Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dennis Pagan has decided to abandon Johnny Get Angry’s Melbourne Cup campaign. That is sort of wise you would think. After all, last Spring’s surprise Victoria Derby winner Johnny Get Angry has been beaten beaten by an average of 23 lengths at its past two starts. The only question that remains now is this. How […]
Take a look at Darren Billinger on the leader Futurist here in race 2 at Globe Derby Park on Saturday night. Darren certainly had a good look too. He was looking for Futurist’s stablemate Breach the Beach, which was behind him. When Billinger spotted him he started driving Futurist on one rein – the left […]
We have written at length about the absurdity of the weekly Group 3 race at Menangle, and the stupidity of the Harness Racing Australia (HRA) policy that makes it possible by mandating a minimum prizemoney level for Group races without any criteria for rating a race as one, other than if a club can stump […]
A picture tells a thousand words. Four words tells a story. Here is one.
You wouldn’t mind landing a job at Racing Queensland. It doesn’t appear to be real hard graft does it? And the benefits are terrible. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS RQ seeks to create a work environment and culture that supports employee health and wellbeing, promotes flexible work, and facilitates inclusion, diversity and mutual respect of others. RQ offers […]
Maggie picked up on this one. Fuller Cee Ess. What do you reckon the name means? Here are three clues.
On the 14th of July this year, and many times before and after, we published stories telling you how the current custodians of the Auckland and Franklin Trotting Club and all the assets that they (the clubs, not the board members: not a cent of it is theirs) owned have turned the two once great […]
I was planning to write a story about how disappointing Wold Stride, this year’s 3rd place finisher in the Miracle Mile, had been when finishing last in the Maryborough Cup on Sunday afternoon. As is my custom, and as as part of my research for all stories, I went back to watch the replay a […]
Flow Meter is 12 years old. When first started trialling Kevin Rudd was Prime Minister. He won his first race during the reign of Tony Abbott, and has won under both Prime Ministers since, Turnbull and Morrison. Today at Narracoorte the grand old campaigner won again. It was his 176th start for his 18th win. […]
Mrs and Mrs Gray who own the recently retired racehorse Celtic Tiger have sponsored a race named after him today at Ipswich to wish their mighty steed a happy retirement. The love of good owners knows no bounds, but it sure does bring a smile to your face. One would imagine that retirement has to […]
