Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Yesterday the SA Harness Racing Club that used to own Globe Derby voted to sell it. Well sort of anyway, but not quite. The club has been run as a rort for years, in various different ways. Dodgy land deals have been done, cash floats have disappeared, alcohol stocks ever consistently vanish, odd robberies occur […]
George Fiacchi was appointed by the SA Government as its general to launch a war against Globe Derby. Fiacchi’s mission was to take on the club and take over their SA trot citadel, then strip it bare and sell everything that it owned to the favoured bidder. We told you this three years ago, and […]
Monday a week and a bit ago all of the Frank Pullicino runners were late scratched from the Globe Derby meeting because Frank and Gaita had come down with a gastro virus, and there was no-one around to take the horses to the track. Twelve days later they have all been scratched again, on this […]
The mail is that the mobile starting vehicle used at Port Pirie is the same one that is used at Globe Derby. No doubt the sharing arrangement is a consequence of funding issues and the control body HRSA having no money for new machinery. At Globe Derby they start 7 horses off the front, so […]
South Australian racing has descended from a much-troubled tragedy into an utter farce. The year is only 19 days old, and already we’ve seen: Three Port Lincoln race meetings called off in a row A Murray Bridge race meeting first rescheduled to a ridiculously late mid afternoon time slot ‘reasons of animal welfare’ and to […]
You’ve never seen this one before. Welcome to Port Pirie harness ladies and gentlemen pic.twitter.com/wy5OP9OTKS — Mark (@markpuntz) January 18, 2023 Watch this. It’s the Port Pirie trots yesterday. Keep your eyes on the outside arms of the mobile. Oh my goodness. Now watch it again below and keep your eyes on the outside arm. […]
Gaita Pullicino had to withdraw all of her horses at Monday because she and Frank didn’t feel too well when they woke up on in the morning. I wish them both a speedy recovery. It was funny how the Stewards didn’t demand a medical certificate before they drive or train again. Or stand any of […]
Frank Pullicino is down on the papers as the trainer of nine horses who were supposed to run at today’s meeting at Globe Derby. He’s not. The poor bastard is crippled by osteoarthritis, and can hardly walk, let alone train. Gaita trains them. All nine have been scratched by the Stewards this morning, about 3 […]
If wind turbulence caused Gaita’s horse to gallop …. Then why are the leaves in the tree standing stone still?
So watch this. Gaita Pullicino – a very smart woman indeed when it comes to a dollar and the trots – is driving the leader. It’s been backed for a stack, but it gallops on the turn. It’s driver is supposed to take it to either the inside or the outside of the track, but […]
