Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Our least favourite lawsuit threatening NZ harness racing licensee Mark ‘Bones’ Jones apparently used to be able to drive horses capably, although in the past decade we have seen little evidence of that, with his record over the past 4 seasons being just 20 winner from 254 starts, similar stats to Bozo the Clown when […]
The last at Gloucester Park last night was a 5 horse race for 2YO fillies. Trainer Colin Brown had two horses in the race, the $4.40 second favourite Exceptional Arma who is a smart filly with a redord of 9 wins from 15 starts and best time at GP of 1.56.8, and the $51.00 pop […]
Cherokee Jac, the pacer whose form is listed above and below, is yet another of these production line trainer Alex Ashwood specials that over the past few years we have written so often about on this site. Prior to joining the Ashwood stable last month the horse had raced 33 times and never won a […]
Come on a New Zealand Cup winning ride with Jason Grimson and his team! pic.twitter.com/1NlNrlxCgU — ♞Jonnyturner (@turnitupnz) November 14, 2023
Want to see how good Jason Grimson is? Or how bad, depending on what way you look at it? Then make sure you watch the time honoured Group 3 Junior Free For All at Addington on Cup Day this Tuesday. Since arriving in New Zealand last week Grimson has gained a new horse, a lowly […]
In the story below that we published in April we told you that Ben Yole didn’t have workers compensation insurance for the young workers who were injured in the terrible accident on the way home from the races in Hobart as required by law, and that he was underpaying their rightful entitlement to wages. We […]
The word is that the Emma Stewart race day treatment before the Maryborough Cup matter went before the HRV Stewards for hearing on penalty this week. To date there has been no information released about the matter by HRV, and quite surprisingly we haven’t heard a word about the outcome either. We can only hope […]
The Mark Jones prepared pacer Tinkerbelle. It must be named after its trainer, even if he can’t get the spelling right. I got a phone call from a number in New Zealand this morning, and thinking it might have been my mate the Jackal the judge on a break in between cases I picked it […]
Most readers are familiar with the miraculously transformed pacer Swayzee by now, for we have been telling you about him for months. He’s the one that was running around Redcliffe and running last in lowly rating 70 affairs six months ago when 33 time Group 1 winning NZ Hall of Fame trainer Tim Butt had […]
Freddy Taiba is one of the luckiest harness trainers ever to feed a horse in a barn. Most people wait a lifetime to get a champion and die with their dream unfulfilled. Not him. He lobbed an out and 0ut superstar in just his 2nd year of training. Sushi Sushi was his name. He was […]
