Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Our recent claim that Merlin can beat Leap To Fame in the NZ Cup has been roundly poo-pooed by trot fans on both side of the Tasman, all of whom believe that Larry is an unbeatable certainty. They’re probably the same mob who declared India certainties to win the World Cup cricket, and we all […]
Elusive was having her first start for the Peter Rixon stable in yesterday’s 2nd round heat of the 3YO NDSW Breeders Challenge Fillies heat. Despite her excellent form including 2nds to Vic Oaks finalist Vague Beauty and to 2yoNSW Breeders and Vicbred Super Series runner-up Renewal at her past two starts, somehow the price setter […]
It doesn’t seem that the TAB fixed odds price setting on the Albion Park trots has improved any since we last drew the huge overs being bet in the opening markets to your attention. Yesterday in race 7 the last start winner against almost an identical field Targaryen opened up at $7.00 with the TAB. […]
Archie On careless driving with which Tim Williams was charged. How could he escape a suspension when under the RIB Penalty Guidelines the starting point for a breach of the rule is a 3 meeting suspension, and Williams is a multiple offender? There is a $300 fine for hits the wheel, but that wasn’t the […]
Well respected former bookies clerk Fred Crews has had some major successes as an owner in both codes of racing, not the least of which was winning the Sydney 2YO Triple Crown with Dance Hero and the Inter Dominion with Maori Law. One thing he’d never done before yesterday though was land a Trotters FFA […]
Tim Williams is 3 back the fence as the film rolls, in the black and white Stonewall Stud colors We’ve written before about how New Zealand driver Tim Williams seems to have an inside run with the RIB Stewards and Adjudicators, both of whom are employed or contracted by a 5 person board, one of […]
Archie You’re living in dream land thinking that Merlin can beat Leap to Fame in the NZ Trotting Cup. Larry the legend will do to the great fake Merlin what the Kiwis have done to their own industry in NZ. The great Merlin got carted into Friday night’s race at Alexandra Park by team driving […]
Way back to before he even had his first start we have been telling people that the Kiwi pacer Merlin was a champion, and by now most people agree, including the judges who last weekend named him the NZ 2023 Horse of the Year. On the strength of what we saw last night in the […]
Leading NSW trot trainer Jack ‘Turbo’ Trainor has lost his challenge at the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel against his 6 month disqualification for presenting Chubby Checker to race with the prohibited substance levamisole in its system. The Appeals Panel’s decision is yet to be handed down so we can’t elaborate on the reasons for […]
You have never seen a slaughter job in your life as bad as this one by Alana Cameron aboard King Arthur. Her error of judgement cost this horse the win in this race for all money. The Stewards charged Cameron with failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to ensure that King Arthur was […]
