Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The news that Racing and Wagering Western Australia are following Victoria’s lead by introducing one lap sprint races should shock no-one who is aware of the levels of incompetence inside that particular outfit. It appears that RWWA have fallen for the Victorian spin about sprint races being God’s gift to increasing wagering turnover, without actually […]
The conditions for the Golden Nursery series in South Australia are truly bizarre. The race is worth $25 00o plus bonuses, but no-one knows what the bonuses actually are or how they are paid, other than that they only get paid to connections of horses that are card-carrying members of the SA Breeders, Owners, Trainers […]
HRNSW regional boundaries There are huge rumblings in NSW harness racing outside Sydney, with red hot mail circulating through the industry that a number of the current club CEO’s at regional clubs about to be given the Khyber Pass and replace by regional administrators appointed by HRNSW. How this can happen other than at the […]
Speed has not helped our sport but, on the contrary, has done nothing but hurt us to the point where the stands are empty, participation has waned dramatically, as has the desire or affordability of owning a trotter or pacer these days. “The sport has gone speed crazy these days,not realizing the damage it has […]
Further to our earlier story about leading Kiwi driver John ‘Lurch’ Dunn pulling a sickie at the Ashburton race meeting in Sunday because someone tipped him off about the integrity folk being at the track with their breath testing kit, the red hot mail from the South Island is that the man was in fact […]
The news that Captain Ravishing isn’t going to New Zealand f0r the Cup after his scratching last night comes as no surprise to anyone. The Captain copped a 28 day stand down after his withdrawal, which means that he can’t race again until the 11th of November, 3 days before the Cup, meaning that he […]
One of the most successful owners in harness racing history Ian Dobson has passed away at the grand old age of 90. Mr Dobson, a self-made man who started with nothing and through a combination of early frugality, brains and hard work went on to become quite a wealthy man, owned a remarkable 31 Group […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC14102312.mp4 Thee were only two horses under $10 in the betting in race 3 at Albion Park last night. One of them was the odds on favourite Despondent, which went to the lead off the gate. The other was Stormtide, who settled in the 1-1 early, before its driver Nathan Dawson made the seemingly insane […]
The Group 2 James Brennan Memorial for open class pacers at Gloucester Park on Friday night attracted a full field of 12, making it the first FFA race with more than half a dozen runners for months. Before you get too excited about the sudden upsurge in interest in racing at the top level in […]
There were three Group 1 pacing races on the card at Melton last night Emma Stewart won them all. In fact she didn’t just win, she dominated. Stewart had 5 runners in the blue riband Vic Derby worth a total of $200 000. The stable picked up $162 ooo of it after her runners finished […]
