Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have it on excellent advice that the connections of the super smart 3yo Kiwi pacer Jumal, who won 6 races from 7 and more than $210 000 in his juvenile year, were recently offered a million dollars for the colt. And knocked it back. Wow. That is a hell of a lot of money, […]
Dr Whiting has been hard at work doing the tips for us at Caulfield today. You could charge admission just to watch her pick winners. As always, good luck and have a winning day.
Epstein files reveal the men who looked away after women had spoken up By Julia Baird, ABC “Muck” is one word for it. That’s what Melinda Gates used to describe the culture of brutal exploitation of young women and girls by some of the world’s most powerful men, enabled by the dark arts of billionaire […]
In 1952 Queen Elizabeth assumed the throne after her old man carked it. It wasn’t until later that she married a Greek and spawned Andrew the sicko. Never forget that his older brother used to have fantasies about tampons, and preferred an old boiler to Princess Di. Weird family them. Bob Marley was born today. […]
The winner of the last race at Addington yesterday Roger That looks like a nice horse. Both figuratively and literally. It’s very well bred too, being a relation to Cyclone Jordy, Sanchez and multiple Group 1 winner Don Hugo. And it is a good sort. But there is a back story to it. Graeme Rogerson […]
The last time Republican Party raced against Leap To Fame in the NZ Free For All, his driver Carter Dalgety – the most talented young reinsman since Dexter Dunn – got to the lead first but then handed up. He couldn’t catch him down the straight. It’s pretty hard to when Larry is roaring home […]
They’ve taken my career and life away from me. There’s no easy way to put it, I’ve been filthy at the world. I haven’t really shown up to work or been dedicated because I feel like I’ve got nothing to do in racing any more. Baily Wheeler No-one took anything away from Bailey Wheeler, except […]
Wodeton must be the most frustrating horse in the world to train. He certainly is to bet on, which I have done more times than I care to admit. I got sucked in after backing him when he ran 2nd in the Slipper, and kept following him every race thereafter. Yes I should have known. […]
You know you’ve a programming problem when you can’t attract enough horses to make up a field for a $60 000 race. That is exactly what has happened to Harness Racing Victoria having to call off the Group 1 Sumthingaboutmaori for female trotters the this weekend and reschedule it to Anzac Day. HRV have fallen […]
Last week’s decision by the Tablelands Regional Council to get rid of 44 council owned buildings and facilities in a cost-saving push seems surely likely to imperil the future of racing in Atherton. The council intends to divest or demolish the Atherton Turf Club storage and equipment sheds at Tolga racecourse and, crucially, the on-course […]
