Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Some people are blowing up about Ben Melham’s beaten ride on Wetumpka in race 1 at Pakenham today. Wetumpka was backed from $6.50 into $2.00 and Melham has long been said to be associated with bookmakers and big punters alike, so you might be able to understand their cause for suspicion when it gets beaten […]
We were saddened to hear of the passing of Chris Garrard in recent days after a long battle with illness. Chris was a wonderful contributor to harness racing over a long period, as a sponsor, volunteer and participant; and a friend to many in the sport. His love for the trots lives on through the deeds […]
The Birdsville Jigger (pictured) In March 2023, in what became known as the Birdville Jigger Affair, Todd Austin was found guilty of commissioning an act of cruelty to a horse and two charges of providing false or misleading evidence to stewards at the inquiry into the matter. Austin was disqualified for five years. That means […]
The Lady Godiva of nude form study Dr Georgia Whiting landed with her special yet again at Caulfield yesterday. Our good Doctor (a real one!) is making a habit of this. Stop The Rock was her winning special. It paid $4.80 but she assures me that $6.00 was readily available at the time we published […]
No it’s not Leap To Fame. His top speed last night was 55.60km/h. The difference between Larry and normal horses is that he can run at that speed all day long, whereas others can only run at their top speed for a short period before the exertion takes its toll on them. French Fries hit […]
We always used to call Jason Grimson Jill as a joke, because they always hung around with Jack Trainor. Jack and Jill went up the hill … da da da da. It seems however that J. Grimson liked the feminization of their name, because according to Friday night’s Albion Park stewards report they have changed […]
The Brisbane Winter carnival is over, and the swabs seem to have gone on vacation. Only 8 runners on yesterday’s 9 race card at Doomben were pre-race swabbed, two of them in the same race. No horse was pre-race tested in races 3 or 8. Not one of Tony Gollan’s seven runners copped one. None […]
Owners Scott and Jodie Whitton have the right to feel mighty upset after their horse Sir Fahrenheit missed out by a point on a starting place in the ID25 Trot final field. Sir Fahrenheit had finished 4th in its first heat and 9th in its second, accumulating 13 points which tied it with Kiwi trotter […]
For those of you who were wondering how the hell Royal Supremacy turned around its recent form of 14th of 14 beaten 5.88 lengths at Scone then 11th of 14 beaten 11.8 lengths at Randwick to win the 6th race yesterday at the same track, the answer is simple. Ciaron Maher took off the Norton […]
The word out of Alexandra Park is that Auckland Trotting Club chairman Jamie ‘ Watches’ Mackinnon is being paid a six-figure sum to act as a consultant to the club. A consultant on what? No-one seems to know. You’d certainly hope its not successful property developments or real estate deals. Mackinnon’s consulting role was never […]
