Vale QLD Trots Legend Ginger Manzelmann

By John Lingard https://letsgohorseracing.com.au/ WE finish today’s offering with some sad news, relayed via our good mate, former bookie extraordinaire, Gary Gorrie, now living the high life in Phuket. Gary wants a legion of friends to know that a legend of harness racing in North Queensland – John ‘Ginger’ Manzelmann – has passed away. Gary […]

SHEZA ALIBI – ONE OF MANY SUCCESS STORIES OF SPRING CARNIVAL (AND A FAR NORTH QUEENSLANDER TOO!)

Story by John Lingard: www.letsgohorseracing.com.au WHO would have thought when SHEZA ALIBI was beaten on debut at Rockhampton in April that seven months later she would emerge as one of the star fillies of the Victorian Spring Carnival? And don’t think it has purely been the expertise of Peter Moody-Katherine Coleman that has solely paved […]

Oh Dear – Sorry Lacey

Oh dear. Lacey’s lucky day has turned to disaster. Yesterday the Stewards Report for race 4 at Cairns made no mention about Lacey Morrison’s excessive whip use. Now, presumably after reading the unofficial Stewards Report – our story – and having seen the incontrovertible proof of jockey Morrison’s whip rule breach, the Stewards Report has […]

The Last Lap

Greyhound racing is on its last lap Story by Niko Vorobyov: The Spectator, 16/11/2025 Disclaimer: This story is about UK greyhound racing, and the views expressed are those of the author, not of peterprofit.com or Archie The trap draws open. The long, slender bodies of the greyhounds bolt out in pursuit of the taunting, mechanical […]

How Much Does HRV Spend on the Hero Program? – And How Many Horses Does it Actually Rehome?

Harness Racing Victoria talks a lot about its HERO rehoming program, but tells us very little. How many retired pacers and trotters a year does HERO rehome? Who knows? The annual report of HRV doesn’t tell us, and neither does either their own website thetrots.com.au or the HERO website hrvhero.com.au. All we know is that […]

They Are a Hardy Bunch the Kiwis

When punters arrived at Riccarton for NZ Cup Day n Saturday is was sunny and the skies were clear. Then in between races 4 and 5 the heavens opened, and this happened. In Australia the meeting would have been called off in a heartbeat. Not across the ditch. There they just downgraded the track to […]

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