Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
For those of us old enough to remember when breaking the two minute mile was an achievement, it’s hard to believe that today a pacer in America named Bulldog Hanover – driven by Kiwi superstar Dexter Dunn – smashed the world record by running 1.45.4 for the mile at the Meadowlands. In the past 4 […]
The hot word from the track at Albion Park last night is that Queensland has a very high profile new trainer moving up here permanently, an Inter Dominion winner no less. Jason Grimson is his name. Apparently Jill has fallen in love, hard, and if knew you knew who the young lady was you couldn’t […]
My old mate owns a lovely restaurant down on the waterfront at Shorncliffe, up on the hill. He used to punt, but gave it up for a higher pursuit. Nothing to do with anything, only that if you knew what the higher pursuit was you would understand the irony of the next bit. There are […]
You couldn’t make this one up if you tried. Announcement released at 11.56pm last night. Those in the know (guess who Blue?) knew well before that. Albion Park is cactus as a race track. The dogs are going to get $40 million to build a new track to relocate to. They deserve it too. But […]
This is the featured event on the Albion Park website right now. Saturday’s night’s big races. The time-honoured Sunshine Sprint. And the Group 1 Golden Girl. You’d have to be kidding wouldn’t you? Of course she’s a girl? She couldn’t be a woman could she. Then the little boys who run the club would have […]
Harness Racing Australia’s silence on the continuing employment of Scott Steele at the Albion Park club has been deafening. This is the peak body of a sport that, despite various waves of discrimination, has been trailblazer for the participation of women. As long ago as 1917 women were driving against and beating men, although it […]
