After 58 years of providing harness racing tips and odds to the Mercury, Peter Cooley looks back on his stellar career Peter Cooley has been tipping winners, writing books, winning awards and ...

Peter Cooley has been tipping winners, writing books, winning awards and championing the Tasmanian harness racing industry for most of his 88 years. Here’s how he became an institution in the sport.

Picture Courtney Pearce. Peter’s pedigree harks back to the 1830s when his great, great grandfather Charles Cooley helped found horse racing in the British penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land.

Peter’s grandfather Charles Frederick Cooley played a key hand in establishing harness racing in the 1890s. “Charles liked steeple chasers and hurdlers” Peter said.

Picture Courtney Pearce. Peter’s pedigree harks back to the 1830s when his great, great grandfather Charles Cooley helped found horse racing in the British penal colony of Van Diemen’s Land.

King Charles unveils painful-looking injury while hosting French president Emmanuel Macron Ouch. The King has turned up to welcome the French president to the UK sporting a very painful-looking ...

Charles hosted President Macron with an eye condition 'unrelated to health issues'.

KING Charles has been spotted with a burst blood vessel in his eye ahead of welcoming Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron. It is understood the Monarch’s right eye was affected overnight, and is sai… ...