Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Not my “wheelhouse”, but the excerpt you published indicate that RQ have received the money for Norwell from government, not that they have spent it…………. Olympic Equestrian now going out to Toowoomba Showgrounds How much room is out there? Here’s an idea build a harness centre of excellence, ie track and training was centre as […]
The QLD Government has announced the sites new and old Olympic stadiums and fields, and the plans don’t include Albion Park. There goes the relocation to a new complex constructed at State Government expense with the compensation money for the resumption of the Creek track and land. Where to now then? Racing Queensland paid $7.8 […]
Will a 25% tariff be imposed on our standardbred exports to the USA when Trump rules that the HRA stallion levy is an “unfair tax” on American imports?? Some people might think that’s a good thing…… Belle From Burnie Editor’s Note The people who hate the stallion tax so much are the importers of chilled […]
It was 59 years ago that an ageing Cardigan Bay traveled to the US and took on the young superstar Bret Hanover, then regarded as the greatest pacer in the world. That view was reassessed after Cardy took him to town. Can you believe that the Auckland Trotting Club desecrated his grave to make room […]
The decision of the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel to warn Ben Smith off without giving him a Parker Warning beforehand that his sentence might be increased has been published. You can find it at the link below. Click to access ben%20sarina%20ap%20decision%20170325.pdf
Archie Re your story this morning (Monday). Leap To Fame is not even the best Queenslander this century, let alone the best in the world. Ever heard of Blacks a Fake? 4 Inter D0minion wins and second twice. Won the Hunter Cup off 20m beating Smoken Up and Safari. Here’s your best Australian pacer of […]
This morning I was speaking to an experiences internal horseman and good judge of my acquaintance about the best horses he had ever seen or raced against in his many decades of involvement with the sport across three countries, and his immediate answer was Leap To Fame. “But you raced against the great champion Somewheresomebeach, […]
The QRIC were kind enough to contact us this morning to point out an error in the letter to the editor that we published this morning from Vance from Virginia about Adin Thompson’s suspension for blowing over 0.02 at the races not being recorded. A report was indeed published about the matter. It was a […]
Some people say that team driving in Tasmania stopped when Ben Yole got put out. They obviously haven’t been watching the Tassie trots. There is no better proof that the team drive continues on unabated than Saturday night’s Group 1 Tasmanian Cup. Unsurprisingly it involved the former Ben Yole stable drivers and associates, the brothers […]
The trainer on the hottest streak in NSW right now Chris Judd’s juggernaut rolled on at Menangle last night. Judd had two runners on the card for a winner and a $31 third. His winner was Speculating, which was well placed dropping back to the same class in which he last won over the distance […]
