Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is Chad Ormsby, former bull rider and jockey turned trainer of Master Fay, the winner of the 2nd on the card at the Karaka Million race day at Ellerslie yesterday. Ormsby looks exactly like he just stepped out of a Coen Brothers or Quentin Tarantino movie in his mirrored shades and cowboy hat. If […]
NZ Horse of the Year Sharp N Smart has had some issues over the past six months or so, but on the evidence of his 2nd-up run in the Aotearoa Classic yesterday at Auckland, the great horse looks like he may be roaring back to life. Sharp N Smart only finished 6th and was beaten […]
Which trio of prominent Kiwi trainers are currently the subject of a police investigation into a serious incident involving a much younger female stable employee? Are charges likely to follow? If so, will Racing NZ follow the lead of HRNZ in relation to the licensee who is set to face trial next month, or will […]
So it was with a healthy portion of schadenfreude that I watched the usual stalwarts march up to donate their hard earned on what turned out to be the thinnest, weakest and most unreliable offerings from the major clubs on the east coast of Australia all year. Seriously, they should be ashamed and should undertake some […]
What percentage of starters on how many racecourses each day, week, month or year arrive behind the barriers with an elevated heart rate and sweating profusely? Not many is the answer, for that usually happens after exertion in a race, not before. SHIPS AHOY turned up at the stalls at Eagle Farm that way on […]
On course at Carrick trots bet to win 4k in a single wager.We are the only bookie on track and betting a competitive 134% pic.twitter.com/k6ulw2E88F — steve walters (@bookiesteve) January 26, 2024 Isn’t this a great self-spruik by monopoly on-track wagering provider Steve Walters, the brother of two bob Robert Walters, Victorian stable foreman and […]
Matthew | Dec 16, 2022 Maths and Data Your teachers weren’t lying; there are actually a few interesting uses for maths. Gambling (as opposed to the form study side of things) is all maths. Which means if you are to be a successful gambler, one of the most important things you can get your head […]
Once upon a time the Australia Stakes was a prestigious race that was chased by the trainers of top horses, which is evidenced by an honor roll that includes the likes of Redelva, Schillachi, Hareeba, All Our Mob, El Segundo and Black Caviar (twice) among the winners. In recent years though the Australia Stakes has […]
Bob Mahon is not a name that’s well known in racing, and probably for good reason given that he has only trained 16 winners from 267 starters in the past 10 years, most of them at the provincials. You’d never put his name up there with trainers like Annabel Neasham, Robert Heathcote, Kris Lees and […]
In on of the most intriguing races of the weekend on either side of the ditch, two of the big guns of New Zealand racing clash again on Saturday in the Aotearoa Classic over a mile at Ellerslie on their path to the Sydney spring carnival, with the 2023 Horse of the Year seeking to […]
