AFL footballer with Adelaide Crows. 136 games, 274 goals. Sports nut - NFL, NBA, AFL, NBL, NCAA football and basketball, F1 plus Harness & Thoroughbred Racing.
This weekend we farewell royalty. We farewell the queen. The queen of the turf. A legend of the sporting arena regardless of event, era or opinion. Winx’s feats have and will continue to become legend for longer than you and I grace this earth. Thanks to technology, every generation to follow will get to watch … More Farewelling Greatness – WINX
Sitting around awaiting night games of AFL is very boring so I’ve had a look at a couple of Australasia’s premier Harness Races on tomorrow evening. They’ll be conducted more than 5,000km apart but tomorrow’s New Zealand Derby and West Australian Derby will showcase the future superstars of Harness Racing. At 6:55pm (Adelaide time, … More NZ & WA Derby Previews
Some things have changed, some have stayed the same. At the elite level, few can remain at the very top for very long. That’s what makes dynasties like Hawthorn, New England Patriots, Golden State Warriors and Melbourne Storm so remarkable and so hard to replicate. In Harness Racing, it is perhaps even harder to stay … More Unofficial Harness Racing Power Rankings – March
Sydney’s premier evening of Harness Racing was dominated by the most dominant stable, perhaps of any code in any part of the globe. All Stars co-trainers Mark Purdon and Natalie Rasmussen cleaned up the New South Wales Oaks, Ladyship Mile and ran a quinella in the $1 million Miracle Mile. And just for good measure, … More The All Stars Spank ’em – Miracle Mile Wrap
Australasia’s richest Harness race is primed with the eight participants locked in, barriers handed out and the $1 million there for the taking. Aside from what looks to be a highly competitive Miracle Mile, we’ll have a further five Group 1 races plus a Group 2 clash for the two-year-old rookies. Almost $2 million in … More The Big One, The Miracle Mile
We roll into the heart of Sydney’s Carnival of Miracles this weekend with the Miracle Mile qualifying heats as well as the qualifiers for the Derby, Oaks and Ladyship Mile. In what shapes as a fascinating and entertaining night’s racing, here are the horses I’ll be tipping to win through to the major races on … More Carnival of Miracles – night two.
Many of us have been salivating at what this year’s edition of the Chariots of Fire might present us. As is almost always the case, we lost a couple of big guns along the way (Ride High, Spankem and Pat’s Delight) but we still have a collection of budding superstars aiming for Group 1 glory … More Chariots of Fire
I watched the barrier draw live on Facebook this week for the $500,000 Group 1 Hunter Cup and only once could I hear a significant amount of noise from the people in the room. It was when TAB’s Adam Hamilton – on behalf of Kevin Pizzuto and co. – drew barrier three for reigning Inter … More Hunter Cup – Tiger’s To Lose…
Instead of me telling you what I think will happen in Super Bowl LIII, I’m going to help you decide. The offical points line currently sits at 56.5, which is too low in my view. Nevertheless, I’m going to pose 28 questions and all you need to decide is yes or no. 28 questions, yes … More Super Bowl LIII – You decide!
Last weekend, Ballarat presented us with an insight into what the summer of Harness Racing holds in store. 28 quality three-year-olds competed in the Victoria Derby heats, we saw the reigning NZ Cup champ steal Group 1 glory from a hometown hero and we watched another handful of pacers and trotters go round in what … More Summer of Glory – part two.
