Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Mark Pitt was driving a horse named Polly Put Kettleon in race 8 at Bendigo last night. It was drawn the inside of the 2nd row, with a likely leader in front of it. Anyone in the world who was in Polly’s cart would have pushed up at the start to get it’s back. Not […]
The Stewards have some major questions about the race won in scintillating fashion by Captain Ravishing at Bendigo on Friday night. They want to know why driver Allan McDonough took the winner’s $151 stablemate out of the single file from last after the field had found their places, but only went as far as he […]
Nathan Jack, driver of Copy That NZ ($4.60), was questioned regarding the performance of the horse which finished in 8th placing beaten 22m. Mr Jack advised that the early use made of Copy That NZ had taken its toll over the concluding stages, as it did on other runners which contested the early lead. Mr […]
The Andrews Labor Government is helping to grow the harness racing industry by boosting the number of owners and breeders. Through the Labor Government’s Victorian Racing Industry Fund $1.42 million will enable Harness Racing Victoria’s (HRV) Vicbred Platinum Scheme to encourage breeding, racing and ownership of Victorian horses, with HRV matching the investment. There are currently more […]
Harness Racing Victoria appears to wish not to take or return our calls. Oh well, I guess we have never needed them before, why do we need them now? Tabcorp has bailed out of the sponsorship of ID 22. I guess they are just following the lead of the Integrity Manager, the CEO, the top […]
Now we are told that HRV is set to post a substantial loss in it’s soon to be released Annual Report. $6.5 million is the figure that we have been given. Perhaps the Ladies aren’t the only ones in Red. I wish they’d hurry up and call back so that we can get confirmation or […]
Harness Racing Victoria’s emerging TrotsVision and thetrots.com.au platforms are continuing to attract a new and younger audience to the sport. A review of the first six months of 2022 found that 41% of the overall audience at the site was aged 18-44, compared to the same period in 2019 when that age bracket made up […]
These trends are continued evidence of the power of a contemporary digital first content strategy and the evolution of TrotsVision as a platform. We’re attracting a younger audience. New people are watching our races and engaging with our content, which is obviously great news for the industry. HRV GM Media and Communications Cody Winnell. What […]
Honesty, as Billy Joel once warbled, is very hard to find; particularly in racing of all three codes. Predominantly, the white lies on offer, these days at least, are neither nefarious nor dangerous in nature. Despite what many may wish to believe about harness racing in particular, the ravenous rorts of yesteryear are cheerfully consigned […]
Race 1 at Cranbourne last night. Chogi is the longs odds on fave. It blows out the door from $1.45 to $1.95. Flowertop Mountain is backed from $6.00 into $3.70. Sir Chow firms from $15 into $8.50. Someone knew. They run the quinella. Kate Gath drives Chogi as if it’s Chokin. She gives it no […]
