Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is race 7 at the Mildura Trots on Friday night. The leader in this race and the one on it’s back are $13 in the betting. Both are trained by Ashleigh Markham. He drives the leader. The horse in the death is the $1.25 favourite. Markham puts on a suicidal pace in front, running […]
https://www.abc.net.au/7.30/inside-penrith%E2%80%99s-multi-million-dollar-stadium/14061994 The link above takes you to a real interesting ABC program about the battle to save the Penrith trots from being taken over by the Government to build a new stadium for the Panthers. That’s just a smokescreen of course. What this is really about is the Government taking the trots land to give […]
What you see above is what Lochinvar Art’s driver Leigh Sutton told the HRV Stewards when asked about his drive on the horse that set the race up for Nathan Jack and Copy That on Saturday night. The first bit is true. Sutton didn’t start serving it up to the leader and favourite Bondi Lockdown […]
Adam Hamilton wrote this about Lochinvar Art yesterday. He was talking about the horse internally bleeding in the race at Melton on Saturday night. A minor bleed he says. It was in fact Grade 4 Exercise‐induced pulmonary haemorrhage (EIPH). That ain’t minor. You’d hate to have Adam Hamilton as your vet. He’d tell you that […]
In December 2020 the South Australian Chief trot Steward issued this media release declaring that it was his intention to charge Amanda Turnbull with breaches of the rules for allowing her then unlicensed boyfriend Nathan Jack to train her horses that were contesting the rich Southern Cross race series in Adelaide. It was an egregious […]
Australia’s one time pin-up pacer Lochinvar Art has run his last race Down Under. Owner Kevin Gordon said the former Hunter and Victoria Cup hero would either be retired or be sent to North America to continue his career. The shock decision came after Lochinvar Art had a minor bleed and was stood down from […]
The contenders for the job of CEO of Harness Racing Victoria appear to have been whittled down to three. Acting CEO Fiona Mellor is the long odds on favourite. She was put into the role of Chief Commercial Officer to prepare her for the big seat, and she would have to rob a bank not […]
SUBURBAN AND REGIONAL STADIA—Ms Julia Finn to ask the Minister for Skills and Training, Minister for Science, Innovation and Technology, Minister for Enterprise, Investment and Trade, and Minister for Sport (1) Does the Government stand by its November 2020 commitment to upgrade Jubilee Stadium? (a) Is the estimated cost of the work still $200 million? […]
I love seeing a more confident and dynamic Penrith. It no longer accepts second rate and, as the geographical centre of the Western Parkland City, we know we deserve world‑class infrastructure. That leads me to Penrith Stadium. The New South Wales Government has committed to the full redevelopment of Penrith Stadium. I know that the […]
The Penrith District AH & I Society – which runs the Penrith Paceway and Penrith Showground – says 177 years of history is at stake after the State Government said it would compulsorily acquire the site for a new stadium if commercial negotiations to buy it failed. Infrastructure NSW this morning confirmed that it wants […]
