Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We are now hearing whispers from down south and across the ditch that Mr Bella Button – Kiwi trainer Mark ‘Juice’ Jones – is going to take over Jack Trainor’s barns at Menangle when Turbo takes off to Jersey after the Miracle Mile carnival. In one way it would be apt, for birds 0f a […]
Hello Arch It’s Syd from south Australia. In reply to Bill from the Barossa. I whole heartily agree with the prizemoney increases being a sleight of hand. First any increase is great for the game, but let us put reality into the equation here. Average prizemoney in winter in SA per meeting in the past […]
A fortnight and a half ago the South Australian Treasurer, a bloke named Stephen Mullighan, announced that the racing industry’s share of the POC tax would increase from 10% of the 15% collected – that is, a tenth of the take – up to 20%, meaning that racing now gets a fifth of the rake. […]
Well just look at this will you? Trainer Mark ‘the Juice’ Jones has turned an absolute cat who would be in the breeding barn if only she had any breeding into New Zealand’s most winning horse of the year 2023. Bella Button. Bugger me. Millwood Nike is a superstar wh0 has won 2 Group 1’s […]
Peter Chadwick chaired the Melton harness meeting on Saturday night, as he should, for the Plodder is the Chief Steward. Which is a bit silly really, because what he knows about the trots you could write on the back of a postage stamp and still have plenty of room left over to copy down the […]
I wouldn’t even trust you, I’ve not got much to give We’re dealing in the limits, and we don’t know who with You may think that I’m out of hand, that I’m naive, I’ll understand On this occasion it’s not true Look at me, I’m not you New Order – Regret The Mates4Harness Trot NSW […]
Yesterday morning we write about how the Murrihy inquiry report is supposed to be handed down by the end of this week. Late yesterday arvo it is announced that the report’s delivery has been put back by 8 weeks. You have to start suspecting that fix is in don’t you? We certainly not, but there […]
Dear Peter Profit SA harness racing is currently sitting on 6% of overall wagering turnover in the State. The much vaunted improved stake money is a sleight of hand. Go back to school and learn some simple arithmetic. Race handicapping Australia wide just a joke. There are no leaders of any standing within the industry […]
The mail floating out of Victoria is that wagering on harness racing in the State has absolutely collapsed. Now this is unconfirmed, but what we are hearing is that the current breakdown of the turnover split is looking something like this: 56% gallops 39% greyhounds 5% harness racing We have to say that these numbers […]
Jason ‘Jill’ Grimson gives all the appearance of being a nice young bloke. He’s polite, softly spoken, and sounds like the brilliant horseman that so many believe him to be. That blonde sheila in America who has just gone to jail for 11 years for selling blood tests that don’t work seemed like a genius […]
