Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The news that Harness Racing South Australia has entered into a long-term lease to take over the Gawler trot track and facilities has left many in the industry asking one simple question. Why? The Gawler club – which of course does not and cannot speak for the peak body – asserts that HRSA has no […]
Dear Members, On behalf of the committee, I’m happy to share some exciting news. The Gawler Harness Racing Club (GHRC) committee has entered into a Heads of Agreement (HoA) to lease our facility to Harness Racing South Australia (HRSA) for a long-term lease. You will see an official communication from HRSA in the coming days […]
Greyhound Racing New Zealand has applied for a judicial review of the Government’s December decision to ban greyhound racing. It’s also seeking interim relief, in the form of a court order to stop the Crown working on the ban while the review is under way. Last year Racing Minister Winston Peters said the Government intended […]
The results are in from the APG Autumn Mix Sale, and to put it bluntly they are atrocious. 65 of the 93 lots on offer were passed in. Of the 28 lots that actually sold, 7 of them went for less than the $330 cost of entry. 2 lots sold for $400. 12 in total […]
We have written many stories pleasing for the authorities to take trot driver J0hn Stariha’s license off him on safety grounds, and all with good reason. Yesterday at Marburg we saw yet another example 0f the justification for our calls. Stariha, who was sitting behind the leader on Magicol Ideal, suddenly pulled the horse out […]
Greyhound Racing New Zealand (GRNZ) has today applied, through its Counsel to the High Court, for a Judicial Review of the Government’s decision to ban greyhound racing from 31 July 2026. The statement of claim made to the Court says the decision broke fundamental rules of law, being inadequately informed, prepared and consulted on. There were only […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APM24052511.mp4 Feast your eyes on the deadest drive in the world. It’s Nathan Dawson on number 2 Chap Daddy. The horse has been backed from $7.50 into $3.00. Suckers. Look at Dawson take it back off the arm. Watch him work overtime to surrender a good sit in the line. See him succeed and bury […]
Take a look at the video above and watch Carter Dalgety in the maroon and white colors come off the fence and smash Craig Ferguson in the teal silks out three-wide. Ferguson’s horse is checked by Dalgety’s actions – which were in breach of the rules in every sense – and it ends up costing […]
On the 26th of May last year jockey Wanderson D’Avila suffered a fall at a race meeting in Mareeba. D’avila was transported to hospital to assess the injuries he suffered in the fall. The horse that he was riding had no such luxury of professional assessment and treatment for its injuries. It was euthanized then […]
Hi Archie, The Manea Classic at Bunbury and the subsequent protest is cause for some pondering. Despite the cool night air, Chester and I headed back to Pinjarra full of questions after a very competitive $30k Manea Classic, run in memory of the last bloke to have more than two clues about running Harness Racing […]
