Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The civil war must be over, Confederate and Cannibal are back on the Cobbitty Equine Farms website….. Diamond Creek owner Bowden owes Todd McCarthy, it was Todd’s going out like the hare on another Bowden horse that set up Confederates record, bit of brotherly love might have kicked in….. Or it’s a truce whilst they […]
Ted Caruana, a licensed Victorian trainer and owner of horses trained by Jason Grimson, has been disqualified for 15 months by the Victorian Racing Tribunal on 5 conduct related charges, and he deserves every minute of the time because intimidating Stewards and acting in a threatening manner toward them is just not on. They’re only […]
Andrew Benz, second from right in the polo shirt Reports out of South Australia are that disgraced owner Andrew Benz, who is on bail awaiting sentence for trafficking $37.5 million worth of the evil drug methamphetamine (ice), had until the trainer’s own arrest on serious drug charges last Friday been working in the stables of […]
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525 The horse that collapsed in the video above that collapsed during race 3 at Globe Derby last Saturday night was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s name was Saint Sebastian, trained by Samantha Hill and driven by Wayne Hill. Saint Sebastian was just six years old. He will never […]
If Wayne Hill didn’t drive the odds-on favorite The Irishman dead in race 3 at Globe Derby today then the Pope’s not a Catholic. This drive wasn’t just hot, it was burning. The Irishman was backed from $3.30 into $1.65. It’s stablemate Jamieson blew from $1.85 out to $5.50. Jamieson’s 3 career wins had come […]
We are reliably informed that Brandon ‘BK’ Kreymborg is not stood down from Sky. He has taken personal leave for family reasons. That is news that we are pleased to hear. We hope to see him back on our screens soon.
Watch Nathan Dawson’s drive on Majestic Lavros in this race. It’s the horse last in the grey. It wouldn’t have won, but gee it was unlucky when finishing fourth. Couldn’t find a run anywhere could it. That’s because Dawson wasn’t looking hard enough. Watch it again on the Steward’s vision, and keep your eye on […]
It was funny sort of race the 5th at Albion Park. Sweet Addition blew in the betting like the proverbial dunny door, blowing from $3.50 out to $6.50. She is a pacer who has been driven with a sit in all of its Queensland starts, even when drawn inside barriers. On Saturday night driver Peter […]
There is talk out of New Zealand that leading harness operation Stonewall Stud, which employs Steve and Amanda Telfer as its trainers, has placed a media ban on stable employees that prevent them from appearing on screen for post-race and other forms of interviews. The reason behind the ban is said to be dissatisfaction on […]
Interesting owners in this galloper aren’t they? L. Steenhuis is either Luke Steenhuis or Lachlan Steenhuis, we are not sure which. Luke Steenhuis is a former harness racing trainer. Lachlan Steenhuis is a former licensee who was disqualified for 6 months backdated to February 2024 for assaulting another harness racing participant at a race meeting. […]
