Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Archie In my opinion the best red coat in North NZ is Ron Weller, (an ex Aussie and a good mate). Ron does Auckland and Cambridge. I am led to believe that the stewards at Hawera wanted him to do the job, but when he told them he would require somewhere to stay overnight to […]
Take a look at this race above from Hawera on Tuesday. One of the runners loses its driver shortly after the start. It causes havoc, with a number of other runners being checked. Then it catches up to the field and causes more trouble. Its reins are flapping loose around its legs, and eventually it […]
A big shout out to New Zealand’s richest punter (not that you’d know it looking at him) Tim Vince, who we are told has been in hospital a few times lately with a misfiring heart. Funny thing is we didn’t Stonefish had one. Get well soon Mr Vince. We can’t have you cark on us […]
They were all cheering after the last race at Nelson on Friday afternoon, and why wouldn’t they be, because the hot horse won. The Dunn stable had two in the race, Miki’s Courage which opened favorite and blew like a gale, and Candy Can which began in betting as the second fave and firmed harder […]
Take a look at the drive of Ben Hope on the favorite here. It is the horse behind the leader in the blue. Do you really reckon Hope tried to win on this thing? I don’t. How can you bet on the NZ trots with confidence when this sort of thing happens? Simple answer is […]
Waikato Thoroughbred Racing (WTR) has today revealed the greenfield site of its proposed new super center for thoroughbred training and racing. The plan, first mooted in the 2020 Messara Report, involves selling the Te Rapa, Cambridge and Waipa racecourses and surrounding land, and pouring the proceeds into constructing am ultra modern racing and training facilities […]
Happy to report that Bailey has been given the option to go home for the weekend. As you can imagine she’s very excited about spending time with her loved ones and sleeping in a comfortable bed with some peace and quiet. She was packed and ready to go by 7am! Her body and brain are […]
What the hell was Andre Poutama doing in the trot last night at Alexandra Park behind Oscar Bonavena? Oscar was the highest rated horse in the race by a mile at NR120. The leader was a rating 55 trotter. Common sense dictated that Poutama would bring Oscar around the field early and bore it up the […]
Harness Racing New Zealand has generously given two of the wealthiest stables in Aotearoa a Xmas gift. A free race replete with $15 000 as first prize they have given one of either Mark Purdon or Robert Dunn, and a silver pass to finish second and take home $6000 is the present for the other. […]
1 – LEAP TO FAME 76: 59-12-3 13 x G1 + The Race BT 1.48.3 The Ali of the pacing world. Simply the best. There is not much more I need to say. Larry says it all for me. 2 – DON HUGO 57: 22-11-8 3 x G1 + The Eureka BT 1.48.4 Wins in […]
