Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Joe Conolly used to be a full-time copper and part-time trainer who played around around with the few horses and enjoyed a bit of luck. I don’t know if Conolly still a detective in the NSW police force, but he certainly has a lot more horses these days, and is having a whole lot of […]
We wrote yesterday about how jockey Brad Stewart wiped out one of John Symons and Sheila Laxon’s runners in a race at Doomben on Saturday and quite probably caused it to bleed. Well it’s just not the Group 1 winning couple’s weekend. Yesterday at Caloundra young apprentice Melea Castle followed the leader, and wiped out […]
The tote staff were busy at Dubbo last night they say https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/DUC14012208.mp4 Garry Edwards is a sprightly young chap of age 74 who is just starting to hit his straps as a harness racing trainer/driver. Up until last night at Dubbo young Gaz had driven 20 winners in the 21st century, none on the same […]
Surf Ace had raced 29 times prior to last night, for four trainers and four wins. The fastest time that he’d ever won in was 1.59.6. Last night the four-year-old pacer appeared for the first time at Bathurst in the colours of his new trainer Turbo Trainor. It was his first run for three weeks. […]
How odd that a Battle of the Bush winning trainer’s entire stable of runners would be scratched from a race meeting. Come to think of it, David Reynolds hasn’t had a runner since New Year’s Day. I wonder if he has COVID-19? They say it’s running rampant out where he’s currently staying.
We have written a number of times expressing our frustration that earlier in his career talented young Queensland rider Michael Murphy seemed to lack the desire to fulfil his potential as a jockey, and that he seemed to be wanting be somewhere else working in a different job. Well we were right, as for a […]
Don’t ever say that little Al Ashwood is not a kind and caring guy. He may have a few issues with anger management, and a lot to learn about how to respect and treat women, but to his owners both current and former he is generous to fault, or so it seems anyway. Little Al […]
In 123 starts for its previous trainer Terry Powter, the 8-year-old pacer Mister Rebel had never won in a faster time than 1.59.6. At the time he was sold to successful Victorian owner Mick ‘Mr Lucky’ Falvo a couple of months ago the old gelding had been out of luck for 24 starts straight, and […]
Ray and Janelle Cross – as in love as the very first day they met, or more. How long ago was that? Whos Countn? Ray Cross was old when I was a kid. He still is. 82 years of age Ray is. I remember him racing my Mum and Dad and Uncle John’s horses at […]
