Correspondence From a Reader – Extremely Concerning Correspondence Too
There is a training combination that have a country success rate of over 30% winners to runners and provincial success rate of over 16% at the provincials. This is in stark contrast to the 6% to 8% winners to runners strike rate achieved at the Sunshine Coast just 3 years ago year in and out. […]
Dr Harry Chimes in With a Huge Slag on the Author
You are an idiot Archie. I have known you for many years and you always have been and you still are. J Mott did not do a thing wrong in the last race at the Valley as you reckon. You’re either pissed, stoned, blind or all three, probably the latter. I’d tell you to watch […]
Tyler Leslight Creates World History – This Kid is My Hero – He Should Be Yours Too
Tyler Leslight has the most amazing back story ever. They will write books and make movies about him, The kid was kicked out of home at just 14, all because he told his folks that he was a boy not a girl. It’s sad, and its bad, and it resulted in him hitting the streets […]
Boof Shows the Easybeats the Way to St Louis – and Wins the Provincial Premiership On His Pat
Step up to me, you city gentsAnd I’ll clean your shoes for fifteen centsI’ll fix your tie, you’ll look a smashIf you don’t mind, I’ll take the cash St Louis – Written by George Young of ACDC, sung by the Easybeats Mark Currie carved them up in the Provincial trainers premiership with 88 winners for […]
She Sure Is – What a Goddamn Shame
The Most idiotic Idea of the Year – This is What Happens When You Appoint Cricket Execs as Racing CEO’s
What word first comes into your mind when you see a picture of Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Clarke? Nerd? Dork? Dweeb? Dolt? Or all of the above? Cricket and Racing are not mutually exclusive. Many cricket players punt, and many punters play cricket. A lot of bat and ball men go the track, and a […]
Peter From Penshurst Questions Whether Sharp N Smart Can Get Two Miles
Gday Archie I’m a long time subscriber who enjoys reading your informative articles daily, I admire your relentless determination to expose the frauds in racing. I have over 30 years hands on experience training ( mainly slow horses), and I believe the biggest threat to integrity is the use of EPO /peptides and the dodgy […]
The World Has Gone Mad
Astero started favorite in an Open company race at Doomben yesterday, the best race on the card. Less than 2 years ago it beat Savvy Legend into 2nd place in good quality restricted race at Newcastle. Four starts back Savvy Legend won a heat of the Provincial Stayers championship at Ipswich. Next start out it […]
The NZ Horse of the Year Big Guns – Sharp ‘N’ Smart v Imperatriz
What a wonderful year it has been for New Zealand racing, and what fantastic horses they have produced. Any of about six of them might been crowned NZ Horse of the Year in many other years, but there can only be one winner, and even before the final field for the award has been released […]