Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Trainer David Waite’s recent run of success as the stand-in trainer for owner Rex Horne, following the former HRNSW and Club Menangle chairman’s first choice trainer Leon Jurd’s disqualification for drug cheating continued last night at Penrith when he recorded a rare double. That made Waite’s tally 8 wins for Jurd and 16 in total […]
If the rumors are right that Luke McCarthy is intending to take a crack at a new career driving in the USA after the Miracle Mile carnival, then he is setting himself a highly difficult but potentially lucrative path. Last year no Aussie driver – not Dexter Dunn, or either of McCarthy’s hitherto very successful […]
Caulonia Courage – name after a small village in Calabria that fought off the fearsome Turkish army during a siege in 1597 – was an average muddler from Mildura who had won 6 races from 47 starts until it recently left the stable of Vince Vallelonga and came to the barn of Seaton Grima, or […]
PARK LANE NZ– Caught wide in the early stages of the race, before being restrained into the running line. Approaching the 100 metres the sulky worn by PARK LANE NZ collapsed causing driver Chris Alford to gradually fall to the ground, Driver Chris Alford was able to pull PARK LANE NZ up. Driver Chris Alford […]
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 […]
