Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In the beginning, harness racing was sports funded by rich men. Not the landed gentry, but the self made farmers and agents and merchants the rung below. At first it was one against the other, with the prize being side bets placed between the wealthy owners. Then they formed committees, and threw equal parts into […]
It’s funny isn’t it? When the innovate and success driven CEO of the Cambridge Paceway Dave Branch broke the news that he was going to run a slot race and throw $150 000 of the club’s money in as a loss leader to stimulate interest in it, Harness Racing NZ laughed at him. Not out […]
The coat of arms of the Duchy of Cornwall Earlier this year Shartin’s part-owner Richard Poillucci of North Eastern, Massachusetts paid $500 000 to buy a 3-year-old South Island Kiwi pacer named Duke of Cornwall. John Curtin negotiated the deal, no doubt at a huge premium for himself. We’ve told you before about Curtin and […]
Sundees Sun smashed yet another New Zealand record at Addington on Friday night. In fact he obliterated it. The fastest time ever run by a square gaiter from the mobile over 2600m in NZ was 3.12.3 coming into this year’s edition of the Group 1 Fred Shaw Memorial Trotting Championship. Sundees Sun ran 3.10.4. He […]
What it is that Harness Racing New Zealand and the Racing Board don’t get about race scheduling? It is a pretty simple concept. You put your meetings in the place where they will attract the most wagering turnover. Bets = Revenue Revenue = Funding Funding = Prizemoney How hard is that to understand? Not very. […]
Mr Mulcay said Mr May had received a warning under this Rule on 25 March 2022. He said Mr May hasn’t gained any discernible advantage and considered a fine as an appropriate penalty The video clearly shows Mr May’s sulky’s wheel protruding inside the last marker before the passing lane and considering Mr May’s recent […]
There is only thing on the mind of trot fans everywhere at the moment. The Grinner, aka The Race By Grins. How quickly this brand new race has captured the imagination of the world. The field hasn’t even scored up for the first Grinner yet, but it’s created so much excitement in the long droll […]
That’s what I reckon you should call The Race. The Race By Grins just doesn’t quite work. The Grinner does. Produce ads with world famous in New Zealand celebrities grinning. You’ve got heaps of them, and you’ve even got a bunch of real world famous ones too. Your Prime Minister is an Olympic champ at […]
Hot off the press this is. The Jason Grimson trained winner from Saturday night Majestic Cruiser has been named as the replacement for the scratched Spellbound as the Hole In The Wall Gang’s runner in the the $900 000 slot race at the Cambridge Paceway in New Zealand on Thursday week. He will be hard […]
Divest of any real ideas to address the dire problems that Alexandra Park has in attracting trainers to race their horses at it’s Friday night metropolitan meetings, the Auckland Trotting Club has come with a band aid fix in the shape of a $200 starters bonus paid to owners or trainers of non-win trotters, three-year-old […]
