Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Don’t be fooled by the name, you’re just being sexist. Ohope is a beautiful little coastal town in the Bay of Plenty. In the space of 4 starts this Kiwi filly Ohope Wins has gone from running 2nd in a 1600m Maiden at Waikato to winning the Group 2 Sir Patrick Hogan over 2000m at […]
As we used to shout in the dressing room at Emerson Park after footy games, James Herbertson didn’t win the Ultimate Drivers Challenge. He sh*t in. Herbie won 6 of the 20 races in the series, and finished more than 50 points ahead of his closest rivals, who all finished clumped in a bunch. His […]
Everyone I talk to wants to make excuses for Treasure The Moment. Last prep she was suffering from an injury they say, after the mare got beaten three times in a row, albeit at the top class. If she was really injured, why did they keep racing her I ask in reply. No answer. D. […]
Back in late 2023 and early 2024 the peak body Racing and Wagering Western Australia commissioned former Harness Racing NSW CEO John Dumesny to conduct a review of the WA harness handicapping system, with the aim of increasing betting turnover to ensure the future sustainability of the sport. Dumesny recommended a few things, but the […]
I know we all make mistakes, but how did this happen at a Saturday metro meeting in town? Loading horses into the correct barriers isn’t really that hard. The horse drawn the 1 goes into the 1 barrier, the horse drawn 2 goes into 2, and so on and so forth. It’s not rocket science. […]
There is pizza joint in Newstead, Brisbane, in the heart of the wanker look at me, look at me yuppie zone that sells a standard 8 slicer for eighty bucks to the mugs, plenty of whom buy it. God only knows why. It doesn’t even have any meat on it. White Truffle pizza it’s called. […]
You can’t say Damien Lane didn’t deserve the 17 meeting suspension he copped for taking out Unit Five, Eurocanto and Alibaba in the Blue Diamond. What you do have to ask is that if Lane was prepared to risk a suspension to get out, then why the hell did he wait so long? By the […]
Zac Spain had a bit of luck this afternoon, and came out smelling like roses. It could have all ended up in the sewer. Spain rode the raging hot favorite Sheza Alibi. He didn’t look like he knew what to do coming around the turn when he stayed in and got cluttered up on the […]
It’s the biggest day of racing of the year so far down south, and everyone is having a punt. Everyone except Bet365 customers that is. They can’t get on. The 365 website has been down for hours, and is showing no signs of coming back up anytime soon. And it’s impossible to get through on […]
Passing the bell with a lap to go in the Ultimate Drivers Championship, and Herbie is the lead, with nine points ahead of G. Hall Jr and Cam Hart, with a further five back to Angus Garrard, who had a very good first night considering the cattle he had underneath him. Herbie is going to […]
