Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Last night the Toowoomba meeting was abandoned mid-stream due to what the Clifford Park club says was a lighting issue beyond its control. I am reliably told that there is a whole lot more to the story to that. Will the Stewards tell the full tale in their official report? Or we will have to? […]
Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny may well live in a $3 million apartment at Harold Park that he’d acquired from the developer that the club he ran sold the land to, but Craig Cross is not the trainer of Dominate. He can’t be, for the old girl has been long dead. Craig Cross’s six […]
Since the 14th of March this year there have been 31 Group Three races run at Menangle. Each of these races were worth $30 600 in total, and $15 600 to the winner. Horses trained by Craig Cross have won 25 of them. 25 out of 31! That is a winning strike rate of 81%. […]
Who is the father and son team that are staying at Victorian trot trainer Matt Craven’s place and helping to work his horses in the morning? What are they most famous for? When is Amanda Turnbull going to be charged over Nathan Jack looking after her horses in Adelaide? What possible defense can she raise […]
The ride in a sense lacks competition, lacks competitiveness – Wade Birch Snyder: There are some things I can just smell. It’s like a sixth sense Giles: Well, actually, that would be one of the five – Mutant Enemy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Wade Birch tough stewarding mania train rolls on this Friday when […]
When you are assessing a racehorse’s performance or a jockey’s ride, it is always instructive to look at the form guide first. Let me tell you a little about Greek Hero’s form. It is an English galloper that has won three races in its life. All bar one of them was on soft ground, which […]
Well I have been going to the races for a long, long time – half a century in fact – and my family come from the Darling Downs, so I know a little bit about horses and something about the big races at Clifford Park. Ever heard of Abruzzi? Nah? Then you don’t know as […]
They should have saved him the petrol and let him stay at home so we could pick the finishing order out of a hat. I am sure the backers of the top four in the market would agree completely. Look who owns the winner though. Our old mate Aaron Bain. Funny that. Or not. As […]
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Rosehill Gardens 28 November 2020 Race 8 – Schweppes Starlight Stakes (Listed) 1100m Passage Of Time Stewards today concluded an inquiry into B. Avdulla’s riding of the gelding in the straight, and in particular his vigour inside the final 200m. Today Stewards heard evidence from Racing NSW Chief Betting Analyst Mr L. Dalton […]
