Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Hunter is Quality Handicap run over 1300m at Newcastle. It is worth a million dollars. If Zaaki was in this race with 56.5kg on his back he would start at $1.20. Timeform rate Top Ranked 1.5kg above Zaaki at the time he left Europe to come to Australia. That is about 2 to 2.5 […]
Why do these same names keep coming up again and again in dubious races? I guess it is just coincidence. Aaron Bain, Summit Bloodstock (Jake Webster and Jamie Durnberger-Smith) and Alex Ashwood own Arma Veyron. The QLD connection Narissa McMullen trains and drives it. Arma Veyron always goes forward when drawn the front row. Always. […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/vic/TEC09112106.mp4 You are looking at race 1 at the Terang trots last night. This is the hottest race in the world. It is a double set up. The race is run by one team to ensure that the heavily backed favourite Malaki wins. And it is run by the other – a band of one, […]
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2067497756734532 This is a video posted on the Woodlands Stud website. It is not a spontaneous discussion with Natalie Rasmussen and Mark Purdon. It is a scripted, expensively produced short film designed to promote the sire Bettors Delight, with a view to encouraging broodmare owners to have their mares serviced by him. Woodlands Stud is […]
Jacinda Arden is giving a live COVID update to the nation from her home, when her young daughter wakes up and cries for mummy. Do you reckon Scomo would handle it like this?
As part of its ongoing commitment to reform and reinvigorate the industry, HRSA recently undertook to review all financial processes. The review focused on future sustainability and financial pathways for the industry in South Australia and encompassed all aspects of the industry operations. HRSA would like to confirm that the rumoured ‘80/20’ model is not a […]
Des Nolan (2nd from right) is a farrier who runs a family owned horse products supply business in South Australia. He is also father of a young daughter, and reportedly a devout family man who ferries his daughter to and from school, music lessons, sports training and games, and play dates. A normal person would […]
We are going to write at length about Harness Racing Australia’s new ‘Advance Australia’ concept paper released today, and examine the issue from both the for and against sides. Just for now though we want to alert you to the politics of the issue. Harness Racing Australia is governed by votes, as detailed in the […]
The Harness Racing Australia board (known under the articles of association as the ‘Council’) has 12 members. Six are the harness racing Controlling Bodies (Principal Racing Associations, or ‘PRA’s) from each State, who get two votes as follows: Harness Racing NSW (HRNSW)- 2 Harness Racing VIC (HRV) – 2 Racing QLD (RQ) – 1 Qld […]
Ray Green has just given an interview after the NZ Cup and declared Copy That as the best horse he has ever trained, better even than King of Swing. That’s some wrap by a man who would know. What a shame that thanks to the Leyland Brothers style programming he’s not coming to the Inter […]
