Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
After a long period of relative stability on the board of Harness Racing Australia there have been 14 Directors resign in the past 4 years. There are really probably 15, because a chap named Levi Mitchell was appointed to the board in late 2021 but appears never to have taken up the role. That is […]
Jesus, what high class racing we have at Redcliffe on a Wednesday night. The sort of card that is only for the true believers, the desperate punters, and the crazy. Just look at this field. Between the nine starters they’ve had 225 starts. Each have won as single race. That’s 9 wins all up across […]
How does this work? On 7 February 2022 trainer David Moran (of Lochinvar Art fame) was suspended for 7 months, effective immediately, after being found guilty of betting offences, hitting his ex-partner’s new boyfriend in the head, tipping the ex out of her cart, and lying to Stewards by falsely reporting that he had seen […]
Well it was nice of the new HRV Chief Steward to turn up to a couple of meetings and get his picture taken, but where has he gone? It looks like Pete the Plodder (Chadwick) is up to his old tricks and spending race days in the office opening and closing doors and shuffling papers. […]
I think harness racing is facing real challenges, and while I still enjoy it, I also want to investigate what my future, and that of the boys – Mark Purdon Champion harness trainer Mark Purdon has revealed the extent of his thoroughbred training ambitions as his All Stars stable gets ready for its next evolution. […]
By Barry Lichter Auckland Trotting Club president Jamie MacKinnon misled members this week with his announcement that work had begun to house Hall Of Fame memorabilia in the Alexandra Park club rooms. In his newsletter MacKinnon says “spaces within the club rooms have been identified and measurements taken for the building of secure showcases to […]
I keep telling everyone that Catch a Wave is the best 3YO in Victoria, but blinded by the idiotic Jason Bonnington and Co pro Captain Ravishing lights very few believe me. It’s at their peril. Catch a Wave is a superstar, and one that given his huge stature and size at such a still young […]
All in all, Turbo’s just another prick in the wall Have you ever seen a more blatant dead drive in your life than Jack ‘Turbo’ Trainor’s disgraceful display on It’s All About Faith in second race at Menangle on Saturday night? It was disgusting. This was a one goer this race, and the one goer […]
Colin De Fillipi is best known in Australia as the driver of Courage Under Fire, the pocket rocket who was one of the greatest young pacers ever seen in the Southern Hemisphere. I wonder if Flip kicked in the guts too? What the hell was going on at Hororata today? Why are these drivers such […]
In about the middle of last year the NZ trainer/driver Terry Chmiel was locked in certainty to come to QLD to take up a job as a QRIC Steward. He’d been offered the role and accepted it, and was in the process of selling off his stable stock and moving them over to other trainers, […]
