Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
After God knows how many years of training, and 10 Group 1 winners, all of sudden Rickie Alchin has caught ablaze again. Last night he took two horses to race at Newcastle, and both of them won. That was an easy 10 grand for a 6 hour drive. The cash was good, but the best […]
The video below is of the terrible fall in the 2nd race at Melton last night. The leader drifts off the fence slightly, and the driver of the horse on its back tries to slip up inside it. Without a head on replay we don’t know if there was a run there or not, but […]
The overnight word out of Woodend Beach is to back horses trained by the little known small time mentor Kyle Austin at the Nelson trots today. Apparently Austin has been seen in Nelson recently in the somewhat close company of a Group 1 winning expat trainer who knows their way around plungers, nebulisers, drenches and […]
Scroll through to 2:45 of this video below and watch the leader. In particular watch Allanon’s inside wheel. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC09012413.mp4 Did you see what I saw, and the bloke who told me about it too? Driver Nathan Dawson took it inside at least 4 marker pegs coming around the turn, maybe 5. You can’t do that, […]
Temora is one of the few towns in the world known for a trotter, or a pacer to be more correct. That pacer’s name was Paleface, Paleface Adios. He won 108 races across the length of the country, and was one of the greatest champions Australia had ever seen. The little town he came from […]
Sir, In my original correspondence with you I was making an attempt to answer your question ‘Why did Jilliby Jetpack drop dead and die?’ (sic). The answer to this question is because it was a racehorse and these things happen. I made the point that it does happen but is rare. I wrote probably about […]
Tasmanian harness racing identity Matthew Cooper has been disqualified for 5 months for grabbing driver Mark Yole by the throat at the Carrick trot meeting on New Years Eve. Cooper – who in 2021 was disqualified from the sport for 12 months after his horse Call Me Hector returned positive swabs to the banned steroid […]
This below comes directly from the Harness Racing New Zealand 2022-2023 Annual Report, with page numbers included. There is something funny about the Forbury Park sale we suspect. We will tell you all about our concerns soon. First though read the excerpts from the Annual Report and ask yourself what would appear to be the […]
HRNZ Industry Update from Chief Operating Officer Mauro Barsi, 20 Dec 2023 https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/industry-update-what-the-board-are-talking-about/ Kia Ora Mr Barsi I am a harness racing writer from Australia, and author articles for the widely read racing website peterprofit.com. I write to you in relation to the sale of Forbury Park and the application of the proceeds of the […]
Harness Racing South Australia CEO Dean Elliott Good morning Happy New Year. I hope you’ve enjoyed the start to the 2024 racing season. Please take the time to read through this email. This year is going to be a big one, with aims to build on the growth achieved in 2023 and a strong emphasis […]
