Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Maurice McKendry was a wonderful driver over a long number of years, but all roads end except those to nowhere and I reckon his has. The man they call Magic drove the dual NZ Cup winner Copy That in a race that he should have won at Alexandra Park on Friday night, and got it […]
Hey Archie I was interested in your thoughts on Tamworth R9 yesterday which was trifectad by Summit. I found it odd that Tom Ison on one of the two fancies would hand up to an outsider in Joes Redemption given the lack of a sprint lane at the venue. Summit owns both the horses but […]
This was race 3 at Shepparton on Friday night. Keep your eyes on the horse on the very inside. There is no clear run for it up the sprint lane. So the driver ignores the rules about going inside the pegs and makes one. No Steward saw this either. We’re flying in the integrity ranks […]
Fresh from the success of the band Birds of Tokyo playing at the Eureka, Harness Racing NSW has hung its hat on signing up a bunch of has been Aussie singers and bands to promote this years Carnival of Cups. Talk about back to the future. Things of Stone and Wood’s one and only hit […]
The NZ junior drivers championship involves 12 drivers, including the top four from Canterbury, the top three from Auckland, top two from Southland and then the next two points scorers overall, plus the wildcard. Nathan Delany, Leah Hibell and Fergus Schumacher from the North Island all have more Junior Drivers points than Korbyn Newman does. […]
How can a seemingly insignificant harness racing program observation that a horse who loses ground in the stretch will produce more winning longshots than any other program-only angle? This simple angle is frequently the final decisionmaker before placing a wager. It has been the source of more double-digit winners and triple-digit (and beyond) gimmicks than […]
Mario Borg – Super Mario – drives a winner in a race on average every 20 starts, and runs a place about 1 in 4. Or he used to anyway. This month his strike rates have spiked to 20% the win and 70% the place. He’s like a fine wine this now half centurion. Starts […]
Jason Grimson is far too good for the mere mortal trainer to match. He took the seemingly busted arse pacer HI MANAMEISJEFF from running last tailed out in a claimer to winning in Miracle Mile type time in the space of a fortnight. Who else but Emma Stewart could do that? Perhaps Clayton Tonkin, maybe. But […]
Have a captain cook at this will you? Gary Hall Jr on the heavily backed 2nd favourite Master Publisher forces his way off the fence and comes out right under Chris Voak on Carrera Mach in the purple and white on his outside. It is reckless, it is dangerous, it’s foul, and it’s a clear […]
