Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It appears that we will have to wait another month for the worst kept secret in harness racing to be publicly revealed, the appointment of Albion Park chairman Brad Steele as the new CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand. The timing is perfect, for that will allow Steele to serve out his time through to […]
The horse Major Cyclone that you see above is an unraced trotter that is trialling at Rangiora today, which in normal circumstances would be apropros of nothing and a case of so what? But this one is a little different, for there are huge question marks over the bona fides of its registered owner and […]
There is major push on in New Zealand by the so called Animal Welfare groups to shut down greyhound racing. Operating under a joint umbrella coalition, these groups – which includes the SPCA – are making a lot of noise in the press by claiming that the sport is inherently dangerous and cruel, and demanding […]
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade […]
As we told you a month ago that he would, the disqualified for 8 years drug cheating Kiwi harness trainer Nigel McGrath last week exploited a ludicrous provision in the NZ rules to attempt to have his DQ cancelled. The rule in question is number 1205 Cancellation of Disqualification, which reads in the relevant part […]
Nigel McGrath is a cheat. By his own reckoning McGrath was giving his horses the banned substance propantheline bromide – a muscle relaxant that works like EPO by increasing the flow of blood – for two years during the Blue Magic scandal that resulted in 2 people dead, supposedly by suicide, although few believe the […]
There is only one word to describe yesterday’s NZB Standardbred National Weanling Sale. Disaster. The arse fell out of the market. When you exclude the top priced lot and the other yealing in the draft, average weanling prices dropped by over 20%, from $11 495 down to $9191. That’s barely worth the price of a […]
What do you think of this strange drive down the straight by Paul Nairn on the horse outside the leader? I reckon it was a wee bit red hot. Why was he looking around so much when he had a lapful of horse that he never let go? Why didn’t he let it go? The […]
We don’t have a replay of the first attempt of the start of race 9 at Invercargill on Sunday so we can’t show you exactly what happened, but it’s clear that 2 drivers took their horses to the wrong positions and the the starter allowed them to do it. They would have raced from the […]
The word from across the ditch is that as we predicted some weeks back, the current Albion Park chairman Brad Steele has been offered and has accepted the CEO role at Harness Racing New Zealand. An official announcement will be made next week is the mail. Steele’s brother Scott won’t be able to travel over […]
