Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tasmanian thoroughbred and harness racing may not seem to care a great deal about the impending shut down of greyhound racing in the State, but neither code seems to realize what is about to hit them when the dogs are gone. You see greyhound racing accounts for 39.5% of wagering turnover on Tasmanian races, yet […]
The good news for harness racing is that N40 owner Josh Davine has resolved the issues that led to him making the decision to severely downsize his racing interests, and will be staying in the game. Nutrien’s online N40 Reduction Sale will go ahead as planned, but those anticipating a cheap fire sale will be […]
Peter ‘Noddy’ McMullen decided to take his old mate Gus on a trip to New Zealand. It was a working trip. Gus was there to run in the Dominion Handicap, and Pete was there to pull off a plunge. It seemed a pretty ambitious plan. Gus had won a Group 2 and a Group 3 […]
See this Ewan Sexton chap in the picture? The new Manager of Corporate Governance and Strategy at Harness Racing NSW? Nothing against the bloke, who I am sure is a very nice chap, but who is he and where did his job come from? We have searched up, down and sideways and cannot find any […]
Victorian trainer Paul Tonkin had the misfortune of one of his horses throwing a positive swab in NSW to the powerful painkiller Tapentadol. Tonkin – who is no relation to Clayon or Peter Tonkin: same name, different family – pleaded guilty to the charge, was a first time offender, and the positive was accepted to […]
Bulls**t. You have no idea what you are talking about, the SBSW sons and SL are the most prominent sires in the US but it’s not because a “saturation” of Art Major and BD mares because there isn’t a saturation of those mares in the US, most of the BDs are in Canada where he […]
Aa the old champs Bettors Delight and Art Major begin to fade away into memories and the history books, the new generation of top sires has emerged and is pretty clear. Captain Treacherous, Downbytheseaside, Huntsville, Sweet Lou are certainties, and either Cattlewash or Papi Rob Hanover – both new sires performing spectacularly in the age […]
What you see above is the trainer’s receipt for a swab sample taken from their horse at a NSW harness race meeting on the 22nd of May 2025. The usual practice in most States with swabs is that they are either personally delivered or couriered to the relevant testing laboratory after the conclusion of the […]
We were right about Luke McCarthy being the best trainer in Australia weren’t we? Kingman’s outstanding victory in the NZ Cup yesterday proved that. It might even have proven that Luke is the best trainer in the Dominion too. What McCarthy has done with this horse is simply incredible. He was getting beaten by Some […]
Remember the Gambler? Kenny Rogers? The glass pipe jockey who last year copped his fifth disqualification for throwing personal positive swabs, all bar one of them to meth or ice? You know Kenny, the big talker non-walker who made cowardly threats against our person after we wrote a story about him, then wouldn’t answer the […]
