Random Thoughts of a Speechless Crowd on One of the Great Nights of Harness Racing
Brad Hewitt and The Locomotive Brad Hewitt’s friend Shannon Wonson’s health supplements for horses really work. Forget Keayang Zahara and Just Believe. The 1.51.6 that The Locomotive ran to win the 1st heat of the Great Southern Star makes him officially the fastest trotter ever to race at Melton by 1.5 seconds. It was a […]
The GOAT 2
WA trot trainer Michael Young has recorded a winning strike rate of 19% for the past two seasons. Then Santa came and left the gift of magic under Young’s Xmas tree. Now he is training winners at 41%. Young has won 15 races from his past 25 starters. That’s Jason ‘the GOAT’ Grimson like. I […]
Big Sam, the Cocaine King, Eddie Hayson, Steve, a Couple of Corrupt Stewards, an Irishman and a Bloke Named Bill – The Green Light Tapes
This is an extract from the transcript of a conversation between corrupt NSW harness racing stewards Matthew Bentley and Paul O’Toole. Bentley (presently deceased) – who by this stage had turned crown witness in return for immunity from prosecution – covertly recorded the conversation, as he did with many others. The burning questions are who […]
You Know You’ve Got Some Weight Problems When You Have to be Replaced by P. Hamblin
You know you’ve got some problems when you have to be replaced by oft times hurdle rider Paul Hamblin on a mount because you can’t make the weight. That’s what happened to jockey Nathan Fazackerly at Dalby yesterday after he couldn’t get down to ride Cardi Pearl at the allotted handicap of 56.5kg, or even […]
Hey QRIC – Don’t Pick on Perrie
Why on earth would the Stewards question apprentice Perrie Carter’s ride on Braidwood Queen in this race at Bundaberg yesterday? The kid was on the despised outsider in the race, and thanks to her bold front running tactics she almost pinched it. The much better fancied pair who filled the quinella – one of them […]
Leap to Fame Lifetime Starts From the Inside of the Second Row Draw
Leap to Fame has started from the inside of the second row draw five times in his career so far, with the sixth coming tonight in the Hunter Cup. The champion they call Larry has won 4 of those 5 starts. The fifth – the one Leap to Fame lost – was an unmitigated disaster. […]
Joint Blocks ….
… don’t take 24 to 48 hours to work otherwise they wouldn’t be a very good diagnostic tool if your vet has to come back two days later to continue the lameness exam. And they have usually worn off in a period of hours not days. So what exactly was Yole injecting? And to deaden […]
The Most Deserved Penalty in Harness Racing History
What the hell was Taylor Ford the driver of the $61 shot Bona Khan doing here in the first race at Geelong last night? Ford came out hard looking to cross the 3rd favorite Chasing Rex who was drawn the pole. Chasing Rex’s driver Greg Sugars made it clear that he wasn’t going to hand […]
A Damn Good Question
Why didn’t Sugars let Taylor Ford go and then retake the lead? They wouldn’t have run anywhere near as the fast first quarter, and he’d have been back in front by the half and still a chance. Did the stewards question Sugars drive? After all it takes two to tango at those sectionals. If Ford […]