Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
So WA announces stakes increase prize money for 2 year old racing. No, it is for 2 races that the idiots running the sport have increased by $300,000 total. That in a time when metro prize money has been reduced to $21,000, for most races. So 2 owners benefit, while the majority lose out. Why […]
Racing WA has announced a significant boost to two-year-old harness racing prizemoney, reinforcing WA’s position as the leading jurisdiction in Australia for juvenile standardbreds. From 7 August 2026, the 2YO Diamond (Fillies) and the 2YO Pearl (Colts and Geldings) will each increase from $100,000 to $250,000 to be the richest single-sex two-year-old harness races in […]
There have been some great two horse wars in Australian racing history. Bonecrusher v Our Waverley Star in the 1986 Cox Plate is the most famous. It was a brilliant race, one of the greatest any of us have ever seen. Gay Adam v Rufus Youngblood in the 1987 QLD Pacers Derby was another. I […]
There are rumors floating around the tracks that one of Jason Grimson’s horses has thrown a positive swab to something. We don’t know who or what, or even whether it is true, but more than one person has told us that it is so. Time will tell. But everyone’s ears are burning.
Harness racing in Western Australia is in a world of pain following the state government’s announcement of the Financial Sustainability and Governance Review of racing. It is not particularly clear at this stage what exactly the review is all about, other than that it is not about jockey or animal welfare, but rather to “ensure the […]
Take a look at the drive of Ben Hope on the favorite here. It is the horse behind the leader in the blue. Do you really reckon Hope tried to win on this thing? I don’t. How can you bet on the NZ trots with confidence when this sort of thing happens? Simple answer is […]
Prior to last night Cool Night had won three races over 2030m at Newcastle in the past 14 months. On each occasion it ran very similar time – 1.55.3, 1.55.3 and 1.53.7 – suggesting that around 1.55.2 and a bit was its mark at the track. That was before Clayton Harmey came back from yet […]
Tokyo Rose was flown across the ditch to joint the Jason Grimson stable last Monday. She was an MR56 pacer when she arrived. Five days after landing she comes out at Menangle last night and wins in 1.48.7. The mare had been trained by Mark Jones in NZ, who for as much as we think […]
So-called wise folk say that the only things certain in life are death and taxes. They are wrong though. There is another absolute certainty in life as well. That Grant Dixon will train the First 4 in the last race at Albion Park on Saturday night. I am renowned among my friends for stopping trains, […]
If there is a lesson to be learned from Club Menangle’s annual financial records, it is the power of money and the comfort and security that having it brings. Menangle lost $2.14 million last year. It would have lost more than $9 million if not for $7 million in investment income (interest) that it drew […]
