Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A well-known horse trainer is standing trial accused of strangling, kicking, punching and stomping on a former partner he initially met via an online messaging application to pay for sex. Christopher Bieg, 37, of Camden Park first met the woman in mid-2019 before the pair became “exclusive” in about August of the same year. Opening […]
The mail is that talented Tasmanian harness racing trainer/driver Conor Crook has applied for and been granted 16 boxes at the newly constructed Shepparton Training Centre in Victoria, if and when it is ever completed (more on that later). His move can’t come quick enough for Tassie punters, who to a person are sick and […]
Here is a lesson to all wide-eyed battling trainers about how to stay in the game, eat out twice a week, and take the family on an overseas holiday at Xmas. Ever heard of a trainer named Jason Edwards? No? I’m not surprised, because he doesn’t want you to. Edwards only trains on average 12 […]
I dunno where NZ trot trainer Cran Dalgety gets his shirts from, but its one place I would certainly rather avoid. The question is how can one man own so many weird and whacky shirts? How does he fit them all in cupboard? I tell you what, Cran must be a really good bloke, a […]
This is sort of hard to believe, but those in the know assure me that it is utterly true. Former trainer Nigel McGrath is the 2nd year of an 8-year disqualification from harness racing for doping and conduct offences. He is a repeat offender who was embroiled in the infamous blue magic saga that cost […]
They say when you are punting on the dice game craps you should always bet up on the shooter with the hot hand. The same thing applies when it comes to racing. Trainers, jockeys, horses, punters – they all hit streaks, and when do they are so hot that they’re smoking and on fire until […]
Alex Ashwood was training winners at a rate of 30% plus up until a month ago. Something has happened though. From his last 25 starters Ashwood’s won only 3 races. Is it just bad luck? Or has Fed Ex stopped delivering bottles from America with funny labels to Bendigo?
Cool Hand Luke McCarthy is the greatest healer of crocks and cripples that the world has seen since Jesus H. Christ left Jerusalem to fly up to the St Peter’s Gates ground to play fullback for the Angels. First he brought Bling It On back to life and cut a swathe through them in his […]
You may find this hard to believe, but it is true. Whether it’s straight and true is another question all together. At his past 51 drives for the Emma Stewart stable, reinsman Mark Pitt has driven 38 winners. That’s a winning strike rate of 75%, or three of every four. This isn’t a fluke streak; […]
“It’s $9000, race clubs keep punishing owners so that’s what it will be,” Price said. “All they do is punish owners, I know it is a revenue raiser for them, but it makes you wonder what horses don’t nominate because they missed the early nomination. There have been nomination deadlines for big races in Australia since […]
