Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Peter ‘Noddy’ McMullen decided to take his old mate Gus on a trip to New Zealand. It was a working trip. Gus was there to run in the Dominion Handicap, and Pete was there to pull off a plunge. It seemed a pretty ambitious plan. Gus had won a Group 2 and a Group 3 […]
RACE 3 NO 5 – HE AINT FAKIN Australian pacer turned Kiwi trotter, was very impressive winner at Addington at square gaiting debut. Up against a weak mob here, can repeat the dose. RACE 4 NO 8 – SECRET AGENT MAN Very consistent pacer won 4 and second 3 times from 8 starts to date. […]
One 0f the most interesting runners on today’s NZ Trotting Cup day card is an Australian, but not one of the ones like Leap To Fame or Jilliby Ballerini that everyone is talking about. He Aint Fakin in race 3 the final leg of the World Drivers Championship is the horse in question. This bloke […]
Merlin’s time run in winning the Kaikoura Cup at the world’s most beautiful trot track on Monday was the third fastest 2400m from a standing start in New Zealand history behind Eamon Maguire and Lazarus. The difference between the Wizard and that pair is that Eamon Maguire ran his time from the sprint lane trail […]
We told you ten days ago the story of how smart young Kiwi pacer The Lazarus Effect had been driven as dead as a doornail at Addington recently to ensure that it got a favorable front row draw in the $50 000 sales series race at Kaikoura today. Well the plan worked to perfection. The […]
(a) The Opening Night Ghost Town Gee that’s a great turnout for the opening night of the World Drivers Championship isn’t it? Brad Steele has done a fine job of drumming up interest and excitement about the series. Not. Brisbane’s Ultimate Drivers Challenge puts it to shame. Not because its a better series with better […]
If you backed the favorite The Lazarus Effect in the last race at Kaikoura last night you were probably scratching your head and wondering why its trainer and regular driver Bob Butt opted to pilot the lesser fancied stablemate Donmato and put junior driver Seth Hill in the fave’s cart instead. Hold that thought, because […]
Tough-guy American actor Charles Bronson once starred in movie called “Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” which was about trying to preserve a child’s wide-eyed innocent belief in a jolly fat man in a red suit breaking into her house and leaving presents under the pine tree stolen from out of the bloke down […]
Now there is something you don’t see every day. An uncontested protest. Cody Cole (pictured above on our left), the trainer of the 4th horse over the line Nomad, took one look at the Stewards footage after the rider of the 5th horse fired in an objection and immediately threw in the towel. Cole told […]
Story by Joshua Smith: Loveracing.nz Sharp ‘N’ Smart will be lining up on Melbourne Cup Day, it just won’t be at Flemington. The former New Zealand Horse of the Year was guaranteed a start in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m), being 23rd in order of entry, but his connections have decided to bypass the $10 […]
