Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
When her 73-year-old husband, Fernand, died in 1942 (reportedly due to cherry poisoning), Jeanne Calment, aged 67, probably never would have guessed she’d go on to live for a further five and a half decades, especially given the fact that the average life expectancy for a French woman born in the 19th century was 40-50 […]
The connections of Ocean Zar advised the Stewards – and thus the world – that their horse would be ridden forward in the 7th race at Eagle Farm yesterday if circumstances permitted. Circumstances did. Ocean Zar bounced out moderately and was wide. If Ceejay Graham had elected to she could have hunted it around the […]
It seems that Brett Wright – the Chairman of Stewards who made the outrageously incorrect protest upheld call at Beaudesert last week – has been absent from officiating duties at any race meeting on Saturday. It’s school holidays, so perhaps Mr Wright has taken annual leave to be with the kids or grandkids during the […]
Last night at Victoria’s only harness race meeting at Mildura there were races run for stakes of $6000, $7000 (x2), $9 000, and $10 000 (x2). Meanwhile at Menangle in NSW there wasn’t a race run with a purse less than $20 400. The lowest staked race at Albion Park in QLD was $11 620 […]
This is the Stewards Summary listed on the form of Saturday night’s Menangle winner Familiar Tricks for it’s previous start. Note that Familiar Tricks was subject to an Age Horse Vet Examination. All well and good you might say, and congrats to the Stewards for telling us. No. An aged horse vet exam is usually […]
So the way to get Illavabubbles beaten is now obvious. Make her run two quick early quarters in a row. Illavabubbles has had 8 starts for Jason Grimson, and has won 6 of them. https://www.harness.org.au/racing/horse-search/?horseId=819909 She showed blinding early speed in each of the wins, but was allowed to back off and run a comfortable […]
The remaining 6 races from the aborted Globe Derby trot meeting tonight has been rescheduled to Monday, which at least gives participants a chance to win some money that might otherwise have been lost if it had been abandoned, even though it leaves many of the drivers having to explain to their boss why they […]
Riff Rocket – James McDonald The ride of the day by the best rider at the races. You don’t see any better than this. Full stop. 🐦 Check out the bird's eye view of Riff Rocket's win in the G1 ATC Australian Derby today 👇@aus_turf_club @cwallerracing @mcacajamez pic.twitter.com/7xfl5dNWUy — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) April 6, 2024 […]
RIFF ROCKET DOES IT AGAIN! 💜🤍 HE DOES THE VRC-AUSTRALIAN DERBY DOUBLE!@cwallerracing @mcacajamez @WoppittB pic.twitter.com/FIkw1C6nfR — 7HorseRacing 🐎 (@7horseracing) April 6, 2024 What sort of crazy mixed up call was this by Darren Flindell in the Australian Derby? Sure Ceolwulf got to within a long neck at the end, but he was never ever ever […]
Can anyone in the world explain why Celine Gaudray elected to take a sit on Buffalo River in the Victoria Handicap on Saturday at Caulfield? It seems insane given that 6 of of Buffalo River’s 8 Australian wins have come when it has led, and the other two came when it was positioned in 2nd […]
