Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A comparison of published statistics for the 2022/2023 financial year across the four main harness racing jurisdictions reveals that Harness Racing NSW is streets ahead of its rivals when it comes to the taking and testing of swabs and samples from horses racing in the State. Swabs Taken and Tested NSW 10 224 VIC 7000+ […]
A draft of an article about drug testing in NSW that was being worked on by the author was briefly published in error on this site this morning. It has been removed as soon as the author became aware of its publication. Fortunately it had not been read by mny subscribers at the time. The […]
Here is our brief and admittedly opinionated commentary on the HRNSW March Integrity Updates and Information published yesterday on the national harness racing website at https://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=64804 Read on and see what you think. Clayton Harmey copped a positive swab to Levamisole after winning a race at Newcastle in January. We tipped you about that […]
If she hadn’t already with her deeds last season, then Emma Stewart’s unbeaten 3yo filly Very Pretty stamped herself as a superstar at Melton tonight when she absolutely destroyed a field including 2yo Breeders Crown silver winner Elusive by 53 metre going half pace. It was a stunning win, and the scary thing is that […]
Fresh off his amazing last start win at Menangle, Merlin returned to New Zealand tonight to turn on one of the best performances in a Cambridge Flying Mile ever seen. Merlin had to do it the hard way sitting 3 and 4 wide without cover other than for a few strides, and he didn’t get […]
Have you ever seen a New Zealand or Australian two-year-old run it’s last half mile in 53.4 seconds? I can’t remember one. Merlin did it when he won at Alexandra Park last Thursday night. A half in 53.4. Holy hell, that’s Lazarus time. Nathan Jack reckons Team Emma’s best kid’s got Merlin covered. They call […]
Isabel Walsh will be hoping that I Cast No Shadow can start life in her care on the right foot and begin to reclaim some of that form that saw him win the 2022 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship Grand Final. Walsh has recently taken over training duties from Queensland horseman Darrel Graham and the horse […]
Aussie handicapping system Don’t Stop Dreaming is a rating 120 pacer in Australia. In New Zealand it’s only a rating 107. Kango is rateg 118 in Australia. At home its merely a rating 99. Miracle Mile second placegetter Sooner The Bettor left Sydney as a rating 85. It stepped off the plane back to Auckland […]
SOUTH AUSTRALIA’S MOMENTUM GROWS: HRSA ANNOUNCE PRIZEMONEY INCREASE In the first of what will be four announcements this week, Harness Racing South Australia (HRSA) is excited to unveil a new prizemoney model which will see an increase to stakes across all segments. Saturday night prizemoney (not including feature races and heats into finals events) will […]
The premier meeting last weekend was at Victor Harbor on Sunday, as is the case during the country cup series (Strathalbyn, Kapunda, Mount Gambier, Gawler and Victoria Harbor – with the Country Cup Finals night to be held at Port Pirie on Saturday week). Meaning, the Saturday night meeting at Globe Derby was the non-premier […]
