Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Here we have a race club – the Auckland Trotting Club – that has recorded operating losses of $52.5 million over the past two years, including a record loss of $28.3 million this year. The Board of Directors are responsible for those losses, for it is their poor decision making that has directly led to […]
Gary ‘Woody’ Woodham is the CEO of Harness Racing New Zealand. He is also a major owner of pacers and trotters, and has his horse’s trained by the All Stars. Woody assures us that there are no conflicts of interest. That bloke who paces around the square all day talking to Jesus believes him. The […]
Of all those New Zealand trainers or training combinations that have trained 15 or more winners this year, there are only really three that have recorded winning strike rates of better than one winner in four. They are: The first is the All Stars Stable, which over the course of the season have trained variously […]
The breaking news from across the ditch is that Woodend Beach trainer Cam Jones (pictured above) has this afternoon been caught with a needle in his hand ready to inject his pacer Johnny Nevits with an unknown substance on the way to the Addington race track. Our information is that Jones was being covertly surveilled […]
This is what you should do when a horse dies at the races. Take a post-mortem sample. Skellig Lass showed every sign of having bled to death. Just like the high class NZ 3YO Mexicana seemed for all the world to have died as a result of hitting its head on the ground. The poor […]
The chain of custody is super important when dealing with swab samples. If these samples are not stored safely and securely they can be tampered with, stolen, adulterated or contaminated. Even if none of these things occur, anyone who blows over is a fair chance of getting off if they can prove insecure storage. On […]
The increasingly popular among young licensees harness training hub at Woodend Beach just north of Christchurch has rapidly become the heartland of illegal and highly dangerous horse doping. This is a matter of concern to both Australian and NZ racing authorities, for it is understood that a number of leading NSW trainers have very close […]
Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA) are medications which stimulate the bone marrow to make red blood cells.[1] They are used to treat anemia due to end stage kidney disease, chemotherapy, major surgery, or certain treatments in HIV/AIDS.[1][2] In these situations they decrease the need for blood transfusions.[2] The different agents are more or less equivalent.[2] They are given by injection.[2] Common side effects may include joint pain, rash, vomiting, and headache.[4] Serious side effects may include heart attacks, stroke, increased cancer growth, […]
We wrote earlier in the week about Saturday’s tragic death on the track in Timaru of the highly talented Group 1 placed 3-year-old trotting filly Mexicana, and raised a number of unanswered questions about the matter. Upon further investigation we now have more. They are of grave concern, literally and figuratively. 1. Death on the […]
Mexicana was a seemingly fit and healthy high class three-year-old square gaiting filly who started her career as a juvenile at the All Stars barn of Rasmussen and Purdon. She ran four placings from four starts for them, and then was transferred to the stable of Josh Dickie. Dickie won two races in a row […]
