Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Kiwi two-year-old Zeus Lightning – a full brother to Bollinger, who ran 2nd to Akuta in a GGroup 1 Northern Derby – may well be the best named horse in the world. Not because of the gelding’s breeding. Because of this. It was the young pacer’s first lifetime start. Wow! Lightning indeed.
Dr Georgia Whiting has done it again. Six winners at Flemington plus the quadrella. If this nude Dr isn’t the best tipster in Australia then we don’t know who is. The Doc’s results: R1: Exit – THIRD R2: Bold Soul – WON $2.50 R3: De Bergerac – WON $3.30 R4: Losesomewinmore WON $3.60 R5: Juja […]
Under the rules of harness racing – rule 259(1)(e) – a disqualified person is absolutely prohibited from racing horses during the period of their disqualification. That creates a problem for both Greg Fleming and Harness Racing Victoria. Fleming is a disqualified person. In 2023 he was disqualified for 2 years and 6 months after being found […]
Recent observations at harness racing meetings have raised serious concerns regarding underage and unlicensed persons being present in restricted areas such as tie-up stalls. Restricted areas are off-limits for valid reasons. In simple terms, it is unsafe for individuals without the proper experience and licensing to be in proximity to horses weighing hundreds of kilograms. […]
By a process of elimination we believe that we have identified the Luke McCarthy trained pacer that has thrown a positive swab to cocaine. The horse appears to be Kingmaker, which won races at Menangle on the 24th and 31st of May. (We had previously written that the positive occurred in QLD; that now seems […]
In a week when harness racing appears to be drowning in an ocean of drugs, the unwelcome talk around Queensland trotting circles is that one of champion trainer ‘Cool Hand’ Luke McCarthy’s horses has thrown a positive swab to a substance believed to be cocaine during the recent Brisbane winter carnival. It is not known […]
On what is turning out to be a very bad day for the sport, the money lender who is the subject of this story that appeared this evening in the Adelaide Advertiser is rumored to be a prominent South Australian harness racing owner. It’s a tough game the trots. A very dangerous one too. By […]
In news just in more Mildura harness racing identities have been arrested on drug charges. The trainers – who at this stage cannot be named – were arrested on Thursday afternoon by Victorian Police and will appear in the Mildura courts in the coming days. The arrests come on the same day that SA trainer […]
By Himangi Singh: Herald Sun An Adelaide horse trainer accused of trafficking more than 100kg of cannabis through his family business allegedly told police “fanciful” tales of being “set up” and raking in big bucks selling hay and horse meds, a court has heard. Luke O’Neill, of Adelaide, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for […]
We picked up the post below about the wisdom and efficacy of slot races by a pundit called JayJay on the WA racing website Perth Turf Talk. It’s worth a read as food for thought. Crikey, SA is a shitfight and a half with Luke O’Neill now knee deep and exposed for what he is, […]
