Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Born to Run is the theme song of the Carnival of Cups, which goes to show that the organisers of the event from HRNSW know as much about Bruce Springsteen as Chris Gleeson knows about clean racing. The song is not about standardbreds being bred to run, it’s about two desperate kids in a depressed […]
John Filardo is quite possibly Australia’s most unsuccessful driver. In the almost 25 years of this century Filardo’s had almost 900 drives, and won just 13 races. His record of achievement in the cart over the past 6 years is about exactly the same as famous Frankston racing identity Mandrake the Mug’s record on the punt […]
See the race at the top run at Gloucester Park a fortnight ago? It’s what is called a Conditioned Race. The basic concept behind L5$ races is to give horses who may be struggling at their HWOE Level a chance to drop into a race where they might be able to earn again and establish […]
You need five horses turn out in a field in harness racing for a race to proceed on a harness race card. So WA trot trainer Greg Bond has the perfect solution to making sure that his two-year-old pacers get a run. He enters five of them in a race. Then when he sees how […]
The Cid had won only 1 of its last 16 starts when it lined up for the Final of the Regional Championships in Newcastle on the 17th of May. With Happy Jack Callaghan in the cart driving for his trainer The Cid won, and the connections of the horse took home a $54 000 first […]
A month out from grand final night and the complexion of the Eureka has changed completely. Early favorite Frankie Ferocious failed miserably in Brisbane and hasn’t been seen since. There are huge doubts about whether Jason Grimson can get him up again and firing in time for the race. The Lost Storm was high up […]
Addington is the home of the bullsh*t standing start. We learned that the year that Self-Assured was given a fly in the NZ Cup. The starter Peter Lamb got sacked for that one. Whoever was starting the races on Friday night should too. That or get sent back to starting from a strand school. Reeducation […]
I don’t know what made Paleface Adios pop into my head. It was probably the story I wrote about the Eureka. Wouldn’t you just love to see a modern day Paleface there in the race? That boy would pack the joint out. Nothing much else does.
By Nick Clark Worksafe Tasmania is investigating harness racing trainer Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd in relation to matters under the Workers Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 and the Work Health and Safety Act 2012. The Department of Justice also confirmed that there is an active prosecution of Benjamin J Yole before the courts in relation to an […]
