Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
After a turbulent year for Victorian harness racing, equilibrium was restored at Melton last night. Well sort of anyway. There were four finals of the Breeders Crown for 2 and 3-year-old pacers, one for each age group and gender. Emma Stewart won them all. Danny Zavitsanos own 2 of them (plus another winner) and Bain/Summit […]
Ever wonder why so many top jockeys move to Hong Kong the moment they get the offer of a contract? The answer is simple. Money, money, money. You can earn bucketloads of it in Honkers, and you pay a maximum of only 17% tax on it, usually about 10% on average. Compare that to Australia […]
Enigmatic jockey Bailey Wheeler was interviewed by Ben Dorries for a story published on Racenet last week, and in it the talented young rider bemoans the fact that he is currently unlicensed because he didn’t finish the required training modules required to complete his apprenticeship. What Bailey Wheeler didn’t say, and what Dorries didn’t tell […]
After riding in more trials than a Supreme Court judge QLD apprentice jockey Jess Emmerson finally made her debut as professional jockey at Texas in the State’s south-west on Saturday. What a day it was for the young rider too. Emmerson had five rides for three winners, a second and a third, a haul that […]
Deni did the double. Minstrel won the Cup. What a mighty horse he is, as tough as teak like Pure Steel. And what a wonderful achievement by Deni Roberts to become the first woman ever to drive two WA Pacing Cup winners. It was a night for celebration all round. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/wa/GPM12122504.mp4
Can anyone tell me how HRV CEO Matthew Isaacs assertion that HRV is turning a profit this year can possibly be correct? I am not saying that Isaacs is being untruthful, not at all. All I’m suggesting is that his projections are overly optimistic HRV might be in front at the moment of it has […]
They must have taught maths differently at HRV CEO Matthew Isaacs school than they did at mine in Geebung, because his calculations make no sense to me. Isaacs says that HRV have had roughly a $3o million improvement on last year GARETH HALL: “So you’ve gone from a $26 million loss to …. what did […]
Happy to report that Bailey has been given the option to go home for the weekend. As you can imagine she’s very excited about spending time with her loved ones and sleeping in a comfortable bed with some peace and quiet. She was packed and ready to go by 7am! Her body and brain are […]
What the hell was Andre Poutama doing in the trot last night at Alexandra Park behind Oscar Bonavena? Oscar was the highest rated horse in the race by a mile at NR120. The leader was a rating 55 trotter. Common sense dictated that Poutama would bring Oscar around the field early and bore it up the […]
It is quite amazing that the imported head of the QLD Racing Review Matthew McGrath still stands by his two key recommendations that the Government knocked back, a reduction in the Point Of Consumption Tax (POCT) rate from 20% to 15%, and relocating the trots to the Doomben infield. Both proposals were utterly inane. QLD […]
