Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Driver Johnny Cox was on the horse behind the leader in this race at Addington last night. The sprint lane was only 30 metres away. But rather than sit and wait for it, he pulled out onto the runner in the death seat’s back. When he did he could have shot the gap to the […]
We told you yesterday that a Woodend Beach trainer had been arrested for rape. What we didn’t tell you was this his mate from Wyndham was about to be too. There was a reason for that. The police had taken a statement from the mate, in which he lied through his teeth and pointed all […]
Woodend Beach, New Zealand. The drivers room. The news filtering over from across the ditch is that a Woodend Beach trot trainer was today arrested by police and charged with rape, in relation to an incident that allegedly occurred in New Zealand Cup week. Due to laws designed to protect the victim we can’t and […]
There is a lot of talk across the ditch about tonight’s Group 1 $100 000 Anzac Cup at Alexandra Park, and the main topic of conversation is about how the treasurer of Harness Racing NZ threw one of his horses into the race so that they could enough starters to run the race, which his […]
We passed on the Guru from NZ’s tip to you last night, and lo and behold it landed the chocolates. This man is a genius. Khal Drogo had finished 2nd last, last, last and 2nd last at it’s previous five starts before today. It’s average beaten margin across all five was more than 12 lengths. […]
The Auckland Trotting Club (ATC) has sold the farm to fund its failed dreams of transforming itself from a racing association into a property developer. Every single blade of Alexandra Park, including the track, has been mortgaged. There are two mortgages held over AP. The ANZ bank holds one for $500 million. Westpac hold the […]
Numbers don’t lie, and the graph you see above paints the picture as clear as day. The Auckland Trotting Club (ATC) is in more trouble than Flash Gordon, and in twice as much strife again. All those dreams of untold riches the club was going to derive by deviating from its core business of racing […]
Simple pictures are the easiest to understand, so let me paint one for you. In 2011 the Auckland Trotting Club’s financial position was: PROFIT – $1.5 million ASSETS – $44.2 million DEBT – Nil Ten years late in 2021 it (supposedly) looks like this: LOSS – $28.2 million ASSETS – $381.4 million (if you believe […]
Gee this Kiwi trainer Craig Ferguson’s form has improved a bit hasn’t it? It’s not just because he fluked a top horse either. His 7 wins have been achieved with 6 different ponies. So what is the secret to this man’s sudden success, and his Emma Stewart like strike rate? You’d have to have ask […]
At it’s first start three weeks ago – 3 weeks? Not again! – at Invercargill the Kiwi pacer Bettorthanarocket led in slow time, folded up like an umbrella before the turn, and got beaten 17.3 lengths. The mile rate for the race was 2.01.9, which means that it ran about 2.04. Yesterday the same horse […]
