Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
How does a horse who won last start when it’s driver carried a whip turn out at its very next start without one? Have the connections turned into animal libbers? Why would they make such a decision? An even better question is why the Stewards would allow them to. It doesn’t do a lot to […]
Repeat Pat was a 5YO in hitherto fine fettle until 3 weeks ago. And then it died. On the training track. The official story is that it drowned in the pool. Only the person telling that tale and the Wizard’s apprentice in Christchurch square believe it. Why is that so many seemingly healthy horses from […]
The spring carnival hopes of NZ Horse of the Year Sharp ‘N’ Smart – who conquered Imperatriz to win that title – look to be in tatters after his inglorious run yesterday afternoon at Hastings to finish last in the Group 1 Arrowfield Stud Plate. It was an absolutely atrocious performance from the triple Group […]
See the Mrs S. Williams in the ownership of the horse pictured at top? That’s Sue Williams. Her husband is Brent Williams. He is a member of the NZ Racing Integrity Board. They are the organisation responsible for policing integrity in harness racing in Aotearoa. The crew that employ the racing Stewards. Trainer CD Edmonds […]
See this horse purchased for $25 000 at the yearling sales in Auckland last year? It is the same one being syndicated here for $120.00 per 1/1000th share by the Canary, a stooge merchant named Andrew Fitzgerald who runs an unauthorised syndication company called Off N Racing. https://www.offnracing.co.nz/product/124/lot-44-father-patrick-daenerys-targaryen/ That price values the $25 000 horse […]
Maurice McKendry was a wonderful driver over a long number of years, but all roads end except those to nowhere and I reckon his has. The man they call Magic drove the dual NZ Cup winner Copy That in a race that he should have won at Alexandra Park on Friday night, and got it […]
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 […]
