Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
If, after all that we have told you, you still need any further proof that South Australian harness racing is ruined, and rotten to the core, then just look at the 2nd race at the metro meeting at Port Pirie last Saturday night. It was the hottest race in history, and the Stewards who officiated […]
See number 5 there? It’s not the horse that it supposed to be. The word is that South Australian police officers were at Globe Derby Park yesterday checking on the systems and checks and balance in regard to their ongoing investigation into the Shane Loone runners ring-in a couple of months ago. While the police […]
Honest Ben Hope has been suspended four times for careless driving in the past 8 weeks. The message clearly isn’t getting through. There’s a reason for that. It’s because the RIB aren’t sending it. Hope’s first two punishments were three day suspensions. Then the RIB decided it needed to get tough and gave him four […]
As for the Oaks, Purdon suggests True Fantasy, who has been struggling with the same dust issues as Spankem, will definitely be in the classic next Friday. Call me stupid many do – but I am confused. How is it that only two pacers in the whole of New Zealand – Spankem and True Fantasy […]
Last month Harness Racing NSW endorsed some rule changes made by Harness Racing Australia, and gave them the force of law. We have given some of the new rules nicknames. Here they are. The Josh Gallagher Rule Disqualification Add new Rule 66(i) 66. A horse may be disqualified from a race or placed in a […]
111 years of history ended yesterday, with the running of the last meeting ever at the Devonport Showgrounds, which is being retired to the dust bin of small shit track history as the booming Tasracing prepare to spend $8 million building a new dual dog/trot complex in the State’s third biggest town. Huge Devonport is. It’s […]
Want to see a team driven race fix? Bridgetown in WA, wherever the hell that is, race 7. Trainer Ryan Bell has two in the race. One of them is Hillview Bondi, the favourite drawn in 1 that has blown from $1.12 to $1.25. Bell drives it. The other is number 6 Sound Wave, that […]
Group races in galloping are for the best of the best. Some of them are age restricted, but every one of them is open to all comers, and they are almost always won by horses who are at the top of their game. It’s different at the trots. Lots of things are, particularly in NSW. […]
GENERAL PRINCIPLES Group races shall be races open to all horses and free of eligibility restrictions. Races that are bound by age, sex or gait that are otherwise open in nature are included as Group Races. The GRP shall ensure that the guidelines are followed and in considering feature race applications, shall consider the number […]
Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole contested seven of the nine races on Tasmania Cup night at Hobart. He trained 32 of the 92 runners in those seven races. How many did he win? One. Australia’s greatest trainer must have been having an off night. Usually he turns out half the field each race and wins two. If […]
