Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Lombo Pocket Watch was one of the greatest juvenile pacers that Australia has ever seen. This horse won 18 races in a row as a 2-year-old, including five Group 1’s, and became the first of his age ever to win the Australian Horse of the Year. Being a rare grey in color, he was also […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC21102504.mp4 Lulu Mae was backed from $9.00 into $3.80 to win race 7 at Albion Park yesterday. That was bit odd because she was a rating 64 mare racing against males rated up to 75. Money talks though. Win Lulu did. 1.51.4 she went. Which is a bit weird. The fastest time that Lulu had […]
Now we don’t at all agree with most of David Pocock’s virulently anti-gambling stance, but in the case he is talking about in the video below we absolutely do. A punter with a gambling problem self-excludes from Ultra Bet. So what does Ultra Bet do? They send him an email urging him to come back […]
See that woman in the video? That’s WNBA star Kelsey Plum. Her husband is sitting up in the bleachers near the back of the stand. Plum decides to throw him up a beer. And lands the can straight in his paws. Bet you couldn’t do this if you had 1000 tries. What a legend. Do […]
Oisin Murphy is a brilliant rider, a real star in the saddle, as most Australians who witnessed him ride out here as an apprentice will attest. Murphy is also a supreme competitor who works by the “Do whatever it takes” to win philosophy made famous by former Labor Senator Graham Richardson. Leading UK trainer William […]
Less than three months ago the QRIC issued a bulletin to all harness racing participants advising them that under no circumstances were children to enter the restricted areas of a racetrack, including the birdcage area and tie-up stalls. This below is what the Stewards said, and it makes perfect sense too, both from a health […]
Harness Racing Restricted Zones Off-Limits to Underage Person Recent observations at harness racing meetings have raised serious concerns regarding underage and unlicensed persons being present in restricted areas such as tie-up stalls. Restricted areas are off-limits for valid reasons. In simple terms, it is unsafe for individuals without the proper experience and licensing to be […]
Look at what happened to this poor bugger in New Zealand’s capital city this morning. They don’t call it Windy Wellington for nothing. Up, up and away!
This podcast by professional punter Kingsley Bartholomew is well worth a listen by punters large and small.
By Max Presnell maxpresnell.com/2025/10/20/a-weekly-review-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-39/ Disclaimer – The views expressed are Super Max’s, not our own The GOOD and BAD centres around Peter V’Landys and Racing New South Wales while the UGLY is Sir Delius with undertones of the sensational Tulloch withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup. Obviously Saturday’s The Everest at Royal Randwick, a dazzling promotion […]
