Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It seems barely possible to believe, but just days after newcomer to the gambling market BetR was given the nod to buy the Western Australian TAB, and hours before the deal was due to be announced, the sale has fallen over, all because of the predictable issue in the world – the name. BetR wanted […]
We come to race 8 at Gloucester Park last night. The favourite is 2-1 on in the old parlance, or $1.50 in today’s language. A horse named Alcippes Delight, who was drawn on the outside of the back row, was backed from $13.00 into $4.80 to beat it. One guess who owns Alcippes Delight, or […]
Dear Member, RE: MEMBERS REFERENDUM VOTE RESULTS As you know, the Gloucester Park Harness Racing (GPHR) Committee has been working hard over the past several years to put a plan in place that secures the long-term future of racing at our iconic city venue. This culminated in a proposal to revitalise the entire precinct through […]
The Nullarbor is actually part of a 3 code slot race promotion by RWWA, all to be run on the same weekend. The harness section of RWWA is now run by either an idiot or no one – I’m not quite sure which – and the 3 code concept was the “brainchild” of two thoroughbred […]
There were just four horses entered for the Free For All at Gloucester Park last night, despite the very attractive $30 000 prizemoney pool on offer. Two of them were trained by Debra Lewis. You need five acceptances to hold a race. Get any less and the race is abandoned. So RWWA extended the nominations. One […]
Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) this week announced a new million dollar harness slot race named The Nullabor. It sounds great, sort of, but there are some problems. One is that it is not a million dollar race at all. It’s worth $962 500. The other $37 500 goes into the animal welfare fund, […]
Chicago Bull retired Diminutive champion Chicago Bull was retired last week and has already been spotted with paddock mate Im Themightyquinn romping at the stables of his trainer Gary Hall Snr. In a career spanning 113 starts which saw him win 62 races, the New Zealand-bred son of Bettor’s Delight amassed $2,417,890 in stakes. He […]
As we showed you last night there is a push on from the WA BOTRA (Breeders, Owners, Trainers, Reinspersons Association) for the Gloucester Park track to be reconfigured as part of the sale deal that the club has put out to its members to vote on. BOTRA’s main claim is that the current configuration favours […]
What you see above is a story printed in yesterday’s WA’s main newspaper yesterday in which the Breeders Owners Trainers and Reinspersons Association (BOTRA) are critical of the Western Australian Trotting Association’s plans to redevelop its wholly owned asset Gloucester Park. Below is a letter sent to members by the WATA CEO Michael Radley in […]
The WA Stewards took just 7 pre-race swabs at Belmont yesterday. They were all in the same race. It was race 5. This race was just an ordinary affair with nothing special special about it, except for one thing. There were 8 starters. One of the horses didn’t get swabbed. It was the favourite Crescent […]
