Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Sounds like a stupid idea, doesn’t it? No more stupid than running the Von Doussa and the Great Eastern Steeplechase on the flat. That is what Racing SA plans to as of next year when it abandons jumps racing completely, and turns the famed Oakbank track into a purely flat racing venue. Racing SA says […]
Aaron Bain. The eyes have it. Never cared for what they say Never cared for games they play Never cared for what they do Never cared for what they know And I know, yeah, yeah No, nothing else matters Metallica – Nothing Else Matters Sally Stingel is a fairly good trainer. After all, she did […]
The word out of Gawler is that prominent harness racing identity and unlicensed syndicator Aaron Bain – the man who deceptively claims to have more owners in his stable than exist in the entire trot industry in South Australia – has been spotted down at thoroughbred trainer Gary Searle’s stables getting the hands on experience […]
The South Australian stewards aren’t happy with the drive of Corey Johnson on the Frank Pullicino trained Ghent in the first race at Globe Derby, and have convened an inquiry into it. I don’t blame them. The last time Ghent led in a race was 20 starts ago, back in December last year. On that […]
Poor bloody Frank Pullicino. Just like Ben Yole down south of the Bass Strait, he had 4 of the 7 starters in the trot at Globe Derby last night. And just like Chainsaw he walked away with nothing but small cheques and broken dreams. Third, fourth, sixth and seventh. Ryan Hryhorec didn’t do much better. […]
The entire harness racing Stewards panel in South Australia should be sacked and replaced tomorrow. These so-called integrity officials lack the competence, confidence and courage to perform their jobs to the requisite standard required to maintain public confidence in the sport, and their ongoing control of the regulatory functions continue to drag it into the […]
The horse is at the heart of everything we do in South Australian thoroughbred racing and it always has been. The welfare of our participants – our animals and our people – is an absolute priority Racing South Australia, Thorough Care Animal welfare is Racing SA’s absolute priority. Second only to trainers smoking a dart […]
On Monday we told you the amazing story of how the most over-worked galloper in training Masterati – who has been racing non-stop since July, and had raced 22 times in just 29 weeks – was actually given a break of more than a fortnight in between races, which must have made the poor old […]
We told you recently the tale of Australia’s iron horse Masterati, a former Sydney and Brisbane restricted grade galloper that had been sent to South Australia, where it had been raced by its new trainer Grant Young an incredible 22 times in just 29 weeks. In the story we decried the over-racing of the poor […]
At exactly what point does racing a galloper excessively become an animal welfare issue? Can owners and their trainer race an aged thoroughbred week in, week out in races held on professional tracks, and still be said to care for the best interests of their horse? Those are the questions that need to be answered […]
