Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ben Yole has won his appeal against his warning off. Tim Yole, Nathan Ford and Mitch Ford have too. Thanks to the total Friar Tuck up by Tasracing and the genius of lawyers Damian Sheales (for the Yoles) and Matt Hammond (for the Fords), they are all back in the game. More to follow.
Punting on the trots is an activity full of misfortune and hard luck tales. Sometimes however the luck turns the poor moth ridden mugs way. Tuesday night in Perth was one of those times for the punters who backed Lucksafortune and Always Be Teddy. Neither of them quite scored up properly, but after the pole […]
North-West NSW trainer Tom Ison seems to have become the Ben Yole of the boot scooting music capital of NSW, with him turning out 24 of the 89 runners at yesterday’s Tamworth trots, the majority of them owned by Summit Bloodstock and Aaron Bain Racing, and many of them having being formerly trained by Mr […]
So The Lost Storm is scratched from Sunday’s heat of the Tasmanian Cup at Hobart because predictions of an impending real storm have caused the cancellation of his flight. Oh yeah, right. If that’s the case, how then are fellow Victorian runners in the heat Arggghhh, Modern Bliss, Hes Charlies Angel and Unltimate Vinnie able […]
Angus Garrard is just out of his teens, and not yet old enough to have a drink in Las Vegas, but the kid so far this season is kicking the arse of every older driver in the Sunshine State, and whooping them by plenty. With just seven and a bit weeks of the season down, […]
The Paleface Adios Stakes at Menangle on Saturday night is the final qualifier for the Group 1 Chariots of Fire a week later, with the first 4 horses over the line getting a run in the big one, and everyone else missing out. That’s what makes the selection of the field for the Paleface so […]
Tasmanian harness racing trainer Wayne Yole – the 72 year old father of the warned off Ben Yole – has had an average of just under 19 runners a season over the past 5 years, with his most starters in any single year being 43. Our current 2024 season is less than 8 weeks old, […]
The Bettors Delight x Smart Dreaming colt sold for $340 000 yesterday at the Christchurch sale set a record price for a yearling buy in either NZ or Australia, and was $80 000 more than the All Stars paid for its full brother Don’t Stop Dreaming in 2021. But what sort of bargains does it […]
The record price of $340 000 paid by the TAB Racing Club for the Bettors Delight x Smart Dreaming full brother to Don’t Stop Dreaming that set the yearling sales ring alight in Christchurch yesterday has made us wonder what happened to the top priced lots from the NZ sales over previous years. Here’s a […]
In a decision that will be of great interest to Australian trot fans trying to work out the form for the Chariots of Fire, it was announced on Monday night that Merlin has beaten his arch rival Don’t Stop Dreaming to win the New Zealand 3yo male Pacer of the Year award. The win was […]
