Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The simple answer to this bloke’s question is that life’s not fair, and bookies don’t have to bet reasonable prices. They only have to bet what the market will bear, and even then they don’t have to if they don’t want to. It’s called the free market. People sell at a price, and people buy. […]
So we never do learn whether Seaton Grima’s check on Cya Art in the Tamworth Cup was by accident or design. The Stewards don’t tell us. All they say is that Super Seaton pleaded guilty to a charge directing his drive Master Catch outwards when insufficiently clear of Cya Art, resulting in Cya Art having […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons. They’re pretty interesting though, I can assure […]
PO is corrupt NSW trot Steward Paul O’Toole, who was accepting bribes from trainers not to swab their horses. MB is Matthew Bentley, another corrupt Steward who, unbeknown to O’Toole, has rolled over against him, and is wearing a wire. All names have been removed for legal reasons.
Watch Seaton Grima come off the fence from Swayzee’s back and collect Cya Art on his outside. The check effectively cost Cya Art what looked to a big time chance of beating the $1.05 favorite. It also made sure that Swayzee won the $250 000 bonus, and stayed alive in the quest for the million. […]
Take a look at what Tasmanian driver Nathan Ford does here as they turn for home. Bloody hell, how obvious can a cheat be? Ford pretends that he isn’t, but he clearly steers the leader off the fence to let the runner boxed up on his back through. It wins of course. That’s what it […]
What the hell was Robbie Morris doing here on My Moonlite Dream in the 5th at Menangle on Saturday night. Morris is in the bright yellow colors behind the leader, who has gone super quick and is near certain to wobble away from the fence as it tires. Our man Morris however doesn’t agree. He […]
Archie ‘Buddy’ is just a beginner! The very aptly named trotter Perseverance Road (2005 Armbro Invasion – Glenfawin mare) had a remarkable 140 trials and workouts between 27 June 2010 (4yo} and 6 October 2018 (13yo). She then had a race start 14 October 2018 for a distant 15th, a further 8 trials and workouts […]
Ben Sarina (above) In 2020 Ben Sarina was convicted of Reckless Grievous Bodily Harm by the Cessnock Local Court. He was sentenced to 150 hours community service and 9 months home detention, which he served without blemish. The victim of the assault had been a harness racing Steward earlier in his career, but had not […]
What you see above and below are the first two pages of the transcript of secretly recorded 2011 discussions between corrupt NSW harness racing Stewards Paul O’Toole and Matthew Bentley (now deceased). In beknown to O’Toole, Bentley had rolled over on him in return for an indemnity from prosecution and is wearing a wire. The […]
