Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Brad Reid who writes for Harness Link is one of Australasia’s best trot writers, even though as a proud Kiwi he might resent the title. He’s also one one of the most famous male streakers at the cricket in New Zealand. And could have played Super Rugby with a step like his, or competed in […]
So it was with a healthy portion of schadenfreude that I watched the usual stalwarts march up to donate their hard earned on what turned out to be the thinnest, weakest and most unreliable offerings from the major clubs on the east coast of Australia all year. Seriously, they should be ashamed and should undertake some […]
Some people carry on about the ‘woke’ world, a lot of people who are reading this in fact. But does woke mean a weird PC dictum, or it just an awakening to a fair world free of discrimination that has broken glass ceilings and created a barrier free world to achievement, realisation of potential and […]
Which prominent Group 1 winning NZ training partnership has thrown a positive swab? How costly will it be to the barn and their owners? Who is the high ranking executive at the QRIC who is considering a tilt at Parliament? Would they really give up their tasty salary to take a step into the unknown? […]
As if RV CEO Andrew Jones woes weren’t deep enough already, what with free falling wagering turnover, reduced prize money, a failed attempt to usurp Peter V’Landys by creating a rebel national peak body without him in it, deep unrest within prominent sectors of the industry, and who knows what else, with the list going […]
This is the Stewards Report from race 8 at Doomben yesterday. A question, or two actually. When there were no protests or major incidents in the previous race, and there are no pre-race incidents in this one, shouldn’t the field get to the start on time, particularly when it is only 250m or so from […]
In the current season the top 10 trainers in Victoria have won circa $45 million in prizemoney between them. https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeServices/Premierships.aspx?State=VIC&Season=2023&Table=Trainer In NSW the big 1o have earned about $84 million in stakes for their owners, https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeServices/Premierships.aspx?State=NSW&Season=2023&Table=Trainer Where would you rather be racing your neddies? In the kingdom of Sir Peter V’Landys? Or in the dud-dom […]
The news that horse racing in Macau is shutting down has been portrayed in the mainstream media as shocking, but the truth is that who really cares? Macau racing has only been around for 30 years, and for most of that time has been riddled with mass corruption, illegal betting and race fixing. Jockeys who […]
An international advisory body on horse racing has expressed shock at the Macau Jockey Club’s weekly practice of destroying retired and injured horses by shooting them in the head and is to seek an explanation. The Paris-based International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, to which Macau, Hong Kong and 50 other racing jurisdictions are affiliated, […]
Eddie Birchley, the original fireman (and no relation to Liam) Hello Archie and all your readers, Well I just had to put pen to paper again. Recent events just keep ringing things in your head and question why bother to be involved in RQ racing scene as an owner or punter. Passion for the horses […]
