Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Mares were never as good before as they have been in the past 20 years. Sure you got the occasional freak like Wakeful, or Surround, or Flight, or Wenona Girl, or Emancipation, but these girls were the exception, not the rule. Prior to the year 2000 only 8 of the 33 Australian Horses of the […]
The meeting at Ballarat yesterday was cancelled after just two races had been run, following an incident in the second when for seemingly no reason at all a horse went down on its nose and almost fell, as seen in the clips below. It was fine and sunny, and the track was a Good 4. […]
Archie, No real harm done from a punting point of view, but a dangerous precedent was set at Mount Isa during the week. Well after acceptances (and close to lunchtime), the Bevan Johnson-trained Nassau County was allowed to start with 4kg apprentice Jason Miller on board. Not only could Miller not claim, but he had […]
This meeting is convened in accordance with the HRSA Constitution. BUSINESS In accordance with clause 13.2 of the Constitution, the ordinary business to be considered at the Annual General Meeting is as follows; (a) the consideration and, if deemed appropriate, approval and confirmation of the minutes of the last Annual General Meeting; (b) the consideration […]
Archie I understand that it is pissing down in Queensland. But how do two tracks one inside the other record different rainfall like this at the same time? Or do they? You be the judge. Don’t forget your raincoat. Michael O’Hallorhan from Hendra ——————————– Fri 23-Oct Sunshine Coast Turf Heavy 9 Overcast Out 6m Entire […]
William Samuel Cox, the bloke the Plate is named after The great problem with this weekend’s Cox Plate is that its not being run at Moonee Valley. The Plate is the Valley, and the Valley is the Plate. They exist in symbiosis, and one without the other is nothing much at all other than an […]
You only need watch the footage below of the recent fall at Bathurst to understand why the track has been temporarily shut down, and quite rightly so. The first horse that went down simply lost its legs out of nowhere, bringing the others down behind it. It’s a miracle that no jockey got killed. Racing […]
It has been four years since the one time a long time ago leading Brisbane 2-year-old trainer John Zielke led in a winner, so it will come as no shock to anyone that the these days hobby trainer missed again yesterday at Eagle Farm, with his reluctant maiden galloper Kalamia King finishing out of the […]
John Zielke was once the King of the Kids, the most successful trainer of 2-year-olds in QLD. It seems a long time ago. In recent years Zielke hasn’t trained a winner since Adam was a boy. He tries again tomorrow to crack his drought for the umpteenth time. Eagle Farm race 1 number 1 Kalamia […]
Perhaps I am old fashioned, or maybe I am just being harsh, but I have seen better Cox Plate fields than this one. Sure we get that they have won plenty of Group 1’s between them, but are the names of Sir Delius, Aeliana, Ceolwulf, Warwoven or Cosmic Crusader ever likely to feature in the […]
