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Australian news is consumed by Covid-19. One day its news that our vaccines have been held up by the EU because of greater need requirements elsewhere. Not so says the EU. Then we have the concern...

Tried a different approach last week by reducing the number of selections. This resulted in 11 wins out of 17 picks so a 65% strike rate is encouraging.
News from Oz is that the UK strain of...

Well its been an anything but normal week here in Australia. Our sunburnt country has experienced mass rainfalls all over the Australian continent and most of our rivers are at flood levels. Last...

This week I have been glued to the television watching the final races of the America's Cup which was eventually won by New Zealand. I did think the Italian boat Luca Rossi was a bit stiff because it...

Spotlight for racing here continues to shine on Victoria despite the heavy crowd restrictions imposed by the guardians of our health and welfare. My take on the covid scenario in Victoria is that the...

Have you ever had issues with a major News agency and more to the point did you find them frustrating? Apparently News Corp who control the local paper here have moved in and taken away the delivery...

There have been some interesting developments here in OZ this week with the biggest being the announcement that Brisbane is the preferred venue for the 2032 Olympic Games. Recently we have seen rapid...

There is an aptly named horse in the Futurity Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday by the name of Behemoth. Its a monster of a horse that looks like he's around 18 hands! Story was he so big nobody wanted...

Good racing at Flemington this Saturday with the highlight being the Group 1 Lightning Stakes. Bivovac is the favourite but I like the jockey change on Nature Strip with Jamie Kah on board. She is...

I made a personal decision recently to back off the covid commentaries on here as there was more than enough of the bad news surrounding this subject on our television screens and in our daily...

Thanks Temujin for your kind remarks. These days I'm happy to be a small punter and sit back and watch the sport I love. You have been on here for 12 years so you have done more than your fair share...

Australian horse racing is almost back to normal with crowds being allowed back on course. Its incredible really how horse racing here has managed to continue on almost without interruption despite...

Thanks PDC. I don't have any specific details about the proposed increase however here is the current state of play within Australia. The expected increase will be on the Victorian gallops currently...

No luck at the Magic Millions sale with the procurement of a filly for the wife's all female team of owners, trainers, jockeys etc etc as the prices this year seemed to be double that of last year....

Well yet another Saturday of racing approaches so lets see if we can find a few winners this time around. I will certainly do my best to discover those pesky elusive gems, but it wont be easy as its...

We need something to lift our spirits as lockdowns have become the go to solution for any outbreak of the virus including single cases.
The following video is an oldie but its well worth the watch. ...

Hot weather and unpredictable storms are the order of the day as we welcome in the New Year. Very sorry to learn of the effect of the current batch of Covid-19 that is causing so many deaths in the...

No shortage of races around for the start of the New Year with two races today at city venues and the usual five or so for Saturday.
The wife's little filly goes around in the first at Inverell...

Thanks PDC for your thoughts and I'm glad to see you have survived the current strain of covid virus that is flooding across the UK. Good news re the vaccine as thats the game changer imho. Very...

Its that time of the year when the jolly fat fellow rings his bell and we gather round with friends, family and neighbours to celebrate the year that was, and to look forward with positivity for the...

Another Saturday of racing is about to arrive together with some rather nasty weather as heavy rain hits Australia from coast to coast. Even the normally parched inland of Australia has received its...

Came across some interesting statistics when I was doing some research into the viability of owning racehorses in Australia.
In Australia the average Group 1 prizemoney per race was $1,140,000 which...

Well yet another Saturday looms and with it some fairly ordinary racing which is typical of racing here during the December/January holiday and festive season. The missus upstaged me (yet again!)...

It seems we have some better Covid news around for those of you living in the UK with the advise that the UK Government have decided to dispense with the usual new vaccine proving period and have...

The news from Oz is that all of our borders are, or are about to be open. That's good news not only for those who have been subjected to lockdown laws, but also for the economy as it means normal...