Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s funny isn’t it? When the innovate and success driven CEO of the Cambridge Paceway Dave Branch broke the news that he was going to run a slot race and throw $150 000 of the club’s money in as a loss leader to stimulate interest in it, Harness Racing NZ laughed at him. Not out […]
Lucas Bucca is a 17-year-old kid who was having just his eleventh professional drive in the ten months since he got his license when he took the reins of his dad Anthony’s horse Okay Gringo in the 3rd at Menangle yesterday. So far young Bucca hadn’t driven a winner, so I’m told that he was […]
The coat of arms of the Duchy of Cornwall Earlier this year Shartin’s part-owner Richard Poillucci of North Eastern, Massachusetts paid $500 000 to buy a 3-year-old South Island Kiwi pacer named Duke of Cornwall. John Curtin negotiated the deal, no doubt at a huge premium for himself. We’ve told you before about Curtin and […]
Everyone imagines that harness racing in Perth is flying, and until an hour ago I did too. Why wouldn’t you? The prizemoney is up there with the best in the country, the two feature races are worth three-quarters of a mil, the horses are strong, and the owners are cashed up and willing and ready […]
David Aiken trained 2 of the 6 runners in the Free-For-All at Melton on Saturday night. The pair were Max Delight and Malcolm’s Rhythm, both Grand Circuit horses. Max had won 2 derbies, a Breeders Crown and a Victoria Cup. Malcolm had run 2nd to Max in the NSW Derby – beating Lochinvar Art into […]
Am I missing something here? Kalarney Heidi has won the Victorian Square Trotters Association award for Trotter of the Year. This mare raced 43 times during the season for just 6 wins, none of that at black type level. She earned $39 180 in prizemoney in the 2021 year. Her fastest winning time was 2.02.3. […]
Take a look at this drive by Angus Garrard on the leader Hy Voltage in race 6 at Albion Park last Tuesday afternoon. It was an absolute shocker, and perhaps even something a whole lot worse on top. Garrard charged Hy Voltage off the gate like a raging bull, and under no pressure at all […]
From small-time SA trot trainers to low level unregistered micro-share syndicator in SA, to the mantle as Australia’s most successful owners by winners, all in the space of just two years. Welcome to the world of Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock, a company owned by Bain’s former training partner Jake Webster and their friend Jamie […]
Oops, sorry. Luke Whittaker knocks over the $1.50 fave. There is something wrong about this race. It’s off, decidedly off. I don’t know what the end game was – lay the fave? nail the tri and first 4? exacta? – but the two tricks seemed to be to knock the favourite out completely, and to […]
Well I stand corrected by Gold Coast Greg, who has pointed out that I am wrong about the Egg. It’s the other way around. The dogs pinched it from the trots. From the Fairfield trots to be precise. Fairfield had been running the Golden Easter Egg for 25 years when the yappers appropriated the name. […]
