Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Chris Frisby trained pacer Feelgood Express was backed from $1.95 into $1.75 in the 7th race at Redcliffe last night. I very much doubt it was the stable’s money. If it had been it is highly unlikely that Shane Graham would have driven it the atrocious manner than he did, most unlikely indeed. Feelgood […]
The mail is that talented Tasmanian harness racing trainer/driver Conor Crook has applied for and been granted 16 boxes at the newly constructed Shepparton Training Centre in Victoria, if and when it is ever completed (more on that later). His move can’t come quick enough for Tassie punters, who to a person are sick and […]
The Stewards panel on the night of the dubious drive was Steve Mulcay (Chairman), Keith Coppins, Ben Van Zan and Adrian Dooley. Between them these four men have have well 100 years of racing experience combined, including at the competition as well as in senior integrity roles in New Zealand and Mr Mulcay is a […]
Well this media spin campaign by Lincoln Farms and the ‘Magic Didn’t Hook the 2nd Fave’ campaign run by John Street’s man Dr Lichter – a close associate of Robert Dunn – gets more and more curious by the minute. This is what driver Maurice McKendry said on Friday, or what the spin Dr Lichter […]
The Magic Man proves how tricky the turn at Auckland is by coming widest of all around the turn and winning on Simply Sam, just six days after he was certain that the rail was the place to be We wrote earlier in the week about the cynical campaign that Lincoln Farms is running to […]
Jack Chapple just turned sixteen. On the day he did, he applied for his junior trot driving license, before he even opened his presents. This is a kid who lives, breathes and eats harness racing. He calls races, he studies videos and does form, he works horses with his dad before school, and mucks out […]
Another week goes by, another week an anonymous idiot blogger whose name is Archie Butterfly kicks the self-appointed and promoted harness racing expert Jason Bonnington’s arse on the tip. Archie 3 – Jason 0. Even though he’s playing every game at home, and the Far North Queenslander away. I guess that’s why we have brekky […]
We are spotting Bon Bon $50 start this week after taking him to town 2 out of 2. To give himself a chance he’s upped the stake to $300. Happy days. You can find Bonnington’s tips at the link below. https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/bon-ups-the-stakes-with-300-tabcorp-park-game-plan/ Here are ours. May the best trot man win. MELTON 4 LEG WIN MULTI […]
Watch this drive by Maurice McKendry on the 2nd favourite Simply Sam at Alexandra Park last Friday week. McKendry is in the green colours with the white cap, sitting one off the fence directly behind and trailing the eventual winner Harder Than Diamonds. See what he does on the turn, and in the straight. Why […]
This time last year Anthony Butt was driving Copy That in the Rising Sun, and driving winners at a rate of 1 in 4. Things have dropped off a little since then*. Ants strike rate is now just 11.4%, less than half of what it had been over the previous two seasons. He hasn’t got […]
