Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s hard to disagree with this pundit’s summation of race 8 at Young during the week after you watch the race. It’s even harder to dispute it once you know that the both the winner and it’s stablemate drawn the 1 who started at $1.50 are owned by Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock. If this […]
Trot fans are spoiled for choice this weekend, with all of the currently fit and well topliners on both sides of the ditch turning out to compete as they march along the path toward Sydney and Group 1 glory. We’ve taken a look at the great races in New Zealand, so now let’s turn to […]
It’s a veritable feast for harness racing fans this weekend, with great races happening on both sides of the ditch. Here are the New Zealand races to watch. Race 1 – Auckland This seemingly nondescript rating up to 50 affair sees a clash between the $260 000 yearling purchase Twista, who has returned to the […]
There have been a lot of knocks on the Racing Victoria Chairman elect Gillon McLachlan, most of them being that he lacks the racing experience to stand up toe to toe with Peter V’Landys in the internecine war between the two veto holding states on the Racing Australia board. So RV have decided to fight […]
The QRIC appear to have blown the budget, and to save costs the Deputy Commissioner has made the decision to reduce the number of vets and swab attendants at all race meetings to one, including at metropolitan meetings. They have told staff that to make this workable service demands from Stewards and the vets will […]
Step 1 Send your horse Mizz Isle from the stable of Annabel Neasham, who has run it twice in QLD at an unsuitable distance for the result you’d expect, to a no name country trainer like Carly Cook. Step 2 Put a 4 kilo claimer on first-up over the same too short distance that Neasham […]
Watch the video below. Matt Elkins drives the horse that gallops. Nathan Dawson is on the one that seems to steer in and up his back, and gallop too. It was the 2nd favourite. Dawson’s cousin and Elkins brother-in-law Pete McMullen steers the one on the outside of the 2nd row that skips ear – […]
Victorian barrister Damian Sheales (pictured above) is – along with Jim Murdoch KC, Tim Game SC, and Wayne Pasterfield CT (Campbelltown) – generally regarded as one of the best racing lawyers in the land, a true Group 1 standard performer, and with very good reason given his outstanding record of results. As good as he […]
Trevor Craddock, pictured right with the Mouseketeers Harness Racing Victoria is saddened by the passing of former Chairman Trevor Craddock. Mr Craddock headed up the Trotting Control Board from 1984-88, and also served as treasurer on the Inter Dominion Harness Racing Council and Australian Harness Racing Council in 1987-88. HRV chairman Dale Monteith said Mr […]
The outgoing Chairman of Racing Victoria and his guileless CEO blame all of racing in the State’s problems on a decline in wagering turnover across the industry. It’s bullshit, and a callow cop out. Sure, Victorian racing’s wagering revenue decreased by almost $3o million. But NSW’s went up by around $21 million. That’s a swing […]
