Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Mark Zahra had to sweat blood to ride Estriella at 55kg in the Robert Sangster in April, and said at the time he couldn’t remember the last time he’d ridden so light. After accepting the mount on Circle of Fire in the Melbourne Cup yesterday, the top jockey now has 96 hours in which to […]
It will cost the mug punter a ton ($100) just to get through the gates and stand packed like a sardine on the lawn trying to catch a fleeting glimpse of the colors of the Melbourne Cup runners as they fly by. If you want to actually see the race then $320 gets you a […]
SUNDAY 23 JUNE HARNESS racing’s two biggest guns Leap To Fame and Swayzee will lock horns again earlier than expected and deliver by far the biggest race Redcliffe has hosted. In an absolute coup, connections of both superstars have confirmed they will tackle Saturday night’s $100,000 Group 2 Redcliffe Gold Cup. Adding to the occasion, […]
Efficient getting ready to see his fans š@LivingLegendsAU pic.twitter.com/giCJ3a1Bhn — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) January 13, 2024 Does Efficient really have any fans outside of Nick Williams and his family? The horse was always a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, a gay deceiving punter’s enemy who won seven races in his 29 […]
The story so far. An anonymous whistleblower sent The Black Horse Newsletter a tranche of 150 Department of Agriculture documents connected to two of Irelandās biggest doping scandals. Issue 10 of the Newsletter contained revelations in the John Hughes case not made public before, including the names of some of the trainers and their associates […]
All the naysayers who said Without a Fight couldn’t get the distance have egg on their dials. Mark Zahra take a bow. Great ride, great choice of a ride. Joao Moreira give yourself an uppercut. What the hell was the so called Magic Man doing in the straight? His ride cost Soulcombe the Cup. Shocker. […]
Here is today’s weather forecast as at 4.00am. According to the meteorologist’s predictions we might be in for a storm come start time, which if true would cruel dry track specialists like Without A Fight and bring a host of the other imports into contention. I wouldn’t worry too much about the bums from the […]
Every so called expert with a soapbox is ranting and raving about this horse and that horse having great draws in the Cup, and others chances being harmed because they’ve drawn wide. It’s a load of bollocks. These peopleĀ don’t have a clue what they are talking about. Here are the facts. 12 out of the […]
What a disgrace the weak-gutted Victorian Racing Club truly are. Fancy being so spooked by the small fringe group of loony anti-racing activists that they would deny racing fans and potential fans, not to mention all the prospective fans out there, the opportunity to go into the city and celebrate the Spring Carnival by cancelling […]
The news out of New Zealand is that, as we predicted on the weekend, Sharp ‘N’ Smart’s Melbourne Spring campaign is over. Owner Merv Butterworth has confirmed that while a full physical inspection of the star horse on Monday revealed no physical abnormalities or injuries, comprehensive blood tests have revealed that the NZ Horse of […]
