Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
They were all cheering after the last race at Nelson on Friday afternoon, and why wouldn’t they be, because the hot horse won. The Dunn stable had two in the race, Miki’s Courage which opened favorite and blew like a gale, and Candy Can which began in betting as the second fave and firmed harder […]
When is the last time you saw a trotter run the fastest last quarter mile of the night by 1.1 seconds, on a program featuring a Group 2 over 1720m? How about never? Until last night when Keayang Zahara did it running home in 26.9 seconds, the sort of times that square gaiters never go. […]
Story by Aaron Kelly, ABC Angela Jones can still remember being bucked off her pony onto a prickle bush as a kid on the family farm. Then there’s her first horse that her father, Jason, bought for a carton of beer. Not to mention taking an equine companion along with her to boarding school in […]
It’s weird sitting on the deck having lunch and looking down and seeing this. His name is Crispy apparently. Somehow I doubt that he is as friendly as the name suggests. It’s a bit like being at the races when you think about it. Crocodiles everywhere. The only thing missing is the sharks.
The Naked Tipster has been hitting the gym hard this week in preparation for finding us a truckload of winners at Flemington tomorrow. Dr Whiting is caught in the bushfire zone up near Euroa and like many in the region has had to evacuate her home. She asks us all to say a prayer for […]
Good Morning Archie, Frank from Fremantle is spot on about the Pearl and the Diamond swallowing up $300k……$300k that in reality comes from robbing the poor to feed the rich. There is a massive transfer of wealth occurring in WA Harness. Outer country clubs had $2 grand taken from their feature race each week…..$8,000 down […]
So WA announces stakes increase prize money for 2 year old racing. No, it is for 2 races that the idiots running the sport have increased by $300,000 total. That in a time when metro prize money has been reduced to $21,000, for most races. So 2 owners benefit, while the majority lose out. Why […]
Racing WA has announced a significant boost to two-year-old harness racing prizemoney, reinforcing WA’s position as the leading jurisdiction in Australia for juvenile standardbreds. From 7 August 2026, the 2YO Diamond (Fillies) and the 2YO Pearl (Colts and Geldings) will each increase from $100,000 to $250,000 to be the richest single-sex two-year-old harness races in […]
There have been some great two horse wars in Australian racing history. Bonecrusher v Our Waverley Star in the 1986 Cox Plate is the most famous. It was a brilliant race, one of the greatest any of us have ever seen. Gay Adam v Rufus Youngblood in the 1987 QLD Pacers Derby was another. I […]
MS B ASIF ASKED MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RACING AND MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (HON T MANDER) With reference to the Next Lap Report, and the Minister having specifically made note that ‘Careful consideration will be given to the sale of Deagon Racecourse’ – on the potential sale and future of Deagon […]
