Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There was seriously wrong with the Stonewall mare Ardie’s Express in the main race at Addington on Friday night. Ardie’s went off as 2nd favourite and led until halfway around the turn before galloping free of any checks, but she never, ever seemed comfortable at any stage of the race and just wasn’t pacing quite […]
There is a delicious irony in the fact that Blair Orange is representing New Zealand in the World Drivers Championships, and it has nothing to do with the taste of citrus fruit. I can’t tell you why I say that, because there are court suppression orders in place. All that I can tell you is […]
Yesterday we offered an apology to Kiwi horseman Simon McMullen for publishing a story about his having thrown a personal positive swab to drugs during a recent race meeting, after his partner contacted us to deny it, and to throw in a gobful of abuse too. Among other things, Kara Holmes claimed: I make up […]
We published a story earlier stating that Simon McMullen was one of the licensees who threw a positive swab in random tests at the track a few weeks ago. Simon’s missus got in tough to accuse us of making things up about her man. As we politely told her in not so many words, why […]
Nathan Delany is one of the young drivers who returned a positive personal swab to dope a few weeks back, dope meaning pot/cannabis/marijuana/weed/pot/ganga/green. When he threw the positive was confirmed Delaney was stood down from driving. An RIB Investigator – probably Mrs Cox – spoke to him, and he denied having smoked the green. “Haven’t […]
Fridge gas is called Xenon gas. We have hearing reports of its use as a performance enhancing drug for some time now. It mimics EPO. Horses who get hit with it fly. Sadly they also die. Finally a participant is prepared to come out and say it publicly. This is race that Arcano won on […]
The mail is that the Chinese buyers are currently scouting for horses in Canterbury. Mares they are looking for. These horses won’t be racing of course. We all known where they are going. So here is my message to the RIB. They are out there. So is their man. Keep your eyes open. Get to […]
A horse breeder who made controversial donations to the National party has been moved into receivership. Inner Mongolia Rider Horse Industry was used to sidestep donation limits in 2019 by donating $150,000 through a New Zealand registered company. The company is owned by a Chinese firm of the same name, and directed by Lin Lang. […]
