Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You take a big risk of ending up with egg all over your face when you publicly pot the chances of a good horse in a race. Tell me about it stud. Yesterday in a story I declared that Debbie Lincoln couldn’t win the Group 1 Breeders Stakes at Addington for his rookie trainer Josh […]
I wonder if the RIB will breath test drivers at Addington tonight? The first one I would target if I were them is Tim Williams. The Woodend whisper from Snapchat is that he was up on the piss all night at Regan Todd’s with Dexter Dunn. Tied one they did we are told. It’s even […]
I’ve known James Herbertson’s grandfather Geoff ‘Mick’ Clover for donkey’s years, way back to the days when my Mum and Dad used to have a beer with him after the Albion Park trots with him when I was a kid, and I love the bloke. The reason why is because he was (and remains) a […]
Me collecting Belle Of Monatana’s trophy from Watches Mackinnon after her first Group 1 win. Happy days. Somewhat surprisingly – or a lot surprisingly TBH given our rocky start, and a number of my close mate’s opinion of the bloke – I quite warm to N40 principal Josh Davine, and like the young fella somewhat […]
So here we are two days out from the greatest trot race than anyone 40 will ever see. The Hunter Cup. Leap To Fame v Kingman v Swayzee v Republican Party. Harness racing doesn’t get any better than this. There is a huge buzz. People who haven’t watched or bet on the trots for years […]
There has been a lot said written and said about the QRIC’s proposed changes to license conditions in QLD that will require dog trainers to have ten starters a year before they can get or keep one, and the Deputy Commissioner Kim Kelly has responded to letsgohorseracing to state his side of things. But no-one […]
The connections of the beaten horses in the under-distance Hobart Cup appear have no hope, particularly those of the second and third horses. The rules of racing permit protests within a 30-day window after the declaration of correct weight under certain circumstances. But a Chief Steward being made aware of an irregularity in the distance […]
The 1993 Golden Slipper field was far from the best we’ve ever seen, but Mick Dittman’s ride on Bint Marscay from the outside barrier was. Those jockeys not old enough to remember L. Dittman should watch this ride and learn. He was a great rider Mick. Which you’d expect because he was a Queenslander. Bint […]
Drenched to death? Why do so many Group 1 winning gallopers seem to be dying of colic lately? Could it have anything to do the drenches and drips they are being fed? Do as I say, not as I do You’d think the Australian Turf Club would have more things to worry about at the […]
There are two main takeaways from the James McDonald whip appeal decision earlier this week. One is that his lawyer Wayne Pasterfield (pictured above) is a genius. How he was able to convince the Appeals Panel to reduce J-Mac’s suspension to six days – effectively a 2 meeting suspension given that Sydney’s top jockey tends […]
