A Question to Prove a Point
Who won the last 5 Cups? Who rode them? You have 60 seconds to answer. No Googling. Yeah. See what I mean?
Can You Ever Believe a Word That the Canary Chirps?
Six months ago Andrew ‘the Canary’ Fitzgerald, the mastermind behind the Off n Racing syndication rort, was declaring that young trainer Regan Todd was a genius, the rising star of South Island New Zealand harness racing. Now he’s running around telling people that R. Todd is a drunk. It seems a bit of a strange […]
The Off N Racing Syndications Exposed – Part 2 – The Sting: The Cons and the Questions (First Published April 2022)
This above is the current standardbred (harness) race horse ‘ownership’ syndicate being promoted in New Zealand by a man named Andrew ‘The Canary’ Fitzgerald through his company Off N Racing Ltd, also known as Off N Racing Syndications. As you can clearly see, the Canary is offering prospective customers is advertising the opportunity to share […]
Message For the Day
Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And—which is more—you’ll be a Man, my son! We all hit hurdles. The winner picks themselves up and jumps the new one. Never never never give in. Only losers do. Are you a loser? I don’t think so.
This is Just Ridiculous – I Guess That’s Why They Call Them the Blues
This is the predicted NSW team above. Fittler would have to be kidding wouldn’t he? He has persisted with two small wingers, and Addo-Carr needled up and totally out of form. Turbo – who is also playing needled up – gets another start without a replacement on the bench for when his ankle goes again. […]
Queensland Lose Nothing By Swapping Superman For the X-Man, Not a Damn Thing at All
Super Selwyn Cobbo’s unexpected injury that forces him out of Game 2 is unfortunate, but the only loser might be him. It was always touch and go about whether he or Xavier Coates should get the 2 spot on the wing, and Cobbo only won it by a short half head. I would have been […]
If You Lie Down With Dogs You Get Fleas – And if You Shoot Horses and Hang Them From Trees You’re a Parasite
Just 16 days ago Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock – the grub who shoots Ben Yole’s unwanted pacers, hangs their bodies from trees to bleed them out, cuts them up with chainsaws and then feeds them to his hounds – was gifted an extended kennel license despite having operated in breach of the rules and […]
Artie Puts 5 Millionaires to the Sword – And Lauren Tritton Shows America What For
A month ago I was questioning whether the Aussie champ Lochinvar Art was up to beating the best in America. This morning I am eating humble pie for brekky, and smiling like the Cheshire Cat with each chomp. Artie didn’t just beat the best older horses in America in the Battle of Lake Eyrie at […]
It Was a Group 2 Race Adman – Get Your Facts Right
Hail Mary wins Gr II at Ostersund; Just Believe third 11 June 2023 Hail Mary (Googoo Gaagaa) disappointed in the Elitlopp, but was a winner again in the Group II Jämtland Stora Pris in Östersund Saturday. Australian champion trotter, Just Believe, who made a costly break in his heat of the Elitlopp, was a game […]
Secrets, Stewards Reports and Lies – The Story of How a Jockey Booked for Mounts for a Trainer Who is Rooting a Steward Was Very Nearly Allowed to Ride While They Were in Disneyland
Race 3 at Barcaldine, 10th of June 2o23. The field gets to the 100m mark. And the screen goes blank. When the vision comes back on there are people running everywhere, and ambulances racing on to the track. The reason is because jockey Robbie Fraehr had taken a terrible fall 20 metres from home, has […]