Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing South Australia has just announced that the name of its flagship race the Group 1 the Goodwood will from next year renamed the The McAvaney Goodwood, in honor of legendary broadcaster Bruce McAvaney. I don’t know about this. McAvaney is a legend of Australian sport who deserved his induction into the SA Racing Hall […]
Jack Sauer is a weak-jawed South Australian ‘businessman’ who used to be a car salesman, before moving into wine distribution running a company named Palate Wines that didn’t appear to distribute much of the stuff, and then becoming a supposed property developer who didn’t develop much. These days Sauer is a defendant on criminal charges […]
We told you the story last week about how the trotter The Vicars Girl had thrown a positive swab during without notice out of competition testing conducted by Stewards at trainer Kevin Weidenbach’s stables. That matter is yet to be dealt with, presumably because the officials are waiting for a confirmatory second test result, so […]
Transplanted Irish jockey did nothing for the cause of ending jokes about his countrymen by his ride on Romans Luck in the 7th race at Morphettville today. It was a joke. For some reason Murtagh got it into his head that because all the winners on the day had been moving to the outside in […]
The report out of South Australia is the the trotter The Vicars Girl, winner of 12 out of its past 14 starts at Victor Harbour, Port Pirie and Globe Derby after a long run of outs, including it’s last seven in a row, has thrown a positive swab. Apparently the Stipes rocked up to trainer […]
Globe Derby Park The question that everyone in South Australia is asking is how much longer racing at Globe Derby Park can last? With a seemingly ever dwindling horse stock in the State and not enough yearlings being bred to maintain or replenish those that retire each year, and the control body Harness Racing SA […]
The horse drawn the pole Amys Baby Angel was backed from $2.60 into $1.33 on the TAB. Whata Optimist drawn behind it in 7 firmed from $7.00 into $4.20. The fluctuations made sense, because it was a weak race and Amys Baby Angel looked certain to hold the front early with What Optimist equally […]
Kyle Wilson Taylor, in the yellow and black diamonds near the inside, has copped a 3 meeting suspension for severely interfering with rival rider Ben Price, costing his mount all chance in the race and nearly sending Price over the fence. It’s a pretty light suspension when set against the severity of the interference caused. […]
A month or two back we got the tip that trot trainer Gaita Pullicino was planning to sell her training property in SA and relocate her racing operation to QLD. At the time we made some inquiries with people associated with the Pullicino camp and were told that it was not true, so we backed […]
Hi Pete, What the hell is going on with our South Australia Harness Stewards? Dean Girardi’s drive on Oaklander last Wednesday at Port Pirie that you wrote about was a disgrace. So now you can take on a $1.75 pop and get beaten 112 metres and no action will be taken? Instead the Stewards blame […]
