Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Just take a look at the start of this first race at the trots at the Otaki-Maori track at the Kapiti Coast today will you? A horse all but falls in the score up, and the starter misses it all. He declares it a start. I didn’t know Stevie Wonder was in New Zealand working […]
A 33-year-old Woodend Beach man – who we are unable to name for legal reasons – has been arrested and charged over the alleged assault on junior driver Scott Iremonger during post-Westport Cup celebrations. The man will will appear for mention on the charge/s in the Greymouth District Court on Wednesday morning. The other man […]
We have received disturbing first hand reports about a terrible incident that allegedly occurred at the Westport race track during the post cup celebrations on Friday. Junior driver Scott Iremonger was allegedly assaulted from behind in the men’s toilet by two men, one of them a licensed trainer/driver from Woodend Beach, the a licensed owner […]
There are two Group races on the card at Alexandra Park on New Year’s Eve, the time honoured Group 2 Franklin Cup for pacers at its 77th running and the 33rd running of the Group 3 Greenlane Cup for trotters. The races are worth $60 000 and $50 000 respectively, which is good money for […]
How bad is this? The judges assistant at the Reefton Cup meeting was on the punt while on duty. People at the meeting saw him at the tote window in full view of everyone there putting bets on. Presumably one of them tipped off the Stewards, and good on them too. Imagine what might have […]
New Zealand has this whizz bang racing integrity system under which race day stewards no longer charge trainers and riders and hit them with a fine or suspension on the spot after they breach the rules. Instead the stewards lay a charge against a licensee, and a panel of ‘independent’ adjudicators who are paid thousands of […]
This sad obituary for horse trainer Paul Harris was posted yesterday on the official NZ Racing website. What it neglected to mention is that the poor soul Paul Harris hung himself. Whether his death was related to his ongoing battles with the Racing Integrity Board that sent him broke and ruined him is a matter […]
Molly Bloom – an exciting three-year-old filly trained by Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott – held off second favourite Mary Shan to score by a nose https://www.racenet.com.au/news/blake-shinn-scores-group-2-success-aboard-molly-bloom-opie-bosson-rides-five-winners-including-group-1-at-pukekohe-on-boxing-day-20231226 This is what Racenet reported about the finish of the Eight Carat Classic at Pukekohoe Park yesterday. It must have been Jimmy Durante or Pinocchio’s nose. Have you ever seen […]
American Me was a talented but rather limited pacer for the first 4 years that it raced. During that time it was trained by Doug Gale and then Gavin Smith. It won 9 restricted races from 61 starts, and earned about $100 grand in prizemoney, less than it cost to train and feed it. Then […]
The catalogue for the NZ Standardbred yearling sales in January is out, and if you are a Group 1 buyer then you can strike out more than half of it before you start. American Ideal – no dude. Bettor’s Wish – as much as you like, but no way. Captain Crunch – he thrown them […]
