Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Miss Puediepie is an average sort of low class mare who had been going like a busted arse all year. Sure she won a weak sex and class restricted race at Coolamon in April, but the mares she beat were walkers, and her final quarters of 30.9 and 31.3 for a last half of 62.2 […]
A fortnight ago we wrote about the amazing run of success being enjoyed by trot trainer Tim Williams, and told you how he had improved a slow old horse named Manly Mach so much that he had taken 5.6 seconds off it’s previous best time when winning a race with it at Menangle. Well, in […]
A story published this morning based on information provided to the author, coupled with the ‘facts’ stated in the official Stewards Report, has subsequently proven to be incorrect. We apologise to Ms Hannah Van Dongen, and in particular to Mr Lane O’Shannessey for the erroneous report reprinted from the Steward;s findings that there was an […]
Have a read of this. It’s a story that appeared in the Perth newspaper the West Australian yesterday. It’s true too. But it’s not the full truth. This couple involved are a high profile WA harness trainer and his wife. The husband played stick and ball at the Olympics for Australia. It seems the love […]
Mafuta is Swahili for fat. Mafuta Vautin. Fatty Vautin. It’s a cracker, but there’s one thing Darrel didn’t know when he named it. Words have multiple meanings in the Swahili language. Mafuta also means anointed. The chosen one. Dreams. They can come true. Remember when Fatty’s boys won Origin? He was punting next to me […]
Under the Southern Cross I stand, a sprig of wattle in my hand, Green and Gold and blood maroon, the ID trophy is coming home! Wouldn’t you hate to be Darrel Graham right now. You’ve just spent half a million on legals to knock out a case that should never have been taken. You lost […]
I simply cannot believe it. Ride High has been withdrawn from the Inter Dominion. Why? Owner Peter Gleeson has been telling us for ages that the horse nicknamed Chainsaw was coming back. Trainer Clayton Tonkin told us too. Look. March 2021 July 2021 September 2021 How could they have been so wrong? Clayton wasn’t lying […]
It was only a couple of days ago that we told you about veteran driver John ‘the Russian’ Stariha being outed for a month for running crazy stupid sectional times on a leader in a race at Albion Park. Well he did it again in the last race last night. The Russian was driving It’s […]
Emma Stewart trains six out of the ten winners on Breeders Crown night. Her strike rate is 67%, for she only contests nine races. She lands three quinellas too. More than $630 000 worth of prizemoney her horses win. 7.5% she gets as a minimum. A tick under 50 grand. It’s not bad for a […]
Better late than never. We’re in for a big night. MELTON Race 3 no 2 – Tough Love NSW’s best 2YO female trotter takes on Victoria’s best fillies Just A Bit Touchy and Aldebaran Vera. It beats them too. Peter V’Landys v Giles Thompson. It’s no contest at all is it? Race 4 no 11 […]
