Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A fortnight ago we told you about the dead horse drive by young James Kettel at Globe Derby, and opined that the way things were going so fast downhill in the stewarding ranks in South Australia it was more than likely the stipes would let the kid off with a slap on the wrist with […]
On Sunday night at Devonport trainer Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole set a world record that is unlikely to ever be beaten for as long as the sphere spins like a top on its axis. 8 runners stood down from future competition in the space of just 5 races. If you lined them up by their aggregate […]
It is not very often that you see a New Zealand Group 1 winner race a US import in a rating 55-65 class race at Cranbourne on a Sunday afternoon, but we did yesterday. Smooth Deal won the Group 1 Young Guns at Auckland as a two-year-old when trained by Purdon and Rasmussen. In that […]
The official harness racing media is celebrating the fact that leading trainer Emma Stewart has qualified 9 of the 12 starters in Victoria’s richest and most prestigious 2YO race the Breeders Crown, which is run next weekend. They should be in mourning. What does it say about the Victorian harness racing industry that 75% of […]
2YO Fillies Somebeachsomewhere x 2 Captain Treacherous x 2 Bettors Delight x 5 American Ideal Always B Miki Restrepo —————————— 2YO Colts Captain Treacherous x 2 Sweet Lou x 2 Betting Line Art Major x 4 Pet Rock A Rocknroll Dance Tintin in America ——————————- 3YO Fillies Somebeachsomewhere x 2 Captain Treacherous x 2 Courage […]
I hate to tell Harness Racing New Zealand this, but 4.00.5 minus 3.56.6 actually equals 3.9 seconds, not 4.9. What does it matter though? Fifty metres? Seventy metres? A hundred? A thousand? It’s all just academic isn’t it? You can run too fast as you like and fly even higher when you’re on this gear. […]
For a long time now there have been a growing number of NZ harness racing participants decrying the dominance of the Robert Dunn and Mark Purdon stables, and saying that there is something very, very wrong about the way they dominate the feature events in the country, particularly in the South Island. After what we […]
Dunn wins the last race as well. It has been a very successful carnival. Not as good as the comeback kid Mark Purdon’s though. He drives a treble to add to his six on Cup Day and make it 9 winning drives at Addington’s most important two days of the racing year. His partner in […]
Dear Andrew Please find below my submission regarding the proposed Pinnacle slot race. 1. I support the concept generally and enthusiastically. 2. I support the proposed date of March/April. 3. I support the race being held over a middle distance. 4. I support the race being restricted to Australian born horses. 5. I support the bonus for […]
Two days ago we told you our views about race 1 at Terang on Tuesday night. The Stewards report is now out. Here is what we said, what the stipes found, and our comments. Not much of it is good. RACE 1 – REID STOCKFEEDS 3YO PACE (1680 MS) Alex Ashwood has 2 runners in the race, […]
