Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
The drivers at Wagga were overjoyed to experience the hospitality in between races provided by the club’s much disliked CEO Greg Gangle at its first meeting his ban on the generous Mrs Christine Clement buying food for the drivers and trainers room. They got to share a packet of biscuits instead. Great work Gangles. When […]
How do the committee of Globe Derby come to the conclusion that the club can pay its debts as they fall due? Globe Derby owes almost $4.5 m It has just under $1.8 million to its name, if you believe the Directors of the club. I don’t. Suspend disbelief and assume that they are telling […]
