Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Harness Racing New Zealand moved offices yesterday. The organisation’s planning for the move was of such a brilliant standard that it decided to shut its computer system down for the day while it moved, affecting licensees and punters across 3 continents. Wouldn’t you move your computer system on the weekend or at midnight, when customer […]
The NZ junior drivers championship involves 12 drivers, including the top four from Canterbury, the top three from Auckland, top two from Southland and then the next two points scorers overall, plus the wildcard. Nathan Delany, Leah Hibell and Fergus Schumacher from the North Island all have more Junior Drivers points than Korbyn Newman does. […]
We have been telling Kiwi trainers for over a year now that the fire sale of the Pukekohe Training Centre by the Auackland Trotting Club is going to leave them without a track on which to train there horses because there won’t be enough money left over to buy land and build another one after […]
We wrote earlier about the dearth of Free For All class pacers in the North Island of New Zealand, and how it is indicative of a real problem within the sport. The problems seem to be here in the deep south of the South Island too, places like Invercargill where this Friday’s 8 race program […]
Once upon a time NZ Free For All racing in the north island featured fields full of the highest class horses in the land. Now due to the mass outflow of horses sold or transferred to Australia it has come to this. A five horse field for a $20 000 FFA, with one horse – […]
I have been telling your for a year and a half that Sharp ‘N’ Smart was a champion, from even before he had his first start. Well it turns out I was right. Now it’s official. In a vintage year of New Zealand racing and racehorses, Sharp ‘N’ Smart is the best of them all. […]
This above is the Stewards report from Addington on the 1st of September. The Stewards were going to talk to driver Korbyn Newman about his whip use. They must have forgotten. He’s still waiting. What’s that about integrity? It means keeping your word? Nah never. Not in New Zealand. Go the All Blacks!
We haven’t heard boo from that Kiwi clown Mark Jones since we told him and his lawyer to take a march across the ditch and hope they don’t sink. I guess he’s too busy trainer winners. Jones did a Rogie yesterday and got a dual code double. Some horse he trains named Mr Photogenic – […]
The richest man in New Zealand harness racing Tim Vince – aka Our Sir Vincealot – has been in touch after someone told him about the story we wrote about him yesterday. He says he promises to buy a new shirt. The one at the top with Jughead on it. Is this bugger having a […]
This year’s Cox Plate winner – yes, I have talked Rogie into it – resumes tomorrow in the Tarzino Trophy at Hastings. It’s a race that has won by some fantastic gallopers. Grey Way. My Gold Hope. Vice Regal. Starcraft. Seachange. Tavistock. Ocean Park. Melody Belle. Kawi. Rough Habit. A parade call of great horses. But there are better. Four winners of […]
