Vale Jim Dalgety – A Great Man
NZ harness racing lost a legend of the sport overnight. Jim Dalgety passed away. I didn’t know Jim, but through his achievements I felt I did. To a person the many I know in the game in NZ held him in the highest of respect. Blessings and comfort to his family and friends. What an […]
Advance Australia HRNSW – Lodge Your Benevolent Fund Returns on Time
Can someone on the good ship Eureka today please have a word in the ear of the NSW Harness Racing Benevolent Fund Secretary Mr John Dumesny or the Treasurer Mr Peter Carney and remind them that the lodgement of their Annual Information Statement and Financial Statements to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission is more […]
Has Super Mario Got a Target on His Head? – How Else Do You Explain This?
Once upon a time ‘Super’ Mario Borg was the darling of the South Australian harness administrators. That was back in the days when he was the President of the SA Country Harness Racing Clubs Association, and those in charge needed his vote on the board to assist them in the cause of their civil war […]
Bad Moons Don’t Only Rise in America or London
Need You Now was one of New Zealand’s best pacing mares. She won several Group races including the G1 Harness Jewels, and beat horses of the calibre of NZ filly or mare of the year winners Amazing Dream, Belle of Montana and Bettor Twist, and G1 winners Spellbound and Stylish Memphis just to name a […]
Bien Hoa – The Horse That Just Keeps on Keeping On
Trainer Shane Loone is going easy on his 14-year-old warhorse Bien Hoa this season, He’s only had eleven starts in the past six weeks, and eight in the last month. The next thing you know Loone will be putting him out in the paddock for a winter spell. What a shame there is no racing […]
The RIB Scales of Justice are Way Out of Whack
As we showed you yesterday, New Zealand’s leading driver Blair Orange’s wilful disregard for the rules and for the safety of other participants in a pursuit of a $30 000 first prize directly resulted in the death of an innocent horse. Orange – who has driven 680 winners in the past 3 seasons – was […]
Mach Shard Smashes the Track Record at Wagga, Despite the Caller Describing Him as a Big Mac
Mach Shard ran second to Ultimate Sniper in the Inter Dominion at Alexandra Park two years ago, and ten months he later came out and beat Copy That and Belle of Montana in the Spring Cup at the same track. That’s some sort of form, cracking in fact. Despite having won a race at Melton […]
Emma Stewart and Mark Pitt Go to Tassie For the Night, and Make History By Winning 9 From 9
Emma Stewart and Mark Pitt did something last in Launceston that no trainer or driver have ever done before. They made history The pair competed in nine races, and won every single one of them. The only reason that they didn’t train and drive the card was because they didn’t have a runner in race […]
Noddy Hooks a Fave, and Gets Away With it Clean
Poker players usually have something that gives them away when they draw the right card. For some its their pupils widening. Others bite their lip. Some touch their face, or tap their foot, or exhale. There are many types of signs, the trick is to spot them. Trot driver Pete McMullen has a give away […]