Anyone who follows trot form knows that the former Kiwi pacer Lochart Shard is no good. His record up until a month ago spoke for itself. 39 starts for 2 wins. It doesn’t say much for the horse does it? Or nothing that’s good anyway. The pacer had been through 2 countries, a duet of […]
A Kid Going Places – A Smoken Ace
Former New Zealand trainer/driver Kyle Marshall’s incredible run of success since moving across the ditch to Australia continued on Saturday night when his smart 2YO Smoken Ace came 4-wide from 2nd last to brain his rivals in the last race at Melton. The win took Marshall’s winning strike rate to a quite incredible 41% for […]
From Last in a Claimer to 1.48.9 – All in the Space of 2 Weeks – The GOAT Does it Again
Jason Grimson is far too good for the mere mortal trainer to match. He took the seemingly busted arse pacer HI MANAMEISJEFF from running last tailed out in a claimer to winning in Miracle Mile type time in the space of a fortnight. Who else but Emma Stewart could do that? Perhaps Clayton Tonkin, maybe. But […]
Ahmed Taiba – The Great Unsung Story of the Eureka
A lot has been said about the Eureka, but very little has been spoken about the incredible training performance of Ahmed Taiba to bring Captain Ravishing into the mile and a half race first-up and run 3rd. It should be, for it was an outstanding achievement. With all the problems that the Captain has had, […]
Why Does Anyone Else Bother
No doubt the harness media who are on the payroll of either HRV, or certain trainers, owners or breeders will wax lyrical about the Emma Stewart stable getting 27 runners in the 72 horse fields for next week’s rich Group 1 Breeders Crown finals, and for sure they will be acclaiming her 9 wins in […]
Speaking of Defamation – Whatever Happened to Mark Jones Threatened Lawsuit? – Is He Too Busy Training Winners to Bother?
We haven’t heard boo from that Kiwi clown Mark Jones since we told him and his lawyer to take a march across the ditch and hope they don’t sink. I guess he’s too busy trainer winners. Jones did a Rogie yesterday and got a dual code double. Some horse he trains named Mr Photogenic – […]
Grant Dixon’s Holding the Wrong End of the Stick Here
Back to the TAB Eureka and Dixon said he felt a mix of pride and deflation with second spot. “It looked like our race to win, but you can’t expect any more from him,” he said. “You wonder if I’d done anything differently, would it have changed the result, but I’m not to know that some horses […]
EXCLUSIVE – Disgraceful Animal Abuse by QLD Trainer – Tim Cook King Hits Horses Too
My God. Trainer Tim Cook looks around to make sure that no-one is watching. And then he absolutely smashes his horse across the face with a backhander. What a great bloke. The type we all want in racing. A poster boy for the sport. Not. There is always someone watching people like you Mr Cook. […]
We Just Have
This is an extract from a feature story that appeared on the Rockhampton Jockey Club’s website. The comments in italic are ours. ————————————– Local Trainer Tim Cook once stated “My mother always said she went into labour with me going to the Dingo races”. Dingo? How apt is that. This being the case, one can […]
Young Driver for Top Harness Racing Trainer Ben Yole Charged Over Crash That Injured Passengers, Killed Horses
A 20-year-old former employee of Australia’s leading harness racing trainer Ben Yole, who crashed a car towing an unregistered horse float — injuring passengers and killing four horses — has been charged by Tasmania Police. The white Ford Ranger was towing the loaded horse float when it crashed on the Batman Highway at Rowella, north […]