Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Reports out of the Riverina from yesterday’s Albury meeting are the betting ring was colder than the Mawson research station in Antarctica, and twice as cold again. Bookies were said to be turning blue on their stands, and punters hands were so frozen that the satchel swingers needs a crowbar to prise the money for […]
It is real hard life being a punter. There are so many myriad of ways you can get beat. Just when you are counting the cash, suddenly out of nowhere defeat can be snatched from the jaws of victory. Like here in the last leg of the quaddy at Marburg on Sunday. The leader and […]
Hello Archie, Barney from Bendigo is on the money over the breeding numbers. In 1980, Western Australia had 208 registered stallions that produced 1,377 foals whilst Queensland had 112 sires that produced 489 foals. Currently, WA has 15 registered sires producing 362 foals, and Queensland has just 7 registered stallions producing 249 foals. The hobbyists […]
Archie I have read your article and the guy’s letter about harness handicapping, and ask you both to look at it from a different angle. If there are 1000 foals in a paddock, the chances are that you’ll be able to line up a fair few with similar ability to race against each other.. If […]
Hi Archie, Your comments on the National Ratings Handicapping and the prevalence of very short priced favourites are both salient and accurate. However, like all handicapping systems that have been implemented since real handicapping (standing start non discretionary) disappeared, NR has been perverted by the entitled who believe that handicapping is not for them. The […]
As if racing isn’t hard enough. Being a trainer in the bush is one of the most rewarding jobs, but it’s also one of the toughest. We put our blood, sweat and tears into these horses every single day, only to head into race week wondering who going to ride them? The current rider situation […]
Harness racing has a real problem with its so called New Rating (NR) handicapping system. Licensees and punters have been saying it since shortly after the system’s inception, and they are right. The problem is brightly illustrated by the number of odds favorites that the handicapping method is throwing up. Wagering turnover funds and powers […]
Starvecchio in the pink colors was backed from $3.10 into $1.90 to win race 2 at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. It lost, after racing extremely ungenerously and pulling its head off. The Stewards have launched an inquiry into the ride, the tactics and the run. I for one am not quite sure why. The horse […]
Remember how Greyhound Racing Victoria recently ordered a change of name for the smart greyhound Organised Crime after a complaint from the general public, declaring that that the dog’s name was “controversial or prejudicial to the interests or image of the greyhound racing industry”? That dog’s name was subsequently changed to Wrongly Accused as a […]
