Get Well Soon
A big cheerio goes out to SA trainer/driver Tony Pullicino, who suffered a serious health issue earlier in the week. On behalf of everyone at peterprofit.com we wish Tony a speedy recovery to full fitness. Get well soon.
The Marburg Track Record’s a Fake
The official track record at Marburg over the 1850m distance is held by Arnold Street, who ran a mile rate of 1.55.4 when it set it on 22/10/24. Or that’s the record books say anyway. But it’s not true. This horse has never won a race running faster than 1.55.7 in its life, and it […]
Two Dead Horses, The Trainer Who Didn’t Care For or Feed Them, and the Most Disgraceful Racing Sentence This Century
In a decision that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, Queensland trot trainer Ryan Veivers has been suspended for just 3 months after pleading guilty t0 three charges of failing to properly care for horses he was responsible for. The convictions arose as a result of QRIC officials having conducted an unannounced inspection of […]
It’s Time to Get Tough on Those Who Don’t Ride or Drive Their Horse Out All the Way to the Line
Watch the driver of the horse one off the fence, in 4th place as the film rolls. The horse’s name is Moonlite. It’s driver is Robbie Close. Imagine that you have Moonlite to run 4th in your First 4. Keep your eyes on him as they approach the finish line. Watch closely what Robbie Close […]
The Things You Can Do When You Train the Whole Field (Hypothetically Speaking of Course)
This race at the Swan Hill harness meeting last night was redolent of the Tasmanian trots before the the equity in participation policy was introduced to stop Ben Yole from turning out every runner in all the lower class events on the cards. They say that imitation is the most sincere form of flattery, to […]
HRNSW Should Require Swayzee to Stay in the Retention Barn For Six Days Prior to Each Carnival of Cups Bonus Race
Harness Racing NSW employs a retention barn for runners in big races. Horses have to be in the barn by midday on the Thursday prior to their race, and are kept under close guard and physical 24/7 surveillance until 2 hours prior to the starting time of their race. The Tamworth and Albury Cups are […]
Here He Is – Living in a Shoe
There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She had so many children, she didn’t know what to do. She gave them some broth without any bread; Then whipped them all soundly and put them to bed We asked a question during the week about where Aaron Bain was, having not raced a […]
Belle From Burnie on Levamisole, Kiwi Imports, and the Eureka
So who’s the Kiwi trainer who put their hand up this time and said they administered the Levamisole? Six or eight weeks after importation, two races apart sounds more like local administration then an imported problem Could the difference be that NSW tests, as you claim is essential for integrity, every winner and the other […]
The Show Must Go On – And it Should Be Going on at Menangle
Harness racing returns to Menangle tonight after a near 3-week absence, and it’s about bloody time too. I realize that HRNSW have been doing this ill-conceived shutdown of racing at headquarters over the Xmas for a few years now, but just because something is familiar doesn’t mean that it’s right. It’s not. Shifting metropolitan class […]
Cracker Cops 9 Months – But the System’s to Blame
Nathan ‘Cracker’ Jack is probably feeling anything but crackerjack after copping a 9 month disqualification after throwing a pair of positive swabs to Levamisole on NSW soil, both with the same Kiwi import (name – Skinnydip) in races run 2 weeks apart, and 6-8 weeks after the horse arrived in Australia. He shouldn’t be too […]