Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
New Zealand’s pre-eminent racing writer Mick Guerin has suggested in a recent article in the NZ Herald that the current review body for the racing industry – dubbed Project Stamina – will be recommending the shut down of racing at Alexandra Park. To further complicate matters, the funding stoush comes as racing bosses await the […]
In most racing jurisdictions in the world highly paid leadership roles carrying six-figure salaries are widely advertised and attract highly competitive merit based selections. But not in New Zealand it seems. Over in the Shakey Isles it appears that it’s not what you know, but rather who you know. Recently departed Harness Racing NZ CEO […]
Sydney’s leading trot trainer Jason Grimson has a very busy long and highly unusual couple of days ahead of him. First today he makes the 11 hour drive from Menangle or 2 hour plane flight from Mascor (cost circa $500) to Mildura our near the South Australian border to take just one drive tonight, that […]
There is interesting mail out of Tasmania that disqualified harness racing participant Mark Reggett’s appeal last week against his 5 year disqualification for EPO was disrupted by the unexpected – by Reggett anyway – appearance of 5 police to meet him at the appeal room door. It is said that these officers seized his phone. […]
There is nothing official published about it yet, but we all know that Tasmanian dual code trainer Connor Crook has been done for having vials of EPO. While the matter is being sorted, Tasracing has determined to refuse Crook’s nominations for both his gallopers and his pacers, which is fair enough because if you possess […]
Good Day Just seen the story about Grace (Panella) and Brendan (Flaherty). Another one who hasn’t been stood down is Adam Kelly, for his two positives with different horses, one being the in the listed Tatlow Stakes, for the same substances as Grace and Brendan on Nov 29 and Dec 8. My guess would be […]
It took a little detective work and a bit of reading between the lines, but the mystery of a harness trainer’s 2 x 6 month disqualifications has been solved. Because the QRIC elected not to publish the person’s name we shall not either, even though we know who it is, and shall refer to them […]
We have written repeatedly and at length about the injustice handed down to Paul Tonkin, a good honest man who had served his community and its people faithfully for all his life, and then got publicly shamed and disgraced by the NSW harness racing authorities for an unintentional breach of the rules caused by cross […]
Hi Archie Hope you are doing well. Just wondering if Grace Panella and Brendan Flaherty share a farrier which could explain the possible meth contamination. Why has Flaherty been stood down and sentenced when his positive was months after Panella’s. (August V November)? Why hasn’t Panella also been stood down? Surely HRNSW aren’t playing favorites. […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/MEQ03062601.mp4 We have been telling you for a long time that the NZ 4-year-old Marketplace is a superstar. Yesterday in a trial at Menangle the brilliant Kiwi proved us correct. Yes it was only a workout, and yes Marketplace had a soft run and all the favours, but the fact is that he won and […]
