Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Idiot of the Week award goes to NSW greyhound trainer Jason O’Malley. O’Malley was called in by the GWIC to answer a charge that he had made a false statement to Stewards about not having a criminal record. Any person with half a brain would have known that the stipes wouldn’t have charged them […]
Our recent claim that Merlin can beat Leap To Fame in the NZ Cup has been roundly poo-pooed by trot fans on both side of the Tasman, all of whom believe that Larry is an unbeatable certainty. They’re probably the same mob who declared India certainties to win the World Cup cricket, and we all […]
Elusive was having her first start for the Peter Rixon stable in yesterday’s 2nd round heat of the 3YO NDSW Breeders Challenge Fillies heat. Despite her excellent form including 2nds to Vic Oaks finalist Vague Beauty and to 2yoNSW Breeders and Vicbred Super Series runner-up Renewal at her past two starts, somehow the price setter […]
It doesn’t seem that the TAB fixed odds price setting on the Albion Park trots has improved any since we last drew the huge overs being bet in the opening markets to your attention. Yesterday in race 7 the last start winner against almost an identical field Targaryen opened up at $7.00 with the TAB. […]
https://video.magicmillions.horse/24GRT/76.mp4 Magic Millions are owed $650 000 for two yearlings that it sold to KO Racing in January, but was never paid for. One was a colt by Street Boss knocked down to KO for $350 000, the other was a colt by Justify that the syndicator paid – or didn’t, as the case may […]
Archie On careless driving with which Tim Williams was charged. How could he escape a suspension when under the RIB Penalty Guidelines the starting point for a breach of the rule is a 3 meeting suspension, and Williams is a multiple offender? There is a $300 fine for hits the wheel, but that wasn’t the […]
Hot on the heels of a major downturn in Australian wagering turnover on the gallops comes a double digit plunge in the amount bet on the racing code in the US. It looks like its a global post-pandemic trend. This report by Ray Paulick. Wagering on U.S. Thoroughbred horse racing dropped sharply in September, declining […]
The 6-year-old trotting mare Rush had won only 4 races from 49 starts when it was transferred to the stable of everyone’s favorite NZ trainer and fighter Mark Jones about 6 weeks ago, and its career prizemoney was just a tick over $40 000. Since coming to the Jones boy as lowly rating 40 something […]
Well respected former bookies clerk Fred Crews has had some major successes as an owner in both codes of racing, not the least of which was winning the Sydney 2YO Triple Crown with Dance Hero and the Inter Dominion with Maori Law. One thing he’d never done before yesterday though was land a Trotters FFA […]
