at Addington. The heavily backed favorite Ohoka Connor flies over from the outside of the front and goes to the lead. Almost the second that he gets there, Jonny Cox on the stablemate Alta Meteor which has blown […]
The hot mail from New Zealand is that the fix is on Race 5 tomorrow at Addington. This is how it is supposed to work. The horse drawn the pole Charlie Brown, driven by Lurch Dunn, is the one. The plan is to back it heavily, and make sure that it wins. Blair Orange is […]
An NZ harness racing licensee has been found guilty of one charge relating to sexual offences. The man, who cannot be named to protect the identity of the victim, will be sentenced in May. What will happen to his license between now and then in unknown, but after the guilty finding one would hope that […]
