Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It is during the last race meeting at Saratoga, and one evening I am standing out under the elms in front of the Grand Union Hotel thinking what a beautiful world it is, to be sure, for what do I do in the afternoon at the track but grab myself a piece of a 10-to-l […]
What you see above is a Facebook post made by Jett Turnbull’s understandably proud mum. The story that follows is not about the kid, or his mum. It’s about the integrity of racing. Based on what Mrs Turnbull has written it seems that Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock are sponsoring the kid. It seems that […]
In life there are always a small number of leaders, and a large number of followers. Lemmings I call them, the followers that is. Peter V’Landys is a leader, which is why he invented the Everest. The Lemmings are many. I call them The The’s. The Archer, The Rising Sun, The Nullarbor, The Quokka, The […]
I’ve waited 40 hours to give Racenet a chance to correct their gross error from Saturday afternoon, but it’s Monday morning now and my patience has come to an end. Wake up kids! Race 9 at Eagle Farm was not abandoned. It was run and won, and thanks to a great ride by Ben Thompson […]
What you see above is the official NZ record of the very promising young pacer Punk Rocker, who was exported to Australia 21 days ago. See the owners? They are professional punter Tim Vince’s crowd. Now look below. This is the official Australian record of Punk Rocker’s owners. It is not correct is it? WTF […]
Chynna Marston is squealing like a stuck pig, blaming everyone except herself for the dilemma she now finds herself in as the inquiry into her treatment of retired racehorses in her care continues to roll on like a slow train, through no-one’s fault but she and her partners, who threw a sickie yesterday and caused […]
Why I Would Give Jamie Kah 12 Months – Not For Chopping Coke – For Pigging It
Sharp ‘N’ Smart is deep in the running for the title of New Zealand’s horse of the year and if his trainer Graeme Rogerson’s winter impressions of him are correct, more elite gongs could await the rising four-year-old in the spring in Melbourne. Rogerson said from New Zealand last week that there are any number […]
Munce leaves Sydney’s Silverwater jail in 2008 accompanied by Junior, a top bloke from Nudgee named Peter Van REDACTED, who played front row for Norths just 2 years after switching over from soccer at SP bookie Bobby Bax’s urgings. He was a great footy coach Bob, and a superb judge. My Uncle Bert used to […]
HONG KONG: An Indian-origin businessman has emerged at the centre of a betting scandal in Hong Kong following charges that a well-known Australian jockey gave him racing tips and used him as a conduit for placing bets in violation of the law. Testifying as a witness with immunity from prosecution, Dinesh Kumar Daswani, a Hong […]
