Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Anything HRV can do, Harness Racing NSW can do better. Or worse, depending on which lens you are looking at the Menangle pre-race swab (PRS) regime from. Only 1 of the favorites on the 8 race card in Sydney was PRS. That Seaton Grima trained runner was also the only 1 of the 4 odds-on […]
Every race on Breeders Crown Finals night at Melton on Saturday was a Group 2 carrying prizemoney of between $50 000 – $100 000. You would expect HRV’s swabbing regime employed on such a program to be at least the same level of class, of preferably for it to be Group 1 standard. Instead it […]
This is an excerpt from the yet to be publicly released Auckland Trotting Club (ATC) 2024/25 Annual Report. It is the corollary to the Auditor’s Opinion. The ATC is in a world of self-made pain. Harness racing’s future in the North Island is under major threat, if it has one at all. Soon the banks […]
Make what you will of Nash Rawiller’s ride on How Dare You in the 5th race at Canterbury last night. We’ve made ours and the Stewards have made theirs, and our opinions don’t align. This thing looked as dead as a maggot to us. The stipes don’t agree. What’s your view? RACE 5: Piccolo Me […]
Ten minutes after hello horsey turned and smiled at the camera and cost itself the win at Mildura, it happens again on the other side of the ditch in Addington. Miki Bennett didn’t turn do it by mugging for the camera. He chose the old fashioned way method of galloping when he was home to […]
I’ve seen some tough beats in my time, but this one is right up there with them. Allsop in the red was the $2.30 favorite to win the 2nd today at Mildura. He looked home too. But its never over until the big girls sings. And this happened before she could. It looks even […]
The decision of the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission in the matter of Mr L’s complaint against Entain as owner of Ladbrokes provides instruction on how not to run a bowler account if you don’t want to get sprung. If you are going to use someone else to front for you, make sure you […]
What’s a verterinarian? Does anybody except SA Harness Racing know?
It’s another brilliant program of harness racing at Addington this afternoon, featuring four Group 1’s plus the two new $500 000 slot races the Velocity and the Ascent, and with an array of stars from both sides of the ditch on show. Let’s have a look at the big six races. RACE 3: IRT SIRES’ […]
On the topic of Jason Grimson, a reader has corrected us about his ability to educate and train juvenile pacers to success by reminding us of the deeds of Dont Think Twice, the pacer that first put him on the map. Trained throughout its career by Grimson, Don’t Think Twice won 16 races from 34 […]
