Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Everyone in the world except for Grant Dixon knows that unless he is coming from the back off an electric early pace, Colt Thirty One cannot run faster than 55 seconds for his last half mile. It is patently obvious, and clearly borne out by the Colt’s 90 career start race record. Without going back […]
Sometimes when I see what the Stewards get all worked up about I begin to wonder whether I am living in a parallel universe or something. Take race 3 at Albion Park last night for example. Grant Dixon is driving the favourite Beast Mode, drawn the 1. Obviously from that draw he either wants to […]
The benefit of hindsight is a wonderful thing isn’t it? Apprentice Adin Thompson rides a great tactical race on the 20-1 rank outsider and almost pulls off a dashing win, getting nutted in only the very last couple of strides. The Stewards – none of whom have ever ridden a race in their lives – […]
So the Stewards arrive at the non-TAB QLD race meeting at Clifton, and discover that the track has a hole in it near the crossing at the 1400m mark that nobody seems to have noticed before. A couple of blokes grab shovels and fill them in with some loose dirt they dig up from the […]
The 2021 Cox Plate will go down as one of the most dramatic editions in its rich history – punters.com What a load of palaver. The only thing that the 2021 Cox Plate will go down in history as is one of the most boring editions of the race in history. Be honest. Were you […]
The 3rd at Globe Derby on Saturday night was not a race. It was a disgrace. A boat race. Premonition was favourite and drawn the 1, and its driver Mark Billinger had made it clear to anyone who asked that he wouldn’t be handing up the lead under any circumstances. Cavalryman was drawn on the […]
THE COX PLATE 1. John Allen What a great ride that was by John Allen, simply superb. A very well known and somewhat brilliant jockey of my acquaintance told me last night when he was tipping me the winner that he rated Allen as a gun. He was spot on both ways. 2. So You […]
A week ago we told you about the deeply crooked trot driver Peter Russo having thrown up yet another positive swab to TCO2. Old habits die hard, but Russo didn’t have any Stewards to bribe this time. A week after the story broke, he has been stood down. No stays for you Russo. Good on […]
There is plenty of betting action for the trot fans tonight. Here are the tips. Hoe in. Globe Derby Race 2 no 7 NERVE WRACKING Race 4 no 1 MAJOR REASON Albion Park Race 4 no 8 COLT THIRTY ONE Race 7 no 1 LILAC FLASH Race 8 no 7 OUR ANTONION ROSE Geelong Race […]
Having a camera truck blocking the vision of the race was not the greatest start to Moonee Valley’s biggest day of the year. Give yourselves an uppercut racing.com. Not all of us started the day so badly though. A glass of $19 Semillion anyone?
