Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Blondeau the horse’s better performed namesake the fashion model Thylane Blondeau Blondeau was once upon a time a very promising young galloper. At just its second lifetime start the then Chris Waller trained gelding finished second to King’s Legacy in the B.J. McLachlan, then two starts later if finished 3rd to Farnan and Tagaloa in […]
I don’t know who this Joel West that posted this rubbish is, but the bloke’s a clown. Ryan Maloney didn’t ride the favorite Royal Mover dead. He gave it a peach of a steer. Sure he didn’t pull the whip on it but what would have been the point? You could see that the horse […]
Tres Manifique means most magnificent. The luck of the horse by the same name in race 3 at the Valley wasn’t magnificent. It was tres bloody awful. Everything that could go wrong did. First it misses the start. Then Ben Melham stands over Tres Magnifique’s rider Mark Zahra and slams him onto the fence. The […]
Perth Racing, the trading name of the Western Australia Turf Club (WATC), has launched a new initiative to lure punters to the track. The target audience are burglars, a preponderance of whom are known to love a bet. To give the balaclava wearing career criminals an incentive to come and join the carnival fun at […]
Australia’s favorite naked tipster has a rest after a long night studying the form for MooneyValley Dr Whiting is confident that we can start the day at the Valley tomorrow with a winner in her special Beast Mode. For those of us who follow the Doc’s selections let’s hope she is right. Bridal Waltz in […]
The entry of Miss Emma in the Five Diamonds Preview at Randwick on Saturday is one of most ambitious shies at the stumps seen this century. Miss Emma has race 28 times for just two wins, one in a Maiden at Canterbury two years ago and the other in a Class 1 at Wagga in […]
Declaration of correct weight was delayed to allow Stewards and connections of THE LOUVRE (1st place) & PUREZZA (2nd place) to view the official photo finish. After viewing the official photo Stewards were of the view that no margin was present between THE LOUVRE, originally declared 1st by the Judge, and PUREZZA, originally declared 2nd […]
Mrs. Haggas reckons that Zac Purton rode against her instructions to get stuck into the horse. She says with scorn that Purton just sat there like a sissy. We must protest. Take a look at the ride of Ciaron Fallon on the horse in last year’s Golden Eagle (above), and Zac Purton’s ride on it […]
Good morning Archie, I just thought I’d let you know that William from Wavell Heights should do his homework before writing to you. Firstly, Clinton Austin was the trainer at Blackall races (he lives & trains in Blackall). And secondly, Brett Cavanough has never trained horses for Gary Peoples, they are trained by Clinton Austin. […]
William Haggas wife and assistant trainer Maureen gave Zac Purto0n one of the greatest sledges and sprays that anyone has ever given a jockey for his ride on Lake Forest in the King Charles III at Randwick last Saturday. Mrs. Haggas certainly wasn’t backward in coming forward with her poor opinion of the ride. Here […]
