Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In a week when harness racing appears to be drowning in an ocean of drugs, the unwelcome talk around Queensland trotting circles is that one of champion trainer ‘Cool Hand’ Luke McCarthy’s horses has thrown a positive swab to a substance believed to be cocaine during the recent Brisbane winter carnival. It is not known […]
On what is turning out to be a very bad day for the sport, the money lender who is the subject of this story that appeared this evening in the Adelaide Advertiser is rumored to be a prominent South Australian harness racing owner. It’s a tough game the trots. A very dangerous one too. By […]
In news just in more Mildura harness racing identities have been arrested on drug charges. The trainers – who at this stage cannot be named – were arrested on Thursday afternoon by Victorian Police and will appear in the Mildura courts in the coming days. The arrests come on the same day that SA trainer […]
By Himangi Singh: Herald Sun An Adelaide horse trainer accused of trafficking more than 100kg of cannabis through his family business allegedly told police “fanciful” tales of being “set up” and raking in big bucks selling hay and horse meds, a court has heard. Luke O’Neill, of Adelaide, fronted Mildura Magistrates’ Court on Thursday for […]
In a week in which female riders Angela Jones and Emily Lang are quite rightly getting all the attention as they battle for the Brisbane premiership, another amazing achievement by women jockeys has gone largely overlooked. Last Saturday at Middlemount every rider on the card was female. Out on the track up in the saddle […]
We picked up the post below about the wisdom and efficacy of slot races by a pundit called JayJay on the WA racing website Perth Turf Talk. It’s worth a read as food for thought. Crikey, SA is a shitfight and a half with Luke O’Neill now knee deep and exposed for what he is, […]
The civil war must be over, Confederate and Cannibal are back on the Cobbitty Equine Farms website….. Diamond Creek owner Bowden owes Todd McCarthy, it was Todd’s going out like the hare on another Bowden horse that set up Confederates record, bit of brotherly love might have kicked in….. Or it’s a truce whilst they […]
Archie Take a look at Ballarat greyhounds race 3 Saturday night. Head on looking at the boxes. Useless Stewards didn’t notice the cover they use to back out non runners on the box sitting in front of box 8. Mike from Manly
It appears that all is not as it seems with the southern hemisphere rights to the US stallions Confederate and Cannibal. We have all been led to believe that the McCarthy owned Cobbitty Equine Farms who stand the stallions own the service rights down under, but that it seems is not correct. Summit Bloodstock and […]
I’M FAMOUS – Jockey R Wilson was questioned in relation to her riding of the mare in the home straight, it was established that she had become jaded as she had only recently returned to race riding. Considering the circumstances stewards admonished Ms Wilson and advised her that when accepting rides she must present herself […]
