Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What the hell was Gary Hall doing with his drive on the $1.30 favourite Never Ending in the WA Derby at Gloucester Park on Friday night? It stunk to high heaven. Hall is the stable driver for his father Gary Hall Jr, who had 4 runners in the race. Hall Junior knows those horse’s intimately, […]
The news that Racing and Wagering Western Australia are following Victoria’s lead by introducing one lap sprint races should shock no-one who is aware of the levels of incompetence inside that particular outfit. It appears that RWWA have fallen for the Victorian spin about sprint races being God’s gift to increasing wagering turnover, without actually […]
The Group 2 James Brennan Memorial for open class pacers at Gloucester Park on Friday night attracted a full field of 12, making it the first FFA race with more than half a dozen runners for months. Before you get too excited about the sudden upsurge in interest in racing at the top level in […]
Prior to All Clear, the Co-Trainer of the second placed TURN THE PAGE NZ G Bond requested to view the photo finish image and he also subsequently lodged a protest against the first placed AUGUST MOON, alleging that the driver of the filly, G Hall Jnr used his whip in contravention of R156 (2)(a) in […]
Why do seemingly healthy 5YO horses suddenly drop dead on the track in races and training? How come the vast majority of the deceased that do come from major stables? It’s probably a question best directed to those involved, but personally the name Santa Anita keeps running through my head. The Summit Bloodstock owned Chicago […]
Harness Handicapping Review Good afternoon, Over the next year, Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) will be conducting a series of reviews into harness racing in line with our purpose to ensure a sustainable future for WA racing. RWWA is committed to seeking and listening to the views of industry throughout the process of each review. […]
Have a captain cook at this will you? Gary Hall Jr on the heavily backed 2nd favourite Master Publisher forces his way off the fence and comes out right under Chris Voak on Carrera Mach in the purple and white on his outside. It is reckless, it is dangerous, it’s foul, and it’s a clear […]
Racing Queensland earns roughly$360 million and give about $296 million back to the 3 codes of the industry in the form of prizemoney, payments to riders and drivers, and club funding. RWAA earns circa $540 million and gives back just $203 million to the codes that earn it for them. The marked difference is in […]
Inner Perth land prices have increased by 300% over the past 20 years. By simple (and quite basic) calculations, that would mean that if the land Gloucester Park sits on was worth $40 million in 2002, it would be worth $120 million today. Half of $120 million is $60 million. So why have the club […]
BY MIDYEAR the WA Trotting Association’s 2000 members must decide whether to move from historic Gloucester Park, the home of harness racing in WA for nearly a century, or to take a punt on redeveloping the 14ha site into a pacing and residential complex. The decision has been forced on the association by the realisation […]
