Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The following article was published on the ever excellent and incisive letsgohorseracing.com.au website run by award winning harness racing writer John ‘Lucky’ Lingard. I don’t agree with all of the sentiments expressed by Lucky’s correspondent Shane, but it’s great to see people discussing and debating ideas to promote and revive the popularity of one of […]
In a major coup for their fast rising Cobbitty Farm breeding operation, Luke and Belinda McCarthy have in the past few days announced that their Western Sydney stud has secured the southern hemisphere rights to two of the hottest young sires in North America, the on track superstars Cannibal and Confederate, the latter last season’s […]
The average price per lot in Sydney at $31 570 was a vast improvement on the Gold Coast and Melbourne sales, and really lays down the gauntlet to their rival Nutrien, whose southern sales are still to come. The clearance rate for the sale was 68.87%, comparable with other sales here and across the ditch. […]
Here are some interesting statistics about the Chariots of Fire since it has been run at Menangle. Starting positions Gate 7 has won the most times with four wins. Gate 4 has won three times. Gates 1 and 3 have won once each. Gate 2 has never won. Positions in running The winner has come […]
Well aren’t we in for a rare treat here, with the 3 fastest beginners in the race drawn in gates 1-3-4, the Kiwi who ran 2nd to Leap to Fame in the Hunter Cup and has won twice since drawn the perfect trailing slot at 2, and the the star colt who beat him for […]
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NSW trot trainers Jason Grimson and Seaton Grima are making those in the rest of the country look like mugs, with the pair currently sitting 1-2 on the national metro strike rate list of those trainers who have had more than 10 runners in the season. Here is how the list looks: Grimson 45.5% Grima […]
It was only a few years back that the leading stud Alabar paid a reputed $2 million to secure the southern hemisphere stallion rights to Ride High, the then boom pacer who had won just a single Group 1. The plan of course was to turn the super fast pacer into a super sire. It […]
Which NZ trot trainer missed the Christchurch sale last week because they were on trial in the courts for sex offences? Did the overseas buyer that the person was acting as agent for at Auckland know about their legal problems? How soon will the decison makers in the trial hand down their verdict? What sort […]
According to the Stewards Summary of the meeting there were no horses swabbed – either pre-race or post, including the winners – in the first six races at Globe Derby last night. Then all of a sudden the swabs came with a bang, four pre-race and a post in race 7, and two pre-race and […]
