Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You’d hope that QLD reinsman Brent Livingstone – a former junior champion who spent two decades on the sideline before coming out of retirement to drive for his dad John – drives better than he punts, because as far as sharp punters g0 he’s blunter than a butter knife. On Saturday night at the Creek […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APM29032503.mp4 Harness Racing NSW is currently advertising for new mobile drivers. After watching the replay of the start in race 5 at Albion Park on the weekend, I reckon QLD might want to try and grab some too, because we need them. Number 10 in this race Denny Rocks,. It was clearly prevented from getting […]
The field for the Race is set. Two of the three best pacers in Australia are there. The champion Leap To Fame and his rising challenger for the title Don Hugo. Only Swayzee is missing. New Zealand’s two best horses are there too. Merlin – the NZ Pacer of the Year – and Don’t […]
Shane Tritton used to be one of NSW’s most successful trainers until he left these shores to seek fame and fortune in the USA. Unfortunately for Harness Racing New Zealand he left a debt there behind. Tritton owes HRNZ $1432.30. His failure to pay the Kiwi controlling body has seen his name placed on the […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/UGB30032509.mp4 Why did Leonard Cain, the driver of the favorite Royal Winkle, not kick up from barrier 1 and hold the lead? Does Cain know that in the past 12 months horses that lead from barrier 1 on the small, tight 700 meter track at Marburg have won almost twice as many races as horses […]
WA harness racing’s much mooted transition to the national ratings handicap system is supposed to be working well, at least if you believe the press releases put out by Racing and Wagering Western Australia, who shout its benefits from the rooftops. https://racingwa.com.au/news/2025/02/04/more-competitive-harness-racing-with-national-ratings-handicap-system Looking at the meeting at Gloucester Park last night we are not so […]
There are jobs aplenty at Harness Racing NSW for enthusiastic people right now. Are you an experienced Stipendiary Steward? Then HRNSW wants you to fill a vacancy that has arisen on the panel. A position is also open for a Cadet Steward. You need to be squeaky clean, super keen, and to pass a probity […]
In what seems to be a week for it the President of the Wagga Harness Racing Club Barry McColl has stood down from his position. Unlike in Anne Mowday’s departure from Globe Derby, Mr McColl is not retiring. He is said not to be overly pleased at departing his office either. No doubt there will […]
Long time Globe Derby President Anne Mowday (pictured) has announced her retirement from the role. Mrs Mowday proved a tough nut to crack when it came to repeated attempts by Harness Racing SA to seize control of the club and its assets. Former HRSA CEO Fiacchi tried and spectacularly failed, and the current CEO Dean […]
What the hell was Tom Ison doing on the leader here? Ison worked it over to get it to the front, and then without any care at all for the runners behind him he just jammed his down hard on the brakes and stopped to almost a crawl. It was a miracle that the one […]
