Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ciaron Maher Racing has reached agreement with Racing NSW to take over the state-of-the-art NSW Southern Highlands equine property Bong Bong Farm, formerly the home of Waratah Thoroughbreds. The farm itself is a 97.5-hectare property that boasts 40 paddocks, four architecturally designed barns containing 61 boxes, 1,250-metre turf and sand training tracks, a swimming pool, […]
Racing Victoria General Manager of Racing Matthew Welsh has announced that Victorian prizemoney will be slashed next season due to decreased revenue from wagering. It’s not quite true. Wagering revenue did go down year to year, but only by $2 million, and that loss was well and truly offset by increases to media and other […]
The prizemoney arms race with New South Wales “is over” according to Racing Victoria, with prizemoney cuts confirmed for the upcoming racing season. Racing.com revealed last week the likely reduction in prizemoney and bonuses as the sport battles a softening wagering landscape. RV’s general manager of racing Matthew Welsh confirmed to racing.com there will be prizemoney cuts across […]
We go back to the 2nd of April, and the race meeting on that day at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer David Vandyke has two horses in race 6. One of them – name Aban – plays up in the tie up stalls and suffers lacerations to both hind legs. The vet is called, and Dr […]
I still can’t see it. Perhaps competitive riding is now a racing crime.
A number of readers have written in to ask what would have happened if the protest in race 1 at Menangle last night had been upheld. The background is that 2 horses dead-heated for first, and the driver of the 3rd horse protested against one of them. The question is were the protest successful, would […]
Dear Sir A tricky question has arisen in the wake of the 3rd v dead heat 1st protest in race 1 at Menangle on Saturday night. The issue is explained in the story below, which has been made free to read for your ease. Would you please advise of the HRNSW interpretation of the rule […]
This innocent young looking Asian ‘bloodstock agent’ Victoria Wang has purchased a large number of pacers from New Zealand to take over and ‘race’ in China. It’s total bullshit. I am not 100% certain why the Chinese are buying standardbreds, but I am 100% certain that it is not to race as V. Wang claims. […]
Watch out the back behind the barriers. This wasn’t supposed to happen in the 5th at Gordonvale yesterday. Lucky the horse didn’t run back around into the field isn’t it? Oops.
I very much doubt it. If you know what I am talking about, then I am sure you would too. Good blokes one and all in my opinion. But I am not sure the opposition leader would agree The $1.3mil Club Lounge is open at Melton. A great partnership between Harness Racing Victoria & our […]
