Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This last time last year we wrote a scathing article condemning Harness Racing NSW for exercising its discretion to leave Don Hugo out of the field for the Paleface Adios Stakes in favour of some lesser performed pacers, and thus denying the horse the opportunity to qualify for a run in the Group 1 Chariots […]
With no Albion Park last night we thought we’d turn our attention to the betting fluctuations at Globe Derby, where there have been some significant plunges come off lately. Some good bets were landed again last night, most significantly on the first winner Trigger which was backed from double figures into $5.00, the 4th race […]
Our Miracle Mile night preview and selections proved very accurate, with your author landing the winners of 8 of the 9 races in our top three selections (3 winners from no 1 pick) and our guest tipster former Group 1 trainer/driver Jumping Jack Flash finding every winner on the program from his top three (2 […]
Cran, Carter and Chrissie Dalgety (pictured above)s The word according Lurch (John Dunn) out of the Woodend Beach bunker this week is that one of Cran and Chrissie Dalgety’s horses that raced at the recent Nelson meeting has thrown a positive swab to a prohibited substance. Lurch is telling people that the dirty swab has […]
Hi NAME REDACTED, There have been further developments provided by Racing NSW today. Peter V’landys has neither refused or accepted my application but instead sought independent assessment of my metropolitan license upgrade application – what I can only imagine is a first. Given that Dad has withdrawn his appeal, there is no extension provided to […]
Jockey Justin Huxtable’s criminal charges continue to slowly wend their way through the courts, with the controversial rider (or his legal representatives) appearing again in the Cairns court yesterday for a mention of his matter. Let’s hope for all concerned – Huxtable, his alleged victim, and racing itself – that the law moves quicker to […]
With South-East Queensland being battered by Cyclone Alfred this morning, and the worst still to come, there are going to be thousands, maybe tens of thousands, of ordinary Australians who are be directly affected by damage and loss wrought by mother nature. At the same time tonight we have a Queensland superstar Leap To Fame, […]
New Zealand-born and Sydney-based trainer Bjorn Baker’s celebrations have gone viral but there is a method behind the madness, writes Adam Pengilly. IF YOU HAVEN’T already seen the videos, then you likely will soon. Bjorn Baker is in posh committee rooms, in public grandstands, in run-of-the-mill bars in pubs, even roaring loudly from the back […]
A former Group 1 winning trainer/driver of our acquaintance turned professional harness racing punter – who we shall refer to by the sobriquet Jumping Jack Flash, to protect their privacy – has kindly sent us their selections for the massive Miracle Mile night program at Menangle tomorrow night. Just to see how good they are […]
Leading racing lawyer Wayne Pasterfield has set tongues wagging with his post on Twitter (X) that you see above about being restricted by a corporate bookmaker to making deposits into his gambling account of no more than 4o% of his weekly income. We are usually harsh critics of corporate bookmakers imposing limitations on punters exercise […]
