Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Phil Holden was born ad raised in Invercargill, a cold rugged town in the deep south island of New Zealand, where the early settlers were whalers and Scottish immigrants, and people to this day still roll their R’s. Holden completed a Bachelor of Commerce in Marketing at the well-respected University of Otago in the mid […]
Auckland harness racing’s woes continue with just 63 horses slated to start tonight at the metropolitan meeting at Alexandra Park, on a card where only 5 of the 8 races boast a field of eight or more runners. Two of the races have miserable fields of just 6 starters, with another having only 7 horses […]
The INCA affair in New Zealand has been a long running saga that has claimed plenty of victims. A supposed police investigation into alleged corruption, race-fixing and recreational drug use in the harness racing industry that commenced in 2018 on the flimsiest of grounds and saw numerous licensees charged with various race rule and even […]
Four weeks ago we told you we’d seen the best 2YO pacer on either side of the ditch in an obscure race at Winton. Dreams Are Free is it’s name. This was the story below. Want to See a Real Good 2-Year-Old? – Here It Is Well last Sunday at Winton Dreams Are Free raced […]
New Zealand’s biggest trot owner Steve Stockman of Stonewall Stud (pictured at top) is rumoured to be more than somewhat upset about the ‘he’s grown a leg’ performance of Cya Art to run a close 2nd to the champion Don’t Stop Dreaming in the Group 3 Junior FFA on Cup Day at Addington. Stockman – […]
Race 1 – Saunders Brown Handicap Trot 3200m The favourite Masterly is a quality square gaiter but he has a terrible habit of trotting roughly over the final stages, which has cost him victory in a lot of races that he looked like winning, his last start defeat at Addington at the hands of Eurostyle […]
Want to see how good Jason Grimson is? Or how bad, depending on what way you look at it? Then make sure you watch the time honoured Group 3 Junior Free For All at Addington on Cup Day this Tuesday. Since arriving in New Zealand last week Grimson has gained a new horse, a lowly […]
29 – Being found on property, etc, without reasonable excuse (1) Every person is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 3 months or a fine not exceeding $2,000 who is found without reasonable excuse — (a) in or on any building; or (b) in any enclosed yard or other such area; or (c) in […]
As predicted in our story yesterday, a trespass notice has been, or is in the process of being, served on the NZ RIB head of integrity Neil Grimstone, after he allegedly unlawfully entered and remained upon a neighbouring property so that he could spy on Tim Vince’s place next door. Vince’s neighbour has issued the […]
Re-creation of where the RIB investigator was positioned on the neighbour’s property (above). The view through to Tim Vince’s property next door obtained by the trespassing investigator. Rumours are swirling in New Zealand harness racing circles that a very senior investigator from the Racing Integrity Board has been caught red handed red handed in a […]
