Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
The NSW Trainers Association have been very vocal in its opposition to Peter V’Landys, and was last week reported to be threatening to pass a no confidence motion in V’Landys as Racing NSW CEO. Which begs the question. Who and what exactly is the NSW Trainer’s Association (NSWTA), and what rights to they have under […]
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 […]
COLOURS OF AUTUM – Jockey L. Morrison pleaded guilty to a charge under AR 132(5) in that she used her whip in an excessive manner striking the horse 7 times prior the 100 metres and 18 times in totality. Jockey Morrison’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 days to […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Time To Turn wasn’t a very good racehorse. In fact it is fair to say that he was a rather poor one. 37 starts without a win and failures at its past four starts at Eidsvold, Burrandowan, Gayndah and Kumbia tell you the story. Now how slow he was though, Time To Turn didn’t deserve […]
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 […]
We all know that New Zealand is a clean, green country. It’s water is clean, it’s air is fresh and unpolluted, and its forests are lush. Everything about the country except the wages is pristine. Even the horse racing. There are no bicarb drug cheats in the Kiwi gallops or trots. Not one. The RIB […]
