Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Archie, Archie, Archie Love your work but I can’t believe a man of your undoubted wisdom would use the Eureka field to indicate anything other than, as you rightly point out, the concept has been a total failure to promote local stallions. Despite all the hype from HRA’s mouthpiece Adam Ant & co the Eureka […]
Story by Julian Linden, Daily Telegraph Ben Sarina, a lifelong trotting driver battling mental health demons after being booted out of the sport during the infamous ‘green-light scandal’, is again pleading with NSW harness racing authorities to give him a second chance after a supreme court judge ruled the body overstepped its powers by banning […]
For almost two decades now the modern day stallion phenomenon Bettors Delight and Art Major have dominated the national sires lists, with one or the other winning the premiership every year. Nothing lasts forever. Bettors is turning 27 this year and Art Major 26, and with both grand producers fast getting old the day was […]
Decision: 1. Ms. Weidenbach was at all relevant times a licensed harness trainer and driver with Tasracing. 2. On 12 April 2025 she was arrested at Sydney Airport and charged under section 193(b)(3) the Crimes Act 1900 NSW, Money Laundering – Recklessly Deal with Proceeds of Crime, a crime punishable by a term of imprisonment. […]
Cheese loving race fans will be devastated to learn that this year’s King Island traditional summer racing carnival has been cancelled due to a lack of horse numbers. The King Island Racing Club had hoped to host its usual 4 meeting mixed gallops/harness racing carnival over January with 5 races featuring fields of a minimum […]
Don’t let anyone ever tell you that thoroughbred racing isn’t in a good place. A direct comparison of the earnings of the top 6 trainers (by winners) in Australia proved the absolute nonsense of such claims that you hear every day from the knockers. In season 2014/15 Australia’s leading trainer was Darren Weir with 297.5 […]
Take a look at these crazy wild market fluctuations for the Eureka on Neds. Have you ever seen anything like it in your life? Miki To Success $4.80 out to $34.00. It has now in the past ten minutes firmed back in to $5.50. Bay Of Biscay $3.90 out to $9.00. Now $4.20. Sea The […]
The field for the Eureka has been finalized, and the most striking aspect of it all is that 7 of the 10 runners in the $2 million race come from just two stables. Emma Stewart has four in the race: Fox Dan, Go Miki, Miki to Success, and Bay of Biscay. Grant Dixon has three […]
Only two teams this century have come from outside the top three on the final table, Brisbane Lions last year from 5th place and the Foota-scray (the Western Bulldogs) in 2016 from 7th. Based on those stats the only teams in with a serious statistical chance of winning the Grand Final are the Crows, the […]
Registered racehorse owner Joe Aria, who used to be known by his birth name of Joseph Iaria, decided this year to accept a job as Racing Manager for the stable of Robert Hickmott, who once won a couple of Melbourne Cups with Almandin and Green Moon, back in the days when Lloyd Williams used to […]
