Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It was a funny old night at Bathurst. The fave in the 1st blew from $1.60 to $1.95, got planted in the death outside the 2nd fave and got beaten a head, in a deceptive finish in which it appeared that driver Amy Day stopped driving and took a huge grip three strides too early. […]
Colin De Felippi is one of New Zealand’s oldest and most successful trot drivers. Flip’s been around forever, and at age 69 has learnt more tricks than the average punter has had hot dinners. He’s got away with more than a few of them over the years too. Not this one. See the horse in […]
Australia’s cleanest and most honest trainer/driver pair David Kennedy and Jackson painting have uncovered the new Lombo Pocket Watch. Remember Lombo Pocket Watch? He was that champion Mick Lombardo owned colt who won 17 of his 18 starts as a 2-year-old, and became the first horse of that age to ever be named Australian Pacer […]
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 […]
