Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
If the barrier draw procedure for the $50 000 Peak of the Creek final tonight seems mad, that is because it is. Fancy letting the heat winners select their own draws. It is almost as silly as allowing the fastest hear winners first pick. What hope do the horses that didn’t win a heat have […]
Am I the only one who holds huge questions about Jack Laugher’s drive on the $1.25 favourite Captain Bellasario in the 7th race at Yarra Valley yesterday afternoon? If so, then in my view the world is drunk and the people are mad. Jack Laugher is a top class driver, number three in Victoria, the […]
Remember this story we told you a fortnight ago? Well it wasn’t wrong. The horse that Dick drove against to dig in a hole was Asterism. Last night with no rival reinsman trying to murder it Asterism came out and won easily at Tamworth. Funny that. Or not. Good on you Dick. You are a […]
Robbie Easton was the $1.80 favourite from the pole in race 4 at Gloucester Park. As far as I can see he has never galloped in his life, or at least not in his 50 career starts anyway. He did tonight. The fave led easily from the inside draw, was a length in front by […]
This article below that appeared in the Shepparton News in late 2017 sums up Nathan Jack’s problem getting his license back far better than I ever could. I make no comment at all on the matter, other than to remind you of the much lower evidential test in HRV hearings as opposed to criminal appeal […]
Harness Racing South Australia would have to be kidding wouldn’t it? Today it announced that it would like to confirm that the rumoured ‘80/20’ model is not a viable, desirable or sustainable option. The 80/20 model that HRSA are talking about was their idea, and essentially went like this – “We’re broke so we will […]
The Victorian County Crime and Appeals Court has today ruled that former harness racing trainer/driver has no case to answer on race fixing charges, and has set aside his previous conviction in penalty. In other words, Nathan Jack is innocent. Well sort of anyway. Nathan is not guilty to the criminal standard of beyond a […]
At the very outset I state that what follows is not a criticism of young driver Lucas Rando, or of his drive on True Confession. The kid drove it great. He is only a teenager, and can’t be expected to be either fully conversant with the rules yet, or bold enough to bowl into the […]
What does this police raid have to do with yearlings sold to a buyer on tick at the Sydney APG yearling sales in 2020? Where are these yearlings now? Have they ever actually been paid for? Why are none of them registered as racehorses? Is a harness racing licensee somehow embroiled in the arrests? Do […]
If you are doing the NZ Trotting Cup form for next Tuesday, it is worth seeing the short video clip below. It’s a slow, slow motion replay of the start. The horse you are looking at it South Coast Arden, one of the favourites for the Cup. It is drawn the outside on your far […]
