Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In the wake of the hugely successful new Constellation series run during the Winter Carnival harness racing in Queensland looks all bright, shiny and sparkling, but beneath the smiling veneer hides a horrible truth. That truth is that Queensland harness racing is not far from the brink of financial collapse. The annual report published by […]
The all conquering Emma Steward stable had 14 runners across five Group races for 2 and 3-year-old pacers run at Bendigo last night. Fiver were in the Victorian Oaks. They finished 1-2-3-5-7. Four were in the Derby. They ran 1-3-4-11. Three were in the 2YO Home Grown Classic for fillies. They finished 1-2-3. The remaining […]
I’m Spiderman. Maggie and I are off to Hamilton Island for the week with the winnings. I hope Bonno has left enough in the kick to pay the rent. It’s cold at night down there at night in the parks of Melbourne I am told. Race 1 – Struve SECOND An absolute tragedy beaten. If […]
I am very sorry to hear about Shane Loone’s health issues, and sincerely wish him good luck and a full recovery, or long remission with a good quality of life at least. Having empathy for a fellow human being’s condition and compassion for their plight does not however mean that one should change one’s views […]
It’s a huge night of all group racing at Bendigo tonight. It seems weird running the Vic Cup and the Classics in the country rather than town, but in these cursed times of COVID you’ve got to take a great race meeting whenever you can find it, and this is one. Buckle in and enjoy […]
Will there one day be a statue of the Terror next to the Tornado in Paleface Park, Temora? You just never know. The Temora Terror is out of the finals series of the Breeder’s Challenge. Brilliant two-year-old pacer Mister Rae – the unbeaten rapidly emerging cult hero from the home town of the great Paleface […]
* No 2010 financial report is publicly available for harness racing, so we have used the 2009 figures. The numbers used here are true and correct, and extracted from the respective codes annual reports. A lot of people in harness racing have a lot of different opinions about Kevin Seymour. I have held different opinions […]
MILDURA Race 6 no 11 – Mailman Delivers. Race 8 no 8 – Bernie Winkle So does the champ. MELTON Race 8 no 8 – Tough Monarch Rickie Alchin has got the brilliant old warrior absolutely flying. He’s not quite as fast at Tornado Valley, but he’s fitter than his rival and a hell a […]
Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole trains 58 of the 91 starters on the seven race card at Hobart tonight. How ridiculous is that? Here are his starter numbers in each race. R1 – 10/13 R2 – 8/12 R3 – 9/12 R4 – 5/13 R5 – 7/13 R6 – 9/15 R7 – 10/13 Chainsaw should on numbers win […]
FRIDAY – AUCKLAND Race 2 No 5 – The Mighty Miki Chris ‘C.J.’ Ryder’s colt trained by Barry Purdon’s looked really good in it’s trial. On debut here, but as long as he paces cleanly he wins. Race 5 No 2 – Miss Montana This little one is a very good filly in the making, […]
