Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We told you last week about the weanling colt that the bankrupt water thief during a drought Dean Baring’s family company Traxion Management Services paid $2000 for at last year’s Magic Millions sale, and was selling 12 months later as a yearling. They sold the little fella alright. For $70 000. The buyers were NZ […]
The news that horse racing in Macau is shutting down has been portrayed in the mainstream media as shocking, but the truth is that who really cares? Macau racing has only been around for 30 years, and for most of that time has been riddled with mass corruption, illegal betting and race fixing. Jockeys who […]
An international advisory body on horse racing has expressed shock at the Macau Jockey Club’s weekly practice of destroying retired and injured horses by shooting them in the head and is to seek an explanation. The Paris-based International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, to which Macau, Hong Kong and 50 other racing jurisdictions are affiliated, […]
Efficient getting ready to see his fans 😍@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 […]
It’s hard to get a real gauge on the NZ 3yo horse of the year Sharp N Smart’s return to the track at Ellerslie today. His third beaten 4.5 lengths looks okay on paper, but he had the perfect run in third spot on the fence, and the winner Legarto – our tip as a […]
Gday Archie I am a keen observer of the online thoroughbred sales, summit bloodstock purchased 7 horses at the Inglis digital November late online sale . Due to your articles on Summit Bloodstock I watched with interest, and saw that the horses status remained transferred (in no trainers stable) for approximately 6 weeks before ending […]
Billion Dollar Baby wasn’t quite that, but she did set a record for being the highest priced weanling sold at an Inglis Sale when she sold for $600 000 in 2019. That’s a hell of a lot of money to pay for a wee baby horse, who is less than 12 months old. In this […]
Jamie Kah has ridden just 2 winners from 16 rides this year, one on a $1,30 fave and the other on an even money shot, both of them at the midweeks. That’s no surprise, for despite all the hoopla and hype and the international engagements that Kah attracts, the truth is that this is one […]
Last year’s champion New Zealand 3YO Sharp n Smart resumes for his new year campaign tomorrow at Ellerslie, on the first day of North Island HQ racing on the new Strathayr track after a 22 month absence from holding race meetings. The triple Group winning NZ Derby champ comes into this off a last start […]
Is the love affair over or something more sinister taking place?? KO Racing has long been linked to the Corey Geran stable here on the Downs. But things appear to have changed with Kobe now spreading the love or something like that!!! Corey Geran has gone from the outhouse to the penthouse in a very […]
