Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This coming weekend’s Paleface Adios Stakes is named after the most popular pacer that Australia has ever known, a legend of the sport that I used to sit on my dad’s shoulders at the fence near the winning post and cheer when he came to town. The race named after him at Menangle is a […]
This is the 2025 Blacks A Fake. It’s one of the greatest races that you will ever see. A number of things fall out of it. Chris Barsby – the Accurate One – couldn’t pick the photo. Who could to the naked eye at real time speed. Luke McCarthy is a n absolute and utter […]
Once upon a time the Miracle Mile was the race that everyone wanted to win. It was the Shangri La, and owners and trainers used to fight to get in. Until recently it still was, and maybe it still is, But it doesn’t look like it. Clip Clop Kev^ and Moses* are skipping the Mile […]
Back in late 2023 and early 2024 the peak body Racing and Wagering Western Australia commissioned former Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny to conduct a review of the WA harness handicapping system, with the aim of increasing betting turnover to ensure the future sustainability of the sport. Dumesny recommended a few things, but the […]
Race 4 at Dubbo was a curious affair, or it was to those who don’t understand the go. The leader and the 1 were heavily backed. Phoebe Betts trained and drove the leader. Jett Turnbull drove the 1. His Nathan Turnbull trained it, and also three others in the race too. The one to be […]
Constantina is a 9-year-old mare that coming into the 1st race at Newcastle on Friday night had raced 143 times and won 17 of them. The fastest of them was in 1.54.1. But that was before Super Seaton Grima got hold of the old girl. He did a couple of weeks ago. Last night Constantina […]
Mail just in is that Jason Grimson’s horses positive swab in Victoria is to …. … drum roll …. Morphine! Bet you London to a Brick on that he will claim its contamination in the feed. Poppy seeds for sure. Funny how it only got into his feed bag though and no-one else’s. And that […]
Have a look at this race at Tamworth this afternoon will you? The winner is an eight-year-old mare that had never won a race in faster time than 1.56.1 in six seasons of racing and 131 starts. Today she went 1.55.0. About 20 meters faster. Guess who owns her. Jason Grimson, his locked up mate […]
By Garrick Knight: Harness Xpress The financial situation at Cambridge Raceway is dire, according to the acting Board Chairman and other sources with knowledge of the club. “It’s not great,” confirmed Andrew Neal, when asked about the club’s financial position. Neal has only recently joined the Cambridge Board but a recent health setback for Chairman […]
Aidos, the Greek goddess of humility (pictured above) In late 2025, I published a number of articles about an investigation relating to levamisole. In those articles, I made a number of statements which were critical of Mr Buckman, the CEO of Harness Racing NSW, and Mr Prentice, the Chief Integrity Officer of Harness Racing NSW. […]
