Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Four and a half years ago Albion Square raced in the Listed Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot, after having broken his maiden the previous start at Navan (IRE). Next he went to the Curragh, and ran in a Group 2, then he went to Naas for a Group 1 race, back to the Curragh for […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/NRC27022608.mp4 It’s an amazing sport harness racing. In what other discipline except for perhaps lawn bowls does an athlete hit their peak when they are in their mid-40’s? Most in all codes are well and truly retired by then. Not at the trots. Bulletproof Boy is somewhere around 45 years of age in human terms. […]
You don’t want to knock sponsors, for they very generously put money into racing and we thank them for ot. But the track they used to call Warwick. Picklebet Park? Is that the silliest name for a racecourse you’ve ever heard? Maybe it’s just me, but I think so. What next? The Big Mac back […]
It’s a strange notice this one issued by Racing NSW. Are these people doggers or what? Are they the same person? We know that Terry Green is a drug addict, because back in 2018 he threw his sixth personal positive swab, and got outed for five years. Green’s time’s up, but with that sort of […]
Everyone with a vested interest want to blame Peter V’Landys for what they perceive to be the problem with NSW racing. They are the same people who keep sending their horses to be trained by Chris Waller. It’s not Waller’s fault either. Greed is. Racing has always been an indivualist’s game. A dog v dog, […]
Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison reckons that unlicensed foreign bookies pose a real clear and present danger and threat to Australian racing. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/it-is-a-genuine-threat-racing-victoria-ceos-warning-over-illegal-offshore-bookmakers-20260222 What planet is this bloke living in? Obviously not the same one as me. Once upon a time all the big Victorian punters and bookies bet or bet back with Citibet, the […]
So the Chief Steward in Victoria – Ron Montgomery is his name – goes to lunch last week and tells all the diners that Darren Weir is a million to one of getting his license back when he reapplies for it after his DQ expires, or words to that effect. https://www.racenet.com.au/news/racing-victoria-backs-chief-steward-rob-montgomery-over-comments-on-disgraced-trainer-darren-weir-20260223 Hello. We’re in Salem, […]
I am not sure that Ka Ying Rising is the greatest sprinter that I have ever seen. Actually I am sure that he is not. Black Caviar is. But the Hong Kong flyer is the second best for sure, bar none. What a horse he is. An absolute and utter freak. Frankel, Winx, Black Caviar, […]
That’s the final resting place of Kiwi, the last to first winner of the 1983 Cup who was bought as a stockhorse by gumboot wearing farmer, and was trained mustering sheep up and down steep hills. Kiwi is the horse who put The Pumper J.A. Cassidy on the map, and showed the whole world the […]
Bold Personality is one of the most famous names in Australian racing. Not because the galloper of that name was a champion. Because he ran as Fine Cotton in the famous Eagle Farm ring-in. And here he bobs up again, this time in harness at Redcliffe. Some names should be sacrosanct, his being one of […]
