Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We wrote recently about how veteran NSW trainer David Waite has suddenly found a golden vein of success after taking over the reins of disqualified drug cheating trainer Leon Jurd, but whatever his new found secret of success is, Waite’s hot run is not contained to Jurd’s former horses, for all of a sudden he […]
There is widespread school of thought that says that Catch A Wave can’t stay, and thus won’t get the 2760m of the Hunter Cup, but at the risk of ending up with egg all over my face I have to say that I vehemently disagree. Wave has only had three starts over distances longer than […]
On paper after the draw the A.G. Hunter Cup looks to be a two horse race between Catch a Wave and Leap to Fame, and maybe a one horse race at that. The prevailing logic is that Catch a Wave leads off the gate, and then gives up the front to Leap to Fame and […]
Leading New Zealand trot driver John ‘Lurch’ Dunn has been hit with 16 substantial rule breach charges in the past 28 months, and has been found guilty of 15 of them. Most were repeat offences, either careless driving of some sort or improper whip use. In the criminal justice system offenders who are given an […]
Western Australian buyers cashed up from the mining boom have spent up huge on promising horses from New Zealand in recent years, in the hope of replicating the earlier success of the buyers of star pacers like Imthemightyquinn, King of Swing and Chicago Bull, and were paying seemingly ridiculously high six-figure sums to secure them. […]
It must be bad if they are doing surgery straight away……..less severe fractures in horses and humans they stabilise, let the swelling subside, and do surgery during business hours……. SUPERSTAR mare and inaugural TAB Eureka winner Encipher is having emergency surgery today after breaking a pastern during her first-up win in the Group 2 Ladyship […]
Illavabubbles was a relatively ordinary performed mare that had won 7 races from 42 starts in New Zealand and QLD, and had run a fastest winning time of 1.56.3 on the fast track at Albion Park (record 1.49.2) before it was sent down south to get the magic from Jason Grimson. That means that the […]
The one time smart provincial NSW pacer Flare Up won 9 of its first 16 starts under the care of trainer Darren Elder when driven by his now disqualified drug cheating son Brad, the most recent of them 17 months ago in September 2o22. Ever since B. Elder threw three positive swabs to Levamisole late […]
Star mare Encipher, winner of last year’s Eureka, resumed from a spell with a tough win in last night’s $75 000 Ladyship Cup at Melton, but there appear to have been problems post-race and she’s now been stood down from racing pending production of a veterinary clearance certificate. I’m not sure why, because nothing was […]
Which trio of prominent Kiwi trainers are currently the subject of a police investigation into a serious incident involving a much younger female stable employee? Are charges likely to follow? If so, will Racing NZ follow the lead of HRNZ in relation to the licensee who is set to face trial next month, or will […]
