I Guess it is Serendipity in a Strange Way
See the bikeway next to the track that Peter Bain built? The Stuart O’Grady Cycleway. O’Grady was a self professed EPO cheat. The cycleway is currently closed. Life imitates art.
Doped Up Pony Alert
Port Au Prince was a cat in New Zealand. It won bugger all in snail’s crawl time. 3 from 35, two of them at Invercargill, one at Ascot Park. Never ran a final winning half in under 58 seconds. Total prizemoney from those 35 starts? $32 079. It comes across the Tasman to Robbie Morris. […]
Want to Triple Your Money in About 1 Minute and 51 Seconds? – Then Be Quick
Menangle today. Race 5. Number 9. Nick of Time. $3.20 right now. Get on quick.
Speaking of Silly
How’s Adam Hamilton’s claim that there are only two races buzzing around his head at this time of year. One is the NZ Cup, which has created a sense of excitement that we all share. Tick. The other one is the Eureka, a race that is 11 months away and at this stage has only […]
Staggering it is that 11 of the 12 mares in last Saturday’s Victorian Oaks were US or European sires. Absolutely staggering. It’s a sign of the global revolution in breeding. Or so Bonnington says. If only he knew a bit about harness racing history, or bothered to do a bit of research, he might one […]
Meet Fungus Ferguson – He is a Drug Cheat – And Perhaps a Whole Lot More
I want to introduce you to Craig ‘Fergo’ Ferguson, aka Fungus. Fungus is a trot trainer. The most improved trainer in the world. In the four seasons from 2017-2020 he had 304 starters for just 17 winners. Horses trained by him won $171 954, at an average annual earn of $42 989. He was struggling. […]
Three Viruses and a Trio of Tie Ups – Yeah Good
Why is that so many All Stars runners over the years have contracted viruses or tied up early on in their preps? It’s uncanny. I wonder what they treat them for to fix it? Wouldn’t it be lovely to know. Editor’s note: Akuta and Franco Mac ran 1-2 in the Group 1 Canterbury Flying Stakes […]
A Pretty Cruisy Dude
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=562880375643110&ref=sharing The 2YO that I have been telling you was a champion before he even raced – Merlin – won the Harness Million at Addington last night. It’s a race that some pretty handy horses have won over the years: Akuta, Lazarus, Changeover, Bailey’s Dream, Il Vicolo and Courage Under Fire are just a few. […]
Dead Horses, Dollars, and Disgraces – Another Summit Bloodstock Special
We come to race 8 at Gloucester Park last night. The favourite is 2-1 on in the old parlance, or $1.50 in today’s language. A horse named Alcippes Delight, who was drawn on the outside of the back row, was backed from $13.00 into $4.80 to beat it. One guess who owns Alcippes Delight, or […]
How to Give a Bleeder Shot, Woodend Beach and Summit Else Style
It is simple, and highly effective. 5ml Formaldehyde, mixed with 25ml of Saline. Embalming fluid and salt water. Guess what there is a lot of at beaches? Salt water. Know the funny thing though? The beach trainers don’t even bother with the water. Bang! Formaldehyde straight into the vein. It works like a dream. It’s a […]