Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Sir, In my original correspondence with you I was making an attempt to answer your question ‘Why did Jilliby Jetpack drop dead and die?’ (sic). The answer to this question is because it was a racehorse and these things happen. I made the point that it does happen but is rare. I wrote probably about […]
Tasmanian harness racing identity Matthew Cooper has been disqualified for 5 months for grabbing driver Mark Yole by the throat at the Carrick trot meeting on New Years Eve. Cooper – who in 2021 was disqualified from the sport for 12 months after his horse Call Me Hector returned positive swabs to the banned steroid […]
Imagine the dilemma that would have faced the Stewards if the 1982 Melbourne Cup had been run under the modern whip rules. It wasn’t of course, as there were no whip rules back in those days, but what would the stipes have done if had been? This race was a flogging fest. Malcolm Johnson hits […]
Everyone’s favourite bankrupt convicted water thief during a drought Dean Baring, formerly a senior executive of the harness auction company Australian Pacing Gold, has seemingly branched out into the thoroughbred yearling world. Traxion Management Services, a company formerly co-directed by Baring and now directed by his wife because bankrupts can’t be company directors, is selling […]
Big ups @QRICStewardsTHB letting this horse go round at Rocky. #lovethehorse pic.twitter.com/HjhUGiLQec — dbarclay (@miltonmarkets00) January 9, 2024 The incident you see happened as they were loading a group of inexperienced 2-year-olds into the barriers for the first race at Rockhampton today. The horse who rears and crashes to the ground is named Tekeki, who […]
I am sure the connections of Sheza Chiquitita who competes at the Magic Millions meeting on Saturday would be shocked to learn that their filly is now trained by Les Ross. When they woke up this morning it was trained by Kevin Kemp. We’re told she still is. Oops.
Magic Millions website https://www.magicmillions.com.au/calendar/2024-tasmanian-yearling-sale/ I am not quite sure about this boast about the Tasmanian Yearling Sale made by the spruikers who are selling the horses. Of the top 20 sires in the country, this auction boasts no yearlings by I Am Invincible, So You Think, Snitzel, Written Tycoon, Shamus Award, Sebring, Zoustar, Tavistock, Toronado, […]
Wilbur is going to shout the bar at the Hamilton Hotel if his horse named after it Hamo wins The Debut race on Magic Millions day is he? The same Hamilton Hotel that he self-imposed a ban on when they stopped serving drinkers XXXX off the tap? Yeah good. We all believe in Santa Claus […]
This below comes directly from the Harness Racing New Zealand 2022-2023 Annual Report, with page numbers included. There is something funny about the Forbury Park sale we suspect. We will tell you all about our concerns soon. First though read the excerpts from the Annual Report and ask yourself what would appear to be the […]
HRNZ Industry Update from Chief Operating Officer Mauro Barsi, 20 Dec 2023 https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/industry-update-what-the-board-are-talking-about/ Kia Ora Mr Barsi I am a harness racing writer from Australia, and author articles for the widely read racing website peterprofit.com. I write to you in relation to the sale of Forbury Park and the application of the proceeds of the […]
