Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Harness Racing South Australia has asked industry participants for assistance in the wake of a series of disgraceful cowardly attacks on the property of local trainer Lane Johnson and his family over the past 6 weeks. The seemingly targeted criminal attacks that began early last month when the Johnson’s property was fire bombed with what […]
This Border Control Seizure Notice is from 2017. The substance is EPO. Rebecca Geurds was the intended recipient of the EPO. Geurds is a licensed South Australian trot trainer. EPO is banned at the trots. If you are caught using it you will be disqualified for a very long time. This Seizure Notice […]
Mr Profit Peter Bain has more integrity in the tip of his little finger than 98% of the harness racing fraternity in South Australia, to ascertain otherwise is farcical. Your suggestions to state otherwise are what is wrong with journalism in the present time, it is peak laziness! Please sir, I applaud you to do […]
We have been writing a lot lately about the massive improvements in times being run by pacers around Australia in recent months, and yesterday at Globe Derby we saw yet another in the shape of Mikis Beauty, a winner of just 2 races from 39 starts in New Zealand before coming over the ditch to […]
Personally Archie I find it a bit rich that poor old gaita can’t cop a fresh start in SA. She’s assaulted only a few who others would like to smack, injected the ones who weren’t performing to her liking and god knows what else, but Gaita’s a good old fashioned little Aussie battler who deserves […]
Gaita Pullicino (right) with husband and ‘trainer’ Frank In a letter we published by Ted From Tooleybuc (the letter was real, as is our usual practice only the name was changed) about Gaita Pullicino’s drive at Globe Derby on Sunday, Ted made certain statements that are not quite accurate. Ted said that: Its interesting that […]
Hello Peter Profit Regarding your story on Auntie Gaita pulling off a plunge on Sunday Night at Globe Derby. A Lesson From Auntie Gaita About How to Pull Off a Plunge Everyone was in on it. Facebook followers around the nation were applauding Gaita Pullicino’s win, including incredibly Melanie Kittel, the trainer of two of […]
South Australian harness racing trainer Lane Johnson’s property was the target of a fire-bombing attack last night that the family believes was deliberate and perpetrated by someone or ones connected to the harness racing industry. Petrol bombs were launched at the Johnson’s property in the attack, with Johnson’s partner Pay Hayter posting on social media […]
Calculating Dancer had only been back in the Pullicino stable for a few weeks, after spending the last two years up in Newcastle under the care of the Bourkes. Gaita drove it as dead as Elvis first-up last week from the extreme outside draw, and when it started to steam home in the straight drove […]
‘Devastating life events’ led to SA horse trainer Ryan Balfour to drink and drive and pass out in his car, court told Story by Natalie Vikhrov, Adelaide Advertiser A prominent South Australian horse trainer was suffering “devastating life events” – including the loss of the family racing business – before he drove so drunk he […]
