Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Lochinvar Art was a mighty run first up for a year in the Shepparton Gold Cup. Only Jack Callaghan beat him. Jack Callaghan is not a horse, he’s a 20-year-old driver. Even at that tender age I would go so far as to say that after this superlative drive on Spirit of St Louis to […]
The tote staff were busy at Dubbo last night they say https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/DUC14012208.mp4 Garry Edwards is a sprightly young chap of age 74 who is just starting to hit his straps as a harness racing trainer/driver. Up until last night at Dubbo young Gaz had driven 20 winners in the 21st century, none on the same […]
Im Loki is the archetypal Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock pacer. When they picked this hitherto slow WA pacer up it had just 6 races from its 110 career starts overn four years. It had been winless at it’s past 39 starts. The fastest winning time it had ever run was 1.59.2. These bovver boys […]
I told you that the Bull was back didn’t I? Last night he sat in the death over 2536m, ran through his last three splits in 28.9. 28 and 28.3, and kicked their heads in. The crazy bit was that they bet $2.50. That makes it a winning weekend for the Port Douglas punt pack […]
Have a look at this race. It’s the prelude to the Marlborough Cup run on Sunday as the second card of the two day feature meeting. The horse we are looking at is Homebush Lad, the equal 2nd favourite. It’s driven by Ben Hope, if driven is actually the right word. Driven deader than Elvis […]
Swan Hill – 11 January 2022 RACE 3 – GRIZZLY ENGINEERING – FIELD BOSS BATTLERS IN THE BUSH MAIDEN PACE (2240MS) TERROR OFA SAINT Glenn Douglas, on behalf of trainer Julie Douglas advised subsequent to a poor performance by Terror Ofa Saint at Swan Hill on 11 January 2022, the mare had seemingly recovered satisfactorily, connections were […]
Dear Archie Kevin & Kay Seymour’s Egmont Park Stud – Future Direction ….. After 55 years in the sport of harness racing, Kay & I have decided to discontinue the commercial stud side of our business. We have owned or co-owned Egmont Park Stud for 48 years and during this time have only had two […]
Alright Albert Einstein, you are living in South Australia and own pacers, and you want to run them at Port Pirie. Please explain in layman’s terms which race you are going to put them in, and why, and how the grading and handicapping works. Waiting … waiting …… waiting ….. I’m no Albert Einstein, but […]
Surf Ace had raced 29 times prior to last night, for four trainers and four wins. The fastest time that he’d ever won in was 1.59.6. Last night the four-year-old pacer appeared for the first time at Bathurst in the colours of his new trainer Turbo Trainor. It was his first run for three weeks. […]
Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity Jean de La Bruyère Kevin Seymour AM has never complained about the brevity of time. Quite to the contrary, Kevin knows all about time, and how to use in wisely. Now in his eighth decade pinned to the […]
