Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
New information has come through in the middle of the night about the disqualification drama in the last at Newcastle on Friday night. It was a ring in! Kozaczynski went out and raced as Artistic Scott, and Artistic Scott raced as Kozaczynsi. And in the first instance the Stewards missed it all. Oh dear. The […]
A week and a half ago we wrote to the Harness Racing NSW Integrity Manager Michael Prentice about a start at Bathurst, the one in which half the front line missed the jump, but not the two starters trained out of the man in the mobile David Micallef ‘s barn. We asked Mr Prentice to […]
Aaron Goadsby has been in the news lately due to the deeds of his star 2-year-old Lovareschs. I strongly suspect that he is about to hit the headlines for a different matter completely, and one that is not a good news story either. Goadsby had 3horses in the last race at Newcastle on Friday night. […]
Ah, um, I am not so sure that this was ever New Zealand’s national symbol. In fact as half a Kiwi I am quite sure that it wasn’t. I guess Perth was a long way from Auckland back then. And there were no New Zealand horses in the final. But still …
How Calcutta’s work is that you buy tickets to try and win a horse in the race in a raffle. In this case the tickets cost $10. If you win one you have to put it up for auction. You can either buy it back yourself by making the highest bid, or you can sell […]
1.1 Background The intention of this policy is to outline to all industry stakeholders the circumstances where the Harness Racing Victoria (HRV) Stewards require the prior disclosure of the intended tactics to be employed in a race. 1.2 Objectives The objectives of this policy are to: Protect the integrity of the Victorian Harness Racing Industry […]
THE GOOD The crowds. Wasn’t it great to see so many people at the Creek? It almost felt like the old days, or the possible ones ahead. The Lost Storm What a 3YO colt this is. He will give the Eureka a fair shake. Jack Callaghan’s drive on Mach Shard in the 1st What a […]
There is this old Damon Runyon story called All Horse Players Die Broke. I’ve republished it in the story below, but basically it’s all about how there a million ways in racing to get beaten. The story was written a century ago, but the truth of it has stood the test of time. We saw […]
I greatly respect Tim ‘Tic Toc’ O’Connor as a harness racing enthusiast and author of stories about the sport, so this is not a personal sledge, but fair dinkum Tic Toc, are you for real? Now 1200m racing isn’t new to the sport – The Stampede dates back to 2004 and the Mercury80 to 2020 […]
When we bid for a slot in the TAB Eureka we promised to use it as a chance to take the sport outside of its bubble. That’s the very reason we approached Charles. He’s not just a sporting superstar and celebrity, he’s one with a genuine love of harness racing and he’s the perfect fit. […]
