Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I must say I am impressed with your optimism = how do you manage to retain any hope? Yole would be gone long ago in any normal world. But this is harness racing. Stewart will continue and I bet she doesn’t serve one day. And as for the Murrihy report? Still no sign of it. […]
Jilliby Jetpack was a seemingly healthy just turned 4yo mare when she lined up to race in the last at Terang on Tuesday. She had won 3 of her past 6 races coming into this one, including an impressive last start win at the same track a fortnight before. On the strength of that win […]
Last year Ben Yole had 47 of the 74 runners on the Scottsdale first Friday in January card. This year he has none. Nil, zip, nada. That’s because for reasons still unknown today his nominations were refused. Some cynics were saying our mail was wrong. They’ve been proven wrong. Others are pointing to the mass […]
Hot off the press from Tasmania is news that Ben Yole Racing’s nominations for Friday’s meeting at Scottsdale have been refused. Work Safe Tasmania are rumoured to be taking action to shut the stable down by the end of the day. The reasons for both are unknown at this stage. More to follow. Watch this […]
Jesus didn’t have any kids, or none that we know about anyway, so he never had to face this question. But if he did, what would he do? This isn’t a legal question, it’s a mans one, as un-PC and outrageous as that may these days seem. Here is the conundrum. A drunken bloke mouths […]
Due to the tyranny of distance and age and ill health I never met Trevor Brown face to face, but harness racing brought us together, and we talked long and often The last time we spoke was on my birthday in December, and Trev was full of happiness and joy. Now just weeks later he […]
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission Stewards today conducted an inquiry into the circumstances of Classie Washington NZ being nebulised within one clear day of racing at the stables of Daren Garrard on 17 November 2023. QRIC Stewards interviewed Mr Garrard and stable employee Ms Catherine Baines on 17 November and Classie Washington NZ was subsequently scratched […]
Driver alleges assault at Carrick races At the Carrick (Tasmania) New Year’s Eve meeting on Sunday, driver Mark Yole alleges he was assaulted by another race participant following the sixth race on the card. Yole had driven James Cagney, a horse trained by his brother Ben, to victory, before the alleged incident. The stewards’ report […]
Is it any wonder that James Herbertson is such a good driver. His reflexes are extraordinary. Look how fast he scampered over the fence to avoid the champagne spray. And how fast he recovered his feet after clipping the hurdle. He’s Jimmy Dynamite! A champagne finish to a champagne night!🍾😂🤣 Champion Ryan Sanderson bathes his […]
A number of readers have asked how the site for Queensland’s new harness racing track at Norwell fared during the storms, so their wish is our command. This is the Norwell Motorplex track across the road from the site, with the photograph taken from the air yesterday afternoon just after lunch. We’re not sure which […]
