Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Leading Kiwi driver Blair Orange has been a little out of form this season, having recorded only 10 winners from 101 drives, which is well below his usual average strike rate, but he roared back to life yesterday the Forbury Park meeting at Oamaru (doesn’t that sound strange to say) by scoring a hat trick […]
The APG Gold Coast yearling sale is on again this weekend, with 80 odd lots on offer for eager buyers willing to chase the much less attractive than before reduced $100 000 prizemoney in a sales race series for each sex limited to 2-year-olds, as opposed to the riches on offer for both 2 and […]
Until last Saturday week Jason Grimson was the trainer of the 7YO pacer Firefox. Under his expert tutelage, the horse won 4 of its first 5 starts, but then it went off the boil and ended up racing (and winning) in a claimer in Melbourne. It won 2 more races after that, the last of […]
SLEEPEE – Began badly when galloping away and will continue to be excluded from the mobile barrier draw. Pulled up and retired from the race as it approached the first turn due to a damaged right sulky shaft. The sulky was inspected post-race and found to be of suitable quality. Prior to the all-clear Stewards reviewed […]
There is no racing jurisdiction or code in the world that is as compromised by conflicts of interest as that in New Zealand. The Racing Integrity Board (RIB) is the supreme body for matters of drug and race drive cheating. It employs the Stewards, and is their boss. One of the Racing Integrity Board’s members […]
Scary moment, amazing horsemanship!! Chasing win 7993 @ChrisAlford5000 has a frightening moment on Park Lane when his seat seemingly breaks, but his fellow drivers quickly react.The trots great was cleared of injury. pic.twitter.com/VxgGWR9nzW — The Trots (@TheTrotsComAu) January 22, 2024 Take a look at this and imagine that you were driver Chris Alford. One second […]
The trial date for a New Zealand trot trainer accused of sexual abuse has been set for 18 February, which by strange coincidence is the first day of the NZB yearling sales. That means that there will be one person less doing the bidding. There will be many questions asked about the trainer’s ongoing participation […]
South Australian harness racing is on the up and up, and is absolutely flying. That’s the guts of the message that HRSA CEO sent out to industry participants last week. Few believe it. Look at the TAB meeting at Mt Gambier last night to see why. There were 6 races on the card, but only […]
Until 15 days ago the well-travelled hithero ordinary pacer Stravinsky hadn’t run a winning time faster than 1.52.5, which pr0bably wasn’t surprising because that time was over 2 years ago and the gelding hadn’t won many races since. He has now. At just his 3rd start in just over a fortnight for new trainer Seaton […]
Dual derby winning 4yo Kiwi superstar Merlin kicked off his Chariots of Fire – Miracle Mile (?) – Race For Grins campaign in a workout (trial) against a good class open company field at Franklin yesterday, and oh boy was he impressive. 55.8 the last quarter and 26.0 home he ran, on a track that […]
