Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
HRSA is pleased to announce a prizemoney increase along with a change to its ratings exempt threshold, to commence from October 1. All Monday (and equivalent) meetings held at Globe Derby will conduct two races of $4,000 in value, in addition to the minimum race value being raised from $2,000 to $3,000. These changes will […]
South Australia races twice a week at the trots these days. A mere decade ago they raced four times. In the last week of August in 2012 the prizemoney across the meetings was $93 600. The same week this year – just a fortnight ago – it had fallen to just $67 000. It’s death […]
South Australian racing authorities have quite rightly introduced a new rule limiting the number of starts a horse is allowed to have in a specified period of time. Except they didn’t. There is no number, and there is no timeframe. The Stewards can just make it up as they go. Isn’t that brilliant? This is […]
South Australian trot trainer Luke O’Neill had three horses in race 6 at Globe Derby on Saturday night. He drove the one drawn the front in the blue, named enrolled. The other two of his were the two in black and white colours, the $11 shot Armchair Drive, and the $1.60 favourite Champagne Party. The […]
Note one very important thing. There is no mention by the Stewards that Luke O’Neill also trained the two that he deliberately let through. Why not? Yeah, why not? Oh, and note one more important thing. Race fixing isn’t just a rule breach offence any more. It’s a crime. The Stewards inquired into the circumstances […]
If I am the devil’s butler Sir, Then how would you like your tea?
There were 8 runners in race 4 the trot at Globe Derby today. Gaita – sorry, Frank – Pullicino trained 2 of them. If a race was ever ripe for a plunge this was it. Usually when the Pullicino’s pull one they put Mario Borg on the rabbit. Not always though. Today was one of […]
Further to the mass exodus at Gawler. It seems that most of the volunteers at the club have left as well. Apparently there was a vote in regard to a new stall block being built at the track by a noted engineering firm, which wasn’t the mob that Aaron Bain works for which got the […]
The Gawler committee posing for a picture in front of the winning post The hot off the press mail is that the entire committee at the Gawler Harness Racing Club have walked out en masse, leaving the club without any constitutionally valid leadership, and in the hands of Aaron Bain’s dad Peter. At this stage […]
Have you ever seen a mid-winter nothing sort of meeting that has 10 Stewards officiating at it? You have now. South Australia is a weird and wacky place. This just proves it.
