Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The carrier pigeons from Adelaide got caught in the chill wind that blew up the east coast of Australia and garbled their brains. Brad Elder went down to Adelaide for Aaron Bain Racing’s big shindig. The whole world was there it seems, or at least a bunch of South Australians, including the Public Trustee, a […]
Well we are about 13 weeks out from the 2022 Inter Dominion final, and the pictures about as clear as mud. The bookies have Spirit of St Louis as the pre-post fave. No-one else does. Louis couldn’t blow smoke up Self Assured or Copy That’s arse. The only question is whether or not they are […]
Fred Crews isn’t Rob Auber’s favourite person, but Auber isn’t ours, so who cares? Auber won a rating 52-55 race at a Sunday meet at Cranbourne last night. Fred won a heat of the Tornado Valley trot, and now his super smart 4YO Ollivici is headed to the final, where he will be favourite. I […]
A week ago Kate Gath drove Catch A Wave like a monkey. Yes it was drawn the inside of the 2nd row. Yes it was racing all age rating 70-79 pacers. Yes it was first up. But c’mon, Gath eased back off the arm to last, and could have come around the field at any […]
Honesty, as Billy Joel once warbled, is very hard to find; particularly in racing of all three codes. Predominantly, the white lies on offer, these days at least, are neither nefarious nor dangerous in nature. Despite what many may wish to believe about harness racing in particular, the ravenous rorts of yesteryear are cheerfully consigned […]
Race 1 at Cranbourne last night. Chogi is the longs odds on fave. It blows out the door from $1.45 to $1.95. Flowertop Mountain is backed from $6.00 into $3.70. Sir Chow firms from $15 into $8.50. Someone knew. They run the quinella. Kate Gath drives Chogi as if it’s Chokin. She gives it no […]
Melanie started her training career after a three-month apprenticeship under Lou Pena in Pennsylvania last year and had her first winner at Newcastle on January 9 with Days End. Melanie Elder is Darren Elder’s daughter, and Brad Elder’s sister. Lou Pena is Lou Pena. He used to be a leading trot trainer. Used to be. I’m not […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/PCM27082208.mp4 When the 15 time Group 1 winner Anton Golino was training the trotter Parisian Artiste it couldn’t go a yard. The horse had 14 starts for him without cracking a win, and ran just 3 placings. Toward the end it was getting beaten in Maidens at Ararat. Yabby Dam Farms sold the gelding as […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/PCM27082202.mp4 You will not be able to see this at full speed, I betcha, no matter how many times you try. The NSW Stewards didn’t, or can’t. What I am about to show you is the fine art of cheating in Group 1 races, as practiced by Nathan Jack. Nathan thinks I am an imbecile. […]
Ever since the Menangle track was built there have been an army of critics who claim that it needed/needs a sprint lane. I have never worn that uniform, or fought on that side. It’s a 1400m track. No sprint lane is required, just patience and driving skill. A little bit of Luke McCarthy in front […]
