Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You wouldn’t have wanted to be a hungry punter at Mornington today. The kitchen closed just 90 minutes after the first. This was of course after early birds waited until half an hour before the first, meaning that there was hot food on for a grand total of 2 hours. It’s just not on. Most […]
This is a still shot taken at around the 7 minute mark of today’s hitherto excellent Daily Telegraph mini series about the Everest. It’s a monumental stuff up. That ain’t the 74 year old master trainer John Hawkes. It’s his son Michael. Oh dear Daily Telegraph racing editor Mr Ray Thomas. Son. What have you […]
40 years ago the great racing writer Bert Lillye was braying about the poor prizemoney for the Hill Stakes, and campaigning for it to increase t0 the levels that a time honoured Group race won by champions like Phar Lap, Peter Pan, Chatham, Bernborough, Shannon, Sky High, Gunsynd, Emancipation, Beau Zam, Super Impose and Saintly […]
Alligator Blood’s owner Allan Endresz is proud to say that he voted NO to the Voice. I’m proud to say that I voted YES. It’s a free world, and I respect everyone’s views. Ain’t democracy great. Unless of course you’re Aboriginal. PS – I feel I wasted 3o seconds of my life doing this. The […]
The happiest man in racing Merv Butterworth has had a bugger of a past couple 0f weeks. First his star galloper Sharp ‘N’ Smart’s Melbourne Cup campaign got ended before it really began by a bunch of little bloody bugs in his throat. Then a seagull pooed on his shoulder while he has walking d0wn […]
A prominent Melbourne bookmaker has declared Romantic Warrior to be the lay of the spring in the Cox Plate, and says that he going to take it on in the Turnbull too. The bookie – who has asked not to be named – is of the view that while former English galloper Redkirk Warrior may […]
More than a million dollars has been spent on upgrading the Charleville racetrack in recent years, all of it seemingly to little avail based on the condition of the track at Sunday’s 1st meeting back at the course after an absence of racing for 2 years. Despite all that money thrown at the bush track, […]
Have you watched the first part of the newly released series about the Everest? The Race it’s called, and it’s a cracker. You can find it here at the link below. I highly recommend it. https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/the-race-documentary-meeting-date-clash-the-latest-salvo-in-bitter-interstate-battle/news-story/f4a85c3dde78a7dff83fb61f339d6d71 PS – Love the name too. Won’t the Victorians be loving this. Wonder if they will try to copy […]
Almost 40 years ago the name Harbour Gold became infamous after the horse was beaten in a close finish by Fine Cotton, but almost immediately promoted to first place when it was discovered that the winner was rung in. Now all these years Harbour Gold has done a Lazarus and risen from the grave to […]
After another big weekend for women in racing around the world, it might be time for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to again consider why a top female jockey or trainer is yet to join the jurisdiction on a full-time basis. In Sydney on Saturday, jockeys Rachel King and Kathy O’Hara won Group 1 races […]
