Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
None of us have ever seen a greater win in a Miracle Mile than Leap To Fame’s last night, and even if we live to be 130 we never will. How could he have possibly won that race? Larry was wide, he was team driven against, he was under pressure for at least 800m, he […]
Son, you’re an idiot. I may be dead but I can still see better than you. The tangle at the start of the Miracle Mile wasn’t Luke McCarthy’s fault, it was James Herbertson’s. He came out under McCarthy’s horse, and Luke did everything he could to pull Don Hugo off. Bulletproof Boy got smashed and […]
Take a look at the start of the Miracle Mile and watch the two horses on the outside. Don Hugo is the widest, Bulletproof Boy is inside him. Luke McCarthy cleans him up. In his eagerness to get to the death so he could hand up to Larry and land the 1-1, Luke totally abrogated […]
I texted Maori Time’s owner, the ever affable Fred Crews, straight after the Hammerhead Trot to tell him that Keayang Zahara equaled his champion’s track record at Menangle but didn’t break it. True to his name Fred is on a cruise with his darling wife, and they were just rounding Cape Horn at the southern […]
Race One No 6 Betterthancash Race Two No 8 Hesitate Race Three No 8 Cheerstolou Race Four No 10 Sparkling Sea Race Five No 12 Gus Race Six No 12 Hollywood Strip Race Seven No 10 Don Hugo Race Eight No 3 Heeza Malteeza Race Nine No 6 Tokyo Rose
For every year as far back as I can remember runners in either the Miracle Mile or the NSW Derby were held in the Menangle retention barn for two and a half days prior to their big Group 1 race, under 24/7 watch and guard. The idea being to make sure they can’t be drenched […]
The Cassowary Leap To Fame Swayzee The Janitor Wayne from Warwick Leap To Fame Swayzee Captains Mistress Dangerous Daz Chase A Dream Leap To Fame The Janitor Slamming Sam Bulletproof Boy The Janitor Leap To Fame Archie B (Me) Don Hugo Swayzee Leap To Fame King Wally Leap To Fame The Janitor Bulletproof Boy (because […]
I’ve been telling anyone who will listen for almost a year now that the Kiwi 4-year-old pair of Marketplace and Got The Chocolates are absolute superstars, with a split hair between them. We haven’t seen Marketplace yet this year, but last night we saw Chocolates resume in the Autumn FFA at Addington in his first […]
If the Group 3 Lincoln Farm Founders Cup last night at Alexandra Park last night was any indication then North Island harness racing looks to have a veritable Autumn full of racing riches ahead. A star studded field of pacers lined up in the 1700m race, with the cream of the NZ crop Merlin, Republican […]
Story by Dirk From Dandenong What a great night’s racing. The Miracle Mile is the kind of race that is attracting “non” harness fans. Thats not hard to understand why of course. Anyone who has turned a tv on and got a glimpse of Leap To Fame cannot help but be drawn into his amazing […]
