Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Peter Inwood is sworn in. He says that when Neal approached him at the races he was with Steward D. Griffiths, and the three of them proceeded to the Stewards room. Inwood tells us that he told Neal that one of the horses in the picture was not his, and he maintains that. A. Turner […]
Murdoch KC challenges Neal about the identity of the informant who gave him the photos of the horses. Neal only knows the person’s first name, not his surname. He doesn’t tell us what the person’s name is. Murdoch has a go at him about not showing both lots of photos to Inwood on the day […]
We are off and racing in the Peter Inwood appeal. Jim Murdoch KC kicks off by saying that there is only one form of evidence against his client Inwood, which is three photographs. Murdoch wants them excluded. He says that the rules of evidence developed over centuries, and these snaps shouldn’t be allowed in. Murdoch […]
HRV CEO Matt Isaacs told attendees at the organization’s annual presentation held at Bendigo last week that harness racing only gets 3 cents in every dollar that is bet the sport. What he said though is not quite true. In fact it is not true at all. Wagering Service Providers – bookmakers or the TAB […]
These words of the HRV Chairman have to be seen and heard to be believed. Prizemoney is not one of the top ten priorities of the boof headed boffins running the trots in Victoria. Money doesn’t matter in a free market driven world hey? I’m speechless. Here is what Bernie said. Fuck me dead. Watch […]
Black Hex is, with all due respect to the horse and its connections, a walker and an absolute cat. In its ten start racing career prior to the 12th of June this year the cheaply bred 4YO gelding had only once ever run a place, in a weak maiden at Stony Creek on a Heavy […]
HRV CEO Matt Isaacs doesn’t even know how to manage a microphone (see above), so how the hell can he manage building and growing the sport in the State? As far as I can see, he can’t. Isaacs only solutions to the dilemma’s facing the Victorian trots seem to be reducing the number of races, […]
I like a number of other punters on the weekend got the first three legs of the Eagle Farm quaddie right, and had the top three of Tony Gollan’s four runners going for a good collect in the last. The one Gollan horse that we/I left out was the 40-1 shot Millane, not just because […]
When you have three minutes spare take a look at the excerpt below from CEO Matt Isaacs address to Victorian harness racing industry participants at last week’s HRV annua presentation. Isaacs says that he and his HRV Chairman Bernard Saundry are meeting with the leaders of Harness Racing NSW to reshape the businesses, and says […]
Good Morning, You correctly note that WA has a minimum Metro Stake of $21,000, the highest in Australia. It is completely unsustainable and is being funded on the “never never”. In season 2025 (financial year ending July 30th 2025), WA paid out total harness stakes (Metro and Country) of $30,561,571. The Revenue generated from turnover […]
