Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
By Brad Waters, Gilbert Gardiner, Glenn McFarlane UK stayer Deauville Legend is set to take a tighter stranglehold on Melbourne Cup favouritism after Saturday’s barrier draw for Tuesday’s $8m showpiece. Deauville Legend is a dominant $3.80 favourite in TAB’s latest Melbourne Cup market after the draw, standing alone as the only runner under $10 in […]
This is my wife Maggie’s great-grandfather, Herbert Charles Cull, aka Aiden De Brune, a once famous Australian author. From 1921 to 1924 he spent two years walking around Australia, becoming the first person ever to do so in the process. In 1920 he was working as a journalist at the Bunbury Herald when suddenly he […]
Profit: And Pigs Fly The undisputed heavyweight clown prince has been at it again this week. I speak of course of Jason Bonnington, the man who when he is not falling off horses, kicking his bet homes like a demented loon, justifying juxtapositions and critical correlations in his near unintelligible rambling column on thetrots.com has […]
How’s Adam Hamilton’s claim that there are only two races buzzing around his head at this time of year. One is the NZ Cup, which has created a sense of excitement that we all share. Tick. The other one is the Eureka, a race that is 11 months away and at this stage has only […]
Staggering it is that 11 of the 12 mares in last Saturday’s Victorian Oaks were US or European sires. Absolutely staggering. It’s a sign of the global revolution in breeding. Or so Bonnington says. If only he knew a bit about harness racing history, or bothered to do a bit of research, he might one […]
What you are seeing above is the farm house of Peter Foster, the infamous international con man and mad punter. It’s at Mt Tamborine. The video was posted a month ago. As you watch it you will see a statue of a horse under a tree. That is Azkadelia. The mare that Foster didn’t own, […]
Paulele made it seven wins from 18 starts when he added the Group 2 Schillaci Stakes to his form sheet on Saturday and he deserves a Group 1 win. I can see him getting that coveted victory on Friday week in the Manikato Stakes. He only beat second-tier horses in the Schillaci, but what is […]
We wrote the story about Chinny Boom 5 days ago, declaring it a star. The mainstream media don’t pinch our stories do they? Much. Trenton Akers wrote this below on Sunday https://www.racenet.com.au/news/not-for-sale-freak-north-queensland-prospect-chinny-boom-is-brisbane-bound-as-owners-fend-off-offers-20221009 And then David Fowler talked it on Monday too. I keep telling you that you hear it first. Hope you believe me now. […]
Jason Bonnington just said on the Racing.com live coverage that the name Honolua Bay would bring back great memories for gallops fans. I doubt it. Honolua Bay the galloper had 14 starts at the provincials for 1 third in a maiden at Lismore on a heavy track. Bonno of course has got the wrong horse. […]
Bob Bentley in a dry gully, where he belonged IN a move that will send shock-waves through the racing industry, the new LNP Government plans to re-appoint Bob Bentley as Chairman of Racing Queensland. Speaking from Dubai where he is attending the Asian Racing Conference, Bentley told letsgohorseracing that he was both ‘surprised’ and ‘delighted’ by the […]
