Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This one seems hard to believe, but at least three people who were at the track and heard it first hand just a couple of hours ago swear that it is absolutely true. As you will see in the video below, driver Tim Williams (black and white colours on the leaders back) has pushed off […]
The Eureka slot race is a concept that has immediately caused a division in the harness racing industry. Buyers, owners, trainers and drivers in the main love it. Breeders – or the most vocal among them anyway – hate it. We don’t have a position either way, so we thought we would take a critical […]
Mickey Muscat doesn’t have the greatest disciplinary record in the world that’s for sure. In the past 16 years he’s been put out twice for positive swabs, and it wasn’t that long ago that they let him back in. It didn’t last. Mickey’s pacer Knight Mariner threw an over the limit TCO read in the […]
We had the opportunity to speak to Andrew Kelly, CEO Harness Racing Australia, this morning to seek further information about the new slot race The Eureka, and thank him for taking the time to explain it. Here is the guts of it. RACE DATE/TRACK/DISTANCE 2 September 2023 Menangle 2300m FIELD SIZE Ten PRIZEMONEY 1st – […]
NZ harness racing lost a legend of the sport overnight. Jim Dalgety passed away. I didn’t know Jim, but through his achievements I felt I did. To a person the many I know in the game in NZ held him in the highest of respect. Blessings and comfort to his family and friends. What an […]
Can someone on the good ship Eureka today please have a word in the ear of the NSW Harness Racing Benevolent Fund Secretary Mr John Dumesny or the Treasurer Mr Peter Carney and remind them that the lodgement of their Annual Information Statement and Financial Statements to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is more […]
Once upon a time ‘Super’ Mario Borg was the darling of the South Australian harness administrators. That was back in the days when he was the President of the SA Country Harness Racing Clubs Association, and those in charge needed his vote on the board to assist them in the cause of their civil war […]
Need You Now was one of New Zealand’s best pacing mares. She won several Group races including the G1 Harness Jewels, and beat horses of the calibre of NZ filly or mare of the year winners Amazing Dream, Belle of Montana and Bettor Twist, and G1 winners Spellbound and Stylish Memphis just to name a […]
Trainer Shane Loone is going easy on his 14-year-old warhorse Bien Hoa this season, He’s only had eleven starts in the past six weeks, and eight in the last month. The next thing you know Loone will be putting him out in the paddock for a winter spell. What a shame there is no racing […]
