Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Wasn’t it lovely to put the starting times for the Mareeba race on Saturday back one race for Alwyn Bailey, after the trainer rang through to tell them that the truck taking his six runners to the meeting had broken down. It may have been a kind gesture by the Stewards but it was a […]
It was third time lucky for trainer on Saturday for Ricky Vale and owner Pav Cheimardinov when courtesy of a lovely ride by the Uruguayan hoop Raul Silvera Olivera they lifted the Rockhampton Cup with Logan Street Lion, after failing twice in the past few years to win it with their grand now-retired galloper Namazu. […]
If you’ve never seen a team drive before you have now. Race 1 at Newcastle last night. Darren Elder trains the 7 and the 9. 7 is driven by regular stable driver Blake Hughes. 9 is driven by Elder’s son Brad. Darren Elder’s daughter Melanie Elder trains the 3. Her mum Nicole owns it. It […]
AR 263 Prohibitions on persons and their conduct while disqualified (1) Unless otherwise authorised by the PRA which imposed a disqualification (and upon such conditions as that PRA may in its discretion impose), a person disqualified under these Australian Rules must not, during the period of that disqualification: (o) receive any direct or indirect financial […]
NSW harness racing trainers Peter Hanson and Dylan Xerri have had their licenses suspended after their horses threw positive swabs to the drug Xylometazoline after winning races in the past few few months. It is believed to be the first time that an Australian horse recorded a positive to the drug. Xylometazoline is the active […]
Our story yesterday about trainer Brett Cavanough’s satellite operation in Queensland attracted some comment from readers. Here are a couple of them. As usual the content of the letters are genuine, only the names have been changed. ——————————————— Hi Archie, Reaching out in regards to your article on Brett Cavanough. A lady called Steph Alexander […]
Why would trainer Brett Cavanough enter his horse Indifference at Alpha in Queensland one day and at Coffs Harbour in NSW the next? After all it’s a 16 hour drive between the two tracks, and Cavanough trains his horses out of Scone (or so we’re told). He wouldn’t have entered Indifference in the Alpha Cup […]
What has happened to training partners Corey and Kylie Geran’s luck? It appears to have deserted them. Over the past 3 years they have been training winners at an average strike rate of better 15%. In the past 7 weeks they have led in only 3 winners from 75 starters, at a rate of just […]
Our favorite Queensland horse Flash Aah has just pulled off one of the great wins in the Ipswich Cup. Prepared perfectly by much underrated trainer Troy Pascoe, one of the nicest people in racing, Flash came from with a withering boom from well back to take out the time honored race under a heady ride […]
Disqualified steroid cheat Nick Walsh’s best horse Hell was transferred to the stable of fellow drug cheating trainer Tom Smith on Monday. The ink was barely dry on the change of trainer form before Hell was on the move. Yesterday he was transferred to comeback trainer Shane Sivgart, who has only one other horse presently […]
