Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I know its a bit late to criticize a jockey’s ride last weekend, but I have been waiting for someone to say something about Josh Parr’s ride on Shezanalister in the last at Rosehill on Saturday and no-one has, so we will. Parr slaughtered Shezanalister. The Bjorn Baker trainer horse should have won by panels. […]
Darren McCall this week lost his appeal against a 14-day suspension for careless driving. He wouldn’t have if appeals in QLD were determined based on the Stewards evidence instead of heard afresh, because the vital evidence of race day Steward R. McRae that originally hung him was crook. Mr McRae gave evidence that rival driver […]
There was bugger all rain in Brisbane during the week, as you can see by the rainfall chart at the top which is in milliliters. So how did the track get so bad that it looked like this? https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC25032513.mp4 They had to call the meeting off after one race. The mobile couldn’t get and traction, […]
The QLD Government has announced the sites new and old Olympic stadiums and fields, and the plans don’t include Albion Park. There goes the relocation to a new complex constructed at State Government expense with the compensation money for the resumption of the Creek track and land. Where to now then? Racing Queensland paid $7.8 […]
The Queensland Harness Centre at Norwell will become the new home for harness racing in the Sunshine State and will provide a world class facility that is designed with animal and human welfare as its highest priority. The Queensland Harness Centre at Norwell will feature a 1000-metre racetrack, with optionality to explore how a 1100m track […]
The field for the million dollar Kiwi harness slot race the Race by Betcha is starting to take shape, with six of the ten slots filled and some agonizing decisions to be made by each of the owners of the other three slots, excluding Kevin Seymour whose slot be taken by his superstar Leap To […]
Will a 25% tariff be imposed on our standardbred exports to the USA when Trump rules that the HRA stallion levy is an “unfair tax” on American imports?? Some people might think that’s a good thing…… Belle From Burnie Editor’s Note The people who hate the stallion tax so much are the importers of chilled […]
Another excellent article courtesy of our friend the award-winning former Fairfax racing editor John Lingard at letsgoghorseracing.com.au THEY might have been slow out of the barriers but the new LNP Government and its Racing Minister Tim Mander now have a desperately-needed agenda designed to resurrect the integrity image of the three codes in Queensland after […]
It was 59 years ago that an ageing Cardigan Bay traveled to the US and took on the young superstar Bret Hanover, then regarded as the greatest pacer in the world. That view was reassessed after Cardy took him to town. Can you believe that the Auckland Trotting Club desecrated his grave to make room […]
The decision of the NSW Harness Racing Appeals Panel to warn Ben Smith off without giving him a Parker Warning beforehand that his sentence might be increased has been published. You can find it at the link below. Click to access ben%20sarina%20ap%20decision%20170325.pdf
