Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The world class capital of racing integrity – Queensland – has had a couple of interesting additions to the ranks in recent years, both of them with links of various degrees to the Ben Yole scandal. Harness racing steward Steve Shinn was formerly the Chief Steward in Tasmania, before departing under a cloud sometime in […]
Always back the horse named self-interest son, it’s the only one trying – D.T. Crimmins, NSW bookmaker We told anyone who would listen that the partnership between Entain and the TAB would be the savior of New Zealand racing, if only the industry would embrace and support it. Entain don’t play in the racing pond […]
Which trio of prominent Kiwi trainers are currently the subject of a police investigation into a serious incident involving a much younger female stable employee? Are charges likely to follow? If so, will Racing NZ follow the lead of HRNZ in relation to the licensee who is set to face trial next month, or will […]
So it was with a healthy portion of schadenfreude that I watched the usual stalwarts march up to donate their hard earned on what turned out to be the thinnest, weakest and most unreliable offerings from the major clubs on the east coast of Australia all year. Seriously, they should be ashamed and should undertake some […]
There is no better illustration of the parlous state of north island New Zealand harness racing than the fields for the Auckland Trotting club race meeting at Alexandra Park tonight. There are 10 races on the program but only 71 horses entered to run. Only 3 of the 10 races have enough horses in the […]
In on of the most intriguing races of the weekend on either side of the ditch, two of the big guns of New Zealand racing clash again on Saturday in the Aotearoa Classic over a mile at Ellerslie on their path to the Sydney spring carnival, with the 2023 Horse of the Year seeking to […]
There is no racing jurisdiction or code in the world that is as compromised by conflicts of interest as that in New Zealand. The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is the supreme body for matters of drug and race drive cheating. It employs the Stewards, and is their boss. One of the Racing Integrity Board’s members […]
The trial date for a New Zealand trot trainer accused of sexual abuse has been set for 18 February, which by strange coincidence is the first day of the NZB yearling sales. That means that there will be one person less doing the bidding. There will be many questions asked about the trainer’s ongoing participation […]
Dashing Major and Double Time are stablemates. Double Time was driven by John ‘Lurch’ Dunn, whose father Robert is a member of the board of Harness Racing New Zealand (HRNZ). Dashing Major’s driver was Tim Williams, whose dad Brent is a member of the Racing Integrity Board (RIB). Any long time harness racing watcher who […]
What does geo-blocking do? Geo-blocking blocks users from accessing websites and services based on where they’re connecting from. It also blocks users from accessing websites and services that a country they’re connecting from has banned. Which when implemented means that Kiwi punters can’t bet with foreign bookmakers. Why is it needed in NZ? Because foreign […]
