Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Remember us telling you a couple of months ago about how Cloncurry trainer Terry Hall (pictured at top) was moving to Barcaldine to train out of the jigger man Todd Austin’s stables at Barcaldine, after Austin was refused a license when his electric DQ expired and his previous bowler Brett Cavanough bailed, not that he […]
Chariots of Fire winner the Dazzler, second from left in the front row wearing no 7, back in the glory days when he was slim DW Graham hadn’t trained a winner all year, and most people thought that the old bloke (I can say that because we’re the same age) with 4 Group 1’s, 2804 […]
Roy Chillemi trains for leading FNQ owner and all round dodger Tom Hedley, who is a very sharp man with a dollar. Chillemi entered the Hedley owned Valenki for the Open Handicap at Cairns on Thursday. Given that it was the highest rated horse in the field by far, Valenki – who had raced 3 […]
Our story earlier today about the Joe Pride/Belynda Kliese horse mix-up has sparked an instant reaction from readers. None of them are blaming Joe Pride. Here are some of their thoughts below. ————————————————————- Are we actually defending A couple who claim to have been in the industry since young children/teenagers now late 40s/50s and couldn’t […]
We have written extensively about horses connected to the McMullen clan recently improving their best times by huge margins, and here is yet one more example. Havetimetodream came across from NZ to join the Chantal Turpin/Peter McMullen stable late last year as a 4 start maiden with a best time of around 1.58.5 run on […]
North QLD trainer Belynda Kliese bought a 3yo bay filly named Dark Fae in an online auction. At the time of the sale the filly was trained by Joe Pride, who logic suggests must have been the person in charge of her. Dark Fae was sent north to the buyer by the seller. Or so […]
Power and the money, money and the powerMinute after minute, hour after hourEverybody’s runnin’, but half of them ain’t lookin’It’s going on in the kitchen, but I don’t know what’s cookin’ – Coolio The news just filtering in is that one of leading Sunshine Coast trainer Stuart Kendrick’s horses has thrown yet another positive swab, […]
Archie We are talking Nanango here. A punter has $250 @3.5. $550 return is printed on ticket incorrectly. The punter didn’t realise until after the race. He fronts the bookie. The Bookie says that the price was $3.00. So if correct the face value of the ticket should be $750 if that was truly the […]
Oakley Shard was a slow pacer in New Zealand that won just 2 races from 25 starts during its three and four year old seasons, the fastest of then in only 1.59.8, which is pedestrian even at Manawatu. The mare then came to Australia and joined the Hollywood Keith McDeed stable, for whom she had […]
Now that the Sydney carnival is over the worst kept secret in harness racing has finally been revealed. A Jason Grimson trained horse has thrown a positive swab. The horse in question is Delightful Star, which ran 2nd in the G3 Ladyship Cup at Melton on the 18th of October last year. The drug in […]
