Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Here’s the rub. In any ‘normal’ race, it’s naturally expected that every combatant is there to win. That’s not so natural here. The goal, you see, is based on accumulation; point accumulation. Blazing out on night one, showing all your cards and playing all your aces may sound fun; but it’s equally likely to prove […]
Is this starter blind or just bent? Keep your eyes on the horse no 8 in the Robert Dunn colours, black red and white. Watch how he flies through the tapes and fires away. This is supposed to be a standing start race. That horse wasn’t stop then going. He was sprinting as the starter […]
From Princess to Warrior Queen: B. Graham above and below, half an hour apart. Brittany’s the most versatile broadcaster in sport. One of the best too. Heat One The two best square gaiters in the race ran 1-2, but the question is which was the better run? Neither in my opinion: Just Believe and Queen […]
N. Jack with his ID22 heat winning photos on the wall behind him Nathan Jack is a genius. Just ask him, he will tell you. Don’t be sure that he is telling the truth though. Great drivers get drives in Inter Dominions. Nate hasn’t got a cart to sit on in the heats of the […]
See the blokes on the far right in the crowd watching the first race at the Burnie trots last Friday night? They’re associated with the Ben Yole stable. See the man in the white long sleeved shirt? That is the Chief Steward Roger Brown, who is chairing the Stewards panel at the meeting. What is Brown […]
Ben Yole earns $11 in prizemoney for every $9 that the other nine trainers in the top ten earn combined, which is no surprise at all because Yole produces three times as many starters each week as the rest of them put together. Based on these numbers then, Tasracing’s seemingly crazed announcement to pour another […]
Merv Butterworth is the master of posing the polite understated question that screams RORT! This below is an extract from a report by Dr Barry Lichter published this morning on the ever-excellent Lincoln Farms website www.lincolnfarms.co.nz, which I highly recommend as a must read for trot fans. (Copy That’s owner) Merv Butterworth said he hopes […]
Gordon Banks and his cousin Marc Hanover have been great supporters of Australian and New Zealand harness racing for almost two decades now, and have poured a fortune into the local industry through their purchases of both yearling and tried horses. Gordon is also one of the most erudite people in harness racing, a man […]
What you see above is taken from the auditor’s report into it’s examination of Globe Derby’s finances last year, which in accounting terms ran from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2022. The Auditor said that cash was a significant source of income for the club. But the club didn’t cough up with the receipts […]
We are pleased to announce that the new CEO replacing Dayle Browne at Harness Racing Victoria is a man named Matt Isaacs. Isaacs – a graduate of Sydney University who finished dux in his MBA year – is from a retail background, and spent the earlier part of his career in management roles at Coca-Cola […]
