Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Current bookmakers South Australia https://www.cbs.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/current-bookmakers-and-agents.pdf A bookie can be a board member of a harness racing club. A trot trainer or driver can too. But how can a bookie be a trainer or driver? How can a trainer or driver be a bookie? They can’t of course, or shouldn’t anyway, for it cuts to the […]
This is a letter that retiring Gawler Harness Racing Club board member Jeremy Seal has sent to all members of the club. It is a load of bollocks. I will tell you why after you read it. Click below to do so. JEREMY SEAL LETTER
So this is the version of events that Jeremy Seal would have you believe. Summit Bloodstock’s man Aaron Bain’s dad Peter, the Chairman of the Gawler Harness Racing Club, is, like Flash Gordon, the saviour of the universe. Bain’s mates and allies on the board Peter Ashby, Garry Connor and Phil Houston are too. Without them, […]
As reported on this website, the majority of the committee of the Gawler Harness Racing Club recently resigned en masse, which means all at once and together. The catalyst for the walkout was this. Gawler got money to build new stables. A tender was put out. One of the companies that tendered was the Ahrens […]
Well there aren’t any really except that the only increase is to two races, the prizemoney for which goes up $1500. Whoopee. It’s jolly good for the winners of those two, but what about the rest? These are salad days with the big spike in wagering revenue. But why share it among all the participants? […]
That is simple. They don’t have any. Increases that is. Gambling turnover spikes sharply. HRSA earn heaps, They use it to make themselves look good. The Saturday metro class horses get zip. Great.
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 […]
