Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A growing feud between jockeys Bradley Appo and Sariah Champkin threatens to engulf the Toowoomba Turf Club community. Veteran rider Appo and apprentice Champkin have both been suspended following a July 1 trackwork incident. Appo has been banned for three months after Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards determined he was riding dangerously toward Champkin during […]
While harness racing has a rich history, we can’t bemoan the loss of what’s in the past or cry for the resurrection of things that worked 20, 30 or 40 years ago. This is now. Everything is faster, slicker and more polished. We’re in a ‘bite-sized’ world, but harness racing has remained largely unchanged. An ode […]
The Australian’s very well named literary critic Peter Craven has delivered a polemic in that paper this morning in which he defends the accused – and on the face of it quite certain pervert – actor Kevin Spacey against the allegations of sexual assault brought against him by four different and quite unrelated witnesses. Spacey […]
I greatly respect Tim ‘Tic Toc’ O’Connor as a harness racing enthusiast and author of stories about the sport, so this is not a personal sledge, but fair dinkum Tic Toc, are you for real? Now 1200m racing isn’t new to the sport – The Stampede dates back to 2004 and the Mercury80 to 2020 […]
If you could raise $100 million for charity by trekking the Kokoda trail there’d be a line up half-way around the world to have a crack. What this crew are doing to help others is hugely admirable, and I tip my hat to them all. Dig deep and kick in. But the headline is a […]
JUST when it looked like all was lost for harness racing in Queensland to claw back a lost generation of fans, a ‘gift horse’ has arrived that promises to reignite interest in the sport. It seems rather ironic that the couple who has done more to save the code in the Sunshine State – Kevin […]
Campbelltown, City of Magpies and Dreams, broken ones the pair Either Tommy Berry is the most philosophical and eloquent jockey in Australian racing history, or a bloke with same first name is writing his scripts. I would bet the washing machine on the latter. Tommy Too has gotta be a Westie though doesn’t he? I […]
As breathtaking as pacing sensation Leap To Fame has been in recent weeks, he couldn’t be further outside his comfort zone tomorrow night from a wide draw in a sprint race @TheCreekAlbion It’s by far his biggest test yet says @Dashman01 and I agree.https://t.co/kDK6y40neT — Adam Hamilton (@AdamHSport) July 14, 2023 Darren Clayton is apparently […]
Chynna Marston is squealing like a stuck pig, blaming everyone except herself for the dilemma she now finds herself in as the inquiry into her treatment of retired racehorses in her care continues to roll on like a slow train, through no-one’s fault but she and her partners, who threw a sickie yesterday and caused […]
When you need a hero. Holler for a Marshall. He’s a tough guy writ large.
