A bit late with this one (I am travelling) but it deserves a mention
I cannot remember when I last saw a $6.10 fav at the trots - see R10 Melton last night
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...X120218&ms=vic
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A bit late with this one (I am travelling) but it deserves a mention
I cannot remember when I last saw a $6.10 fav at the trots - see R10 Melton last night
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...X120218&ms=vic
Fields of Kyvalley was declared a non runnerQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
He was favourite and the prices shown dont reflect the deductions for him being a non runner.
Thanks Brendan - that explains it
Does Mick Lombardo still breed/own at all?
fair dinkum, you wouldn't have seen these two in the same race in Oz....Waikiki Beach and Hollywood Sign.
http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=36410
On first glance you wouldn't think so, but they both left Australia as M1s.Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
Once again, you are 100% correct Brenno but look a bit deeper than that, vastly different records and a massive gap in the class of horse they both met.Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
No doubt Waikiki Beach the far superior horse with the far superior record. However had Hollywood Sign stayed in Australia who is to say he wouldn't have been in the M1 on 14/01/17 that Waikiki Beach ran 3rd in. Or even in a weirder anomaly Hollywood Sign may have won an extra one or two Metrop races so could have even hypothetically lined up in the higher class race than Waikiki Beach that night! Despite the massive difference in prizemoney and ability it was possible they could have been in the same race!Quote:
Originally Posted by Danno
NZers going average tonight so far (R2, 4 & 5)
Got to love the work of the back up ute at Bankstown last week. :D
Fast forward to about 2:15 https://www.harnessmediacentre.com.a.../replays/34115
Stumbled across this great story,
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...d-about-harry/
great yarn I thought.
There was another great story at Terang Cup on Saturday night.
Archduke Joseph was an 84 start maiden prior to Saturday night. Driven perfectly by Michael Bellman, he ran the field off their legs to win by 25.8 metres!
The crowd really appreciated the win and he got a rousing reception coming back to scale
Persistence ....
It is a beauty DanQuote:
Originally Posted by Danno
I noticed that Goes Boom was Nuke of Earl's last ever foal (only foal of 2013-14) and that he has won again
Quote:
Originally Posted by Yabbie
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...s-winning-joy/
there's now a story posted on Archduke Joseph ....
It seems amazing to me that Call Me Hector could go around at $41 at Charlton today
He was coming off a win in his first start for nearly a year and as a 2yo he never started at those sort of odds when always racing in class races
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...ic#CHC25021807
Just noticed the in-breeding of Young Nick Fraser winner of the second race at Mildura tonight.
2x2 to Fake Left.
By Island Tiger, a son of Fake Left, from Family Portrait a daughter of Fake Left
Anybody watching Maryborough harness today would notice hundreds of motor homes inside the track
The race names include the words: Rovers, Explorers, Nomads, Wanderers, ...
Does anybody know whether this all due to the Vintage Motorbikes event held on this long weekend?
Am I right in thinking that Gavin Lang is starting to train a few more?
My call is Thorate, even though it was not in Alexandra park
Whoever is supposed to be typing up the Geelong results tonight must be watching the Commonwealth Games as we seem to be on a 2hr delay
Not one favourite on the 9 race card won at Wagga today.
5 second faves so hopefully not too many down in the dumps
I noticed there were only 3 odds on pops with none very short.
Down here, Hamilton had Four $1.30 faves - thankfully 3 won
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...W130418&ms=NSW
Including Hectorjayjay.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Great to see 40 Saturday night meetings scheduled for Melton 2018/19 season. Commonsense prevails. It is a nightmare driving to Melton from the northeastern suburbs peak hour Friday night. Saturday night is the night to showcase the sport. It allows us all to get to Melton easily no matter where in the state you might live. Good job David Martin.
Quote:
Originally Posted by Excursion
Thanks David. That's been the constant feedback over the last 12 months regarding Melton and the need to have Saturday night there as our feature night. The chopping and changing of Fridays/Saturdays at Melton isn't helpful.
With a scratching now only 6 starters in the Horsham Cup tomorrow.
It has moved to April this year and it has been reduced to $50k from $70k
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...ic#HSC22041801
I believe I read/heard somewhere that the club has put the savings into top up of other races across the season. Not sure where similar savings made over recent years at two other major tracks went.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Several of these races run with less than eight starters this year. Aside from swallowing pride and returning these events to handicap conditions I hope something can be done for next season. Clubs dip into their own funds to help put these stakes on and deserve better than worrying if they are even going to get a field for their major race.
It didn't get up but Race 4 Redcliffe, were the rest of them driving for Inciter or just a few bad drives? Inciter came in late and Lockton Art drifted.
I can see why you might have a problem with Travelnfast's challenge Brendan but I can definitely say the leader and winner were not worried about Inciter
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...18#REC25041808
I know that March and Cain had their charges dropped can anyone tell the situation on Shane Graham please ?
Off the back of today’s announcement ($1M government funding), Harness Racing Victoria’s CEO David Martin confirmed that between 1 July 2018 and 30 June 2019, HRV would waive the registration fee for Victorian-bred foals from a Victorian mare and a Victorian standing stallion. During this same period, HRV will also reduce registration fees for foals from a Victorian mare by an interstate or overseas stallion.
http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia...harness-racing
Why are drivers restricted to the set drivers fee? Are some drivers who shall remain nameless really worth the same fee as G Lang, N Jack and C Alford? Should they be allowed to put a higher figure for their services? Could also lead to concession drivers getting more experience if they are deemed more value for money. Just a thought.
Why do they get a set fee at all?Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
In the USA there is no basic fee paid to drivers.
How do USA harness drivers get paid?
Answer: Drivers get paid by commission—5 percent based on how much of the purse they win. If the purse is $20,000, the winning horse gets $10,000, and the winning driver gets $500. Purses are paid out at a percentage of 50-25-12-8-5, and drivers get 5 percent of those amounts. If, however, the horse earns no purse (finishes worse than fifth), the driver may get no money for his or her drive, although some jurisdictions do mandate the driver be paid at least $20 or $25. And, of course, the top often get additional compensation from the owner for winning the big races.
Pretty sure the top shelf put a premium on their services that comes in differing forms, don't get me started on concession drivers Brendan, the longevity of the concession these days is an absolute farce. We have a couple of decent young fellas here that have driven over 100 winners and still get a concession, so as you would expect they are getting first chop at a lot of drives at each meeting while there is another 5 or 6 good young fellas that haven't had the same opportunities lucky to get a drive or two.Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
Danno's humble opinion is the whole thing needs a bloody good review under a decent microscope, too many young people being denied opportunities that are going to their brethren that really don't need it in the way it was originally devised.
Not really in my range of knowledge but a very good subject Breno, I’m thinking that Driver concessions should be structured along the lines of Apprentice Jockey concessions and after set amount of wins(say between 75 & 100) the concessions should cease, Maybe 75 would be a fair number so the younger brigade gets a fair shake and a bit of encouragement.
Yole providing 10 of the runners in a 14 horse field Sunday at Hobart!
Amazingly only 4 horses have any ownership duplication (2×2) , so that makes 8 different lots of owners.Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
Yole cannot be convincing them all that they are winning chances so I am figuring he has plenty of owners just happy to have a horse going around
http://www.harness.org.au/form.cfm?m...rc=EHC03061808
From my calculations Yole had 34 starters at Hobart last Saturday night.....one wonders how he gets them all there in the allocated time, must bring them by train !! lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Looks like they are well organized:Quote:
Originally Posted by PremiumEdition
www.http://yoleracing.com
We believe hard work breeds success and we have a great team behind us that helps is get there.
Thank you to Tim & Conor - our full time workers, and to all of our staff and drivers both at the stables and race day.
Our success is thanks to you!
Ben Yole - Lead trainer
Cat - (Ben's wife) Admin Manager
Tim Yole - Stable foreman - brother
Conor - Stable junior driver
Mark Yole - Track work driver - brother
Kevin- General stable hand
Karen - General stable hand
Chloe - General stable hand
Tony - General stable hand/track work driver/handyman
Johnny - Handyman/maintenance man/general stable hand
Rob - General stable hand & track work driver
Jake - Junior stable hand
Wayne - Truck Driver
Marlene - Colour & Number coordinator / stable hand
Louise - Admin
I am always amazed at the miles harness participants notch up
Matthew Craven from Ecklin South (think South of Terang in Western Vic) has 7 in at Cranbourne tonight (the SE extreme of Melbourne) including Race 1 and Race 8
It takes well over 3hrs by car so he is looking at a 2pm to 2am day.
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...&fromstate=vic