Too Much Money, Too Few Ideas
This is Harness Racing NSW’ new ad for the Carnival of Cups. It is in our view totally inane. Some had too much money to spend and too few ideas. Just ask Mini Me. And tell him to get a haircut.
Who is in Charge of the SA Circus Now?
With Chief Steward Trevor Styles set to retire from his role at Harness Racing South Australia in a fortnight, the big question on local participant’s lips right now is this. Who is in charge when Mr. Styles is gone? There has been no advertisement published seeking applicants to fill the Chief Steward role. No announcement […]
Whatever the Yanks are Giving This Horse is a Whole Lot More Than Hot Air
Helium is a 5-year-old pacer that won 7 races from 42 starts in New Zealand prior to being sold to North American interests and exported to the USA. It was a rating 61 horse who has run three times in black type races and finished out the back in each of them at the time […]
Chief Stewards and Mixed-Up Rules
Hi Archie, I read recently that Neil Finnigan has been appointed as the new Chief steward in QLD. That means Jason Lincoln is the new harness Chief steward in Tasmania, and we are in trouble going by his stewards report from Launceston yesterday. Race 4 states: Stewards inquired into the reasons for Stitched Up Dan […]
Missed it By That Much
Brad Hewitt must have felt like the Canberra Raiders at Menangle yesterday afternoon. First his unbeaten youngster Hollywood Strip breaks the Australian 2-year-old record by stopping the clock at 1.49.9 and becoming the first juvenile in this country to go sub-1.50. Then they go to the bunker and the new record is overturned, with the […]
Will Rixon Pulls Out of the Way to Let Cameron Hart Through
Watch the horse in the yellow and white, in front on the rail as the film rolls. It’s driver Will Rixon pulls it off the fence to let Cameron Hart behind him in the blue and gold through. Then Rixon turns and looks, and sees that Hart doesn’t quite have enough room to get up […]
No Country For Old Men (or Women)
Whoever said that modern day harness race driving wasn’t a young person’s game is either delusional or a liar. 26-year-old Cameron Hart drove six winners at Menangle last night. Across the border at Melton 25-year-old James Herbertson landed five winners. Up in Brisbane 29-year-old Nathan Dawson scored four. Gone are the days of the likes […]
The Grimson Train is Back at the Station
After a by his own standards relatively quiet winter, Jason Grimson has returned to peak form with a bang. Four out of four he won, including three of the four heats of the Carousel, and the Free For All Listed Classic. Look out for Swayzee next start is all I can say. The way Grimson […]
The Blind Leading the Blind
We regularly bang on about the poor standard of harness race stewarding in Queensland, and usually with good reason. The Stewards Report about race 9 at Redcliffe last night is the perfect illustration. Rally Around was sent out at as the $2.90 favorite in the race. Its driver is in the Leap To Fame colors. […]
What The?
I used to thing trainer Mick Stanley was one of the good guys, but after the win of his 3-year-old Sao Paolo Simba at Menangle today I am no longer sure. Sao Paolo Simba had raced 11 times coming into today’s race and won 4 and placed 3. He had raced at Menangle 5 times […]