Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Here is a little Xmas gift for Peter McMullen and Chantal Turpin. A six horse race where they have five of the runners, and the other one is classes below most of theirs. Why does there need to be a 3-Year-Old race programmed on the third last Saturday of the season anyway? These horses are […]
Albion Park’s new starting method – walk up starts behind the clerk The trot Stewarding circus rolled on at Albion Park on Saturday night, and this time it featured a comedy act. Race starter Mr J. Suli pushed the wrong button as he released the field in Race 6. Suli turned the red light on […]
The QLD Stewards have determined not to penalize jockey Dylan Turner – aka the Kiwi Koala – for sitting up on Chasing Time at the 50m mark and costing it the race at Toowoomba a couple of weeks ago that we told you about in our story. Dylan Turner’s a Sit Up Sally Jockey Turner […]
Hello Peter Profit Regarding your story on Auntie Gaita pulling off a plunge on Sunday Night at Globe Derby. A Lesson From Auntie Gaita About How to Pull Off a Plunge Everyone was in on it. Facebook followers around the nation were applauding Gaita Pullicino’s win, including incredibly Melanie Kittel, the trainer of two of […]
South Australian harness racing trainer Lane Johnson’s property was the target of a fire-bombing attack last night that the family believes was deliberate and perpetrated by someone or ones connected to the harness racing industry. Petrol bombs were launched at the Johnson’s property in the attack, with Johnson’s partner Pay Hayter posting on social media […]
Harness Racing New Zealand has generously given two of the wealthiest stables in Aotearoa a Xmas gift. A free race replete with $15 000 as first prize they have given one of either Mark Purdon or Robert Dunn, and a silver pass to finish second and take home $6000 is the present for the other. […]
Calculating Dancer had only been back in the Pullicino stable for a few weeks, after spending the last two years up in Newcastle under the care of the Bourkes. Gaita drove it as dead as Elvis first-up last week from the extreme outside draw, and when it started to steam home in the straight drove […]
Looking back at the Ted Caruana case with the benefit of hindsight, a few things that were clouded before become clear. One is that Caruana sent young driver Taylor Ford, who he was having a feud with, a picture of Jason Grimson and his now imprisoned accused of major drug trafficking mate Justin ‘Tatts’ Downey […]
The Menangle crew of alleged cross-state drug traffickers all appeared in the Campbelltown Local Court last Wednesday. Tatts – whose real name is Justin Ashley Downey – appeared by video link for a mention of his extremely serious drug charges and of an application made by a police officer for an order to protect his […]
1 – LEAP TO FAME 76: 59-12-3 13 x G1 + The Race BT 1.48.3 The Ali of the pacing world. Simply the best. There is not much more I need to say. Larry says it all for me. 2 – DON HUGO 57: 22-11-8 3 x G1 + The Eureka BT 1.48.4 Wins in […]
