Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
During the running of a race a driver shall not shout loudly, or make any improper noise Harness Racing Rule AHR.162(1)(t) Harness Racing Authorities shall not waste money promoting imbecilic race series that reduce wagering revenue while quadrupling costs The Reverend Archie Butterfly What’s all that bloody noise? Are they racing pigs now? Mrs Mango, […]
There are a lot of great trot drivers in Australia right now, a real mix of old, new and in between. For mine though one stands out head and shoulders above the rest. And no, it’s not Jack Callaghan, although he does finish a close second. The best driver in the country is Tex. Well, […]
Last week we told you about how the NZ Group 1 winning mare Need You Now – now known as I Need You Know – hasn’t been able to go a yard since transferring over to Luke ‘the Duke’ McCarthy from the stables of leading Kiwi trainer John Dunn. I am not sure if we […]
The Ben Yole stable gets away with terrible things in Tasmania. Race fixing rorts are probably the least of them, but gee they stick in your throat. Yole trained the three horses running 1-2-3 on the fence in the 5th race at Launceston on Saturday night. The trio were all owned by Yole and his […]
Have you ever in your life heard of a trot trainer winning 18 of their past 25 starts, at a strike rate of 72%? You have now. Emma Stewart’s done it. 18 winners in 10 days at 5 different tracks, and 4 placings too. One of the races she lost was to her other stable […]
One of the great unknowns about the new levies that Harness Racing Australia intend to impose on the owners or breeding rights holders of shuttle stallions or imported frozen semen is whether the peak body actually has the legal right to impose the additional charges. There is no doubt that HRA have a general right […]
Ashford Secret is a very slow pacer that has: 1. Had nine starts and never finished closer than 5th 2. Been beaten an average of just under 40 metres every time it has gone around 3. Gone off at an average price of over $100 at each of its past 7 starts Last night at […]
I am not sure that Harness Racing Australia’s projections are correct in regard to raising the money to fund the Eureka. HRA are saying that the new differential fee/charge/levy or whatever you want to call it on shuttle and semen sires being implemented as of 1 September this year will raise between $900 000 and […]
A decade and a half ago Harness Racing New Zealand attempted to introduce a new $30 per season charge on harness racing owners to fund breeders and owner associations that only some owners and breeders belonged to and supported.. One major owner jacked up about it, and challenged it in the courts. He won. The […]
There is a delicious irony about the name of Australia’s new $2.1 million harness slot race Harness Racing Australia met with representatives of the breeders associations today to inform them of the funding mechanism for the new $2.1 million Eureka slot race. Ten slots will be sold at $100 000 apiece. Commercial sponsorship will bring […]
