Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This article from Harnesslink provides much food for thought about the current NZ racing model. It’s worth a read. New Zealand is on a roll, with tremendous positivity within the harness racing industry for the first time in more than thirty years. Entain, HRNZ and the TAB are wanting more product and more racing. So […]
What the hell was Taylor Ford the driver of the $61 shot Bona Khan doing here in the first race at Geelong last night? Ford came out hard looking to cross the 3rd favorite Chasing Rex who was drawn the pole. Chasing Rex’s driver Greg Sugars made it clear that he wasn’t going to hand […]
The rules of harness racing are pretty clear, even if somewhat sexist, especially rule 170. It says that a driver shall, throughout the course of a race, drive with both feet in the rests of the sulky, unless he is activating approved gear. Neither this rule or any other makes an exception for those driving […]
You’d hope that QLD reinsman Brent Livingstone – a former junior champion who spent two decades on the sideline before coming out of retirement to drive for his dad John – drives better than he punts, because as far as sharp punters g0 he’s blunter than a butter knife. On Saturday night at the Creek […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APM29032503.mp4 Harness Racing NSW is currently advertising for new mobile drivers. After watching the replay of the start in race 5 at Albion Park on the weekend, I reckon QLD might want to try and grab some too, because we need them. Number 10 in this race Denny Rocks,. It was clearly prevented from getting […]
The field for the Race is set. Two of the three best pacers in Australia are there. The champion Leap To Fame and his rising challenger for the title Don Hugo. Only Swayzee is missing. New Zealand’s two best horses are there too. Merlin – the NZ Pacer of the Year – and Don’t […]
Shane Tritton used to be one of NSW’s most successful trainers until he left these shores to seek fame and fortune in the USA. Unfortunately for Harness Racing New Zealand he left a debt there behind. Tritton owes HRNZ $1432.30. His failure to pay the Kiwi controlling body has seen his name placed on the […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/UGB30032509.mp4 Why did Leonard Cain, the driver of the favorite Royal Winkle, not kick up from barrier 1 and hold the lead? Does Cain know that in the past 12 months horses that lead from barrier 1 on the small, tight 700 meter track at Marburg have won almost twice as many races as horses […]
WA harness racing’s much mooted transition to the national ratings handicap system is supposed to be working well, at least if you believe the press releases put out by Racing and Wagering Western Australia, who shout its benefits from the rooftops. https://racingwa.com.au/news/2025/02/04/more-competitive-harness-racing-with-national-ratings-handicap-system Looking at the meeting at Gloucester Park last night we are not so […]
There are jobs aplenty at Harness Racing NSW for enthusiastic people right now. Are you an experienced Stipendiary Steward? Then HRNSW wants you to fill a vacancy that has arisen on the panel. A position is also open for a Cadet Steward. You need to be squeaky clean, super keen, and to pass a probity […]
