Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Coffey and his dad, popular Swan Hill thoroughbred trainer Austy, have taken the reins for one of the slots in the inaugural Running of the Bulls, in the Mallee town of Birchip – and organising a massive family reunion at the historic event on Sunday week, March 8. The Coffey family is among the 10 […]
There is a lot of conjecture at the moment about what might might happen when Queensland’s greatest trotter ever Gus and Victoria’s best of the 21st century Keayang Zahara will finally meet. Which if it won’t be in the Hammerhead at Menangle will almost certainly be in The Trot at Cambridge. I can tell you […]
We are going to publish some stories critical of Nathan Dawson in the come coming days, but first we thought we would show you why. Dawson is an absolutely gun driver when he tries. Tuesday’s steer on Frankie Ferocious confirms it. This was the perfect drive. No bum could have done it. Hold that thought. […]
Tapentadol is a heavy duty painkiller, a synthetic form of heroin, which in itself is a synthetic type of morphine. Bob and Vinnie Knight’s success was born on morphine. Feel no pain, run pain free. Paul Tonkin had an excuse for horse throwing a positive swab to trace elements of the stuff. He had been […]
What you see at the top is New Zealand harness racing rule 869(3)(b). Can you read what it says in red? Any time a driver hits a wheel it is an offence, punishable by a fine or suspension. Junior driver Seth Hill knows this. He recently shifted in and hit another driver’s wheel during a […]
MENANGLE Race 4 Hollywood Strip is 6 from 6 and a potential champion. Too short too back, but the time will be interesting if Hewitt lets it go full bore. Race 5 In all the totally justified Leap To Fame, Swayzee, Kingman, Republican Party hype many have forgotten Don Lou. They shouldn’t. You don’t go […]
Story by Imran Ali, Emma Sudano and Edward Russell: Herald Sun The case of a Melbourne harness racing identity, extradited from the Northern Territory and charged with serious alleged drugs offences, has been delayed as phone transcripts are not ready. Hassan Taiba, who owned Captain Ravishing — which was regarded as the most exciting horse in the sport […]
If there is one thing in this life that I hate, it’s being taken for a f**king idiot. Call me crazy, call me mad, call me a total idiot if you like, and you won’t be far wrong on any count. Just don’t call me stupid, because I am not. Even if the HRV Stewards […]
It’s now near the end of February, and still we haven’t heard a word from the Auckland Trotting Club about how they are going to secure a buyer for the Franklin Park training center so the club can pay down its $80 million debt. The debt incurred in the process of the club selling prime […]
Archie Regarding the WA handicapping system. Certain very high profile trainers, operating outside established channels, sought and got meetings with certain RWWA Harness officers to specifically pitch for RBD and changes to programming because they and their privileged owners were being made to sing a bit harder for their supper with their NZ imported stock. […]
