Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A development application has been lodged for Queensland Harness Centre located at 101 and 143 Norwell Road, Norwell, Gold Coast. The site is currently improved with a sugarcane farm and some small buildings near to road frontage. The site has frontages to Norwell Road of approximately 350m and Fischers Road of approximately 265m. Designed by COX, […]
As you know I saw the replay of the Chariots of Fire, and told you immediately afterward that I too thought that Better Be The Best looked to be lame. Yes the vets and stewards have a case to answer for what has subsequently happened. But the real culprit is Nathan Turnbull Through ignorance and […]
The sad news is that Better Be The Be Best has bowed or severely damaged a tendon. The even sadder news is that it has happened because the fools from Harness Racing NSW allowed him to run in the Chariots of Fire when he was in their care in the retention barn for 56 hours […]
The bimbo is former Adelaide jockey turned Only Fans porn star and tipster Libby Hopwood. Ian Devitt is a harness racing Steward in SA. So is Simon Ewen, whose wife is or was the PA to the HRSA CEO. Stewards aren’t allowed to bet on races in the same code that they officiate on. They […]
The retention barn at Menangle is used to house runners in major races under security and supervision from midday on the Thursday of the race until 2 hours before start time on the Saturday night. It’s supposed to ensure that none of the horses are doped within 60 hours of the race. That would be […]
Archie As you know we used to go the trots every Friday and Saturday nights as young men and my brother and my nephew owned an Inter Dominion heat winner, but I’m a dog man through and through. The trots are crooked and always have been, and you wouldn’t trust a trot trainer as far […]
Why exactly did Adam Sanderson elect to put his drive Miracle Moose into a zip fastener instead of jumping onto the back of Despondent when that horse went three-wide at the Stewards tower to attack? Sanderson’s tall tale about the Moose hanging in and being unable to navigate the turn is nothing more than that, […]
HIS HONOUR: Many people enjoy betting. Many people enjoy betting on horse races. A lot of people do not, but those that do are entitled to have things as fair as possible. They are entitled to have horses run on their merits and they are entitled to have the authorities act properly in ensuring that […]
HIS HONOUR: Corruption in sport is an ongoing problem and noted recent examples have included cricket, rugby league and horse racing in its various forms. I have before me an offender, Paul Anthony O’Toole, who, through his corrupt conduct, has tarnished the reputation of a particular form of horse racing, harness racing in New South […]
As a driver, trainer and breeder, Peter Bagrie left a huge imprint on harness racing. After a more than 50 year involvement in the sport he died last week, after a battle with cancer. Among his many achievements : In 1978 he drove Gentle George to win four times during New Zealand Cup week, one […]
