Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s well known that my favourite presently racing pacer is the mighty Belle of Montana, the Aussie owned national champion New Zealand 3YO Filly and and reigning 4YO mare. Through my friendship with Belle’s owner, I have been part of her journey from a wee, majestic looking yearling to the top of the game, with […]
What’s going on in NSW harness racing at the moment makes me feel sick in the guts, and I’m just a punter and interested observer standing back watching it unfold, and have no skin in the game at all. So how must the honest owners, trainers and drivers who throw their leisure time and money […]
Have you ever heard of a bunch of racing Stewards who don’t do a post race dope test on all the winners? Have you ever heard of a bunch who do pre-race dope tests on seven pacers, but only take post-race samples from three? Have you ever heard of Stewards who don’t test winners with […]
$2 872 – Rohan Hillier $2 253 – Marc Butler $1 340 – Bianca Heenan $1 273 – Todd Rattray $1 161 – Juanita McKenzie $1 029 – Kent Rattray $960 – Taylor Ford $640 – Adrian Duggan $606 – Geoffrey Smith $487 – Ben Yole
While the whole of Australian harness racing is getting wet with excitement about a super fast pacer named Ride High, who has yet to even race in, let alone win, an Open Age group race at any level, there is a little superstar over the ditch in New Zealand quietly going about his business who […]
In fifty years of following the trots I don’t think I have ever seen a trainer roll out 2100 runners in a single season before, especially in a jurisdiction that only generally races twice a week, but that’s what Ben Yole did in the just ended 2019/2020 year. It’s a staggering figure, and given that […]
On Wednesday afternoon a number of police cars were seen parked outside the offices of Harness Racing South Australia, the employer of the racing Stewards in that State. Less than 48 hours later the Chief Steward – who it is our understanding was appointed to the role without it having ever been advertised – resigns […]
Bling it On served 92 mares in its first full season at stud. 63 foals were born from this crop. Two must have subsequently died or been deported, because each is eligible for the rich NSW Breeders race series, however there only 61 are on the official registration list. Only 9 of these foals were […]
Look at this rabble that were served by the then new season sire Bling it On in its first full year at stud. Each of these mares are owned either by Luke and Belinda McCarthy and/or their various companies, or by their parents. The owners of the foals received a $500 Colonial Stallion bonus payment […]
Taking a sneak peak at the top ten of the harness racing trainers premiership around the nation is somewhat of an interesting exercise, a very interesting one indeed. You learn a few things. Things like that Tasmania’s leading trainer Ben Yole really isn’t that good, and achieves what he does through sheer weight of horse […]
