And Here I Was Thinking Gaita Was a Woman
It must just have been a fantasy. Someone better tell Frank.
Told You They Hooked It, Didn’t We?
Do you remember the horse Cracker Opie that we wrote about in a story last week? The one we said was driven as dead as a maggot? Well guess what? Today we found out why it had been hooked. Cracker Opie was being set for a $25 000 Maiden, and wouldn’t be eligible if he […]
Breaking News – Leading Central QLD Trainer Raided After Positive to Steroids
Breaking news out of Rockhampton is that the QRIC have raided the stables of trainer Nick Walsh after one of his horses threw banned steroid Stanozolol in the trainer’s possession. Older readers might remember that drug, it’s the one that the cheating sprinter Ben Johnson was using when he ran 9.79 seconds for the 100m […]
Out of the Darkness Shines a Beautiful Bright Light
The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated – Mark Twain Namazu is not dead! Praise be for that. Trainer Ricky Vale and owner Pav Cheimrdinov have separately contacted us this morning to let us know that although their great galloper suffered a serious and career-ending injury during the race at Rockhampton yesterday, they are […]
Bobajob the Self-Proclaimed Martyr Lines Up For One Last Feed From the Trough
Q: Mr Macaulay, we were talking before the break about your resignation. We had gotten up to the email from you saying, “I indicate were I to resign I will only do so because I am forced to do so.” You then subsequently sent an email that said, “In compliance with your request, and on […]
Bobajob Drinks the Kool Aid – And Claims It’s Champagne
Robert ‘Bobajob’ Macauley was asked by counsel assisting the Inquiry into Greyhound Racing NSW to explain why he resigned as the CEO of the organization. Bobajob gave an extremely long-winded answer (excerpts below) in which he painted himself as a true leader nobly doing the brave and righteous thing to save his organisation. Q. … […]
This is What Happens When a Horse Has a Heart Attack – Ancient Style Didn’t
This above and below is what happens to a horse when it suffers a heart attack during a race. Ancient Style did not do this. Its off-forequarter gave way and it plunged head first into the turf. There is a cover-up going on here in an attempt to hide the fact that the Stewards had […]
Let’s Everyone Come Out and Tell the Truth About the Innisfail Fall
We’ve just watched a replay of the fall at Innisfail last Saturday. The one that the Stewards said may might have been caused by the fallen horse Ancient Song having a heart attack. I’m not at liberty to share the film with you, out of respect for the injured kid, but trust me when I […]
Bye Big Man – I’ll Tell Them You Died Game
I just watched Namazu die. Or I think I did anyway. He broke down all over the place, or maybe he had a heart attack, one or the other, or maybe both, I’m not sure. I just saw him run sideways like a crab to the outside, and then he crashed to the ground, and […]
We Deserve Better Than That
Have you ever seen a weaker ride in your life than this one by Ashley Morgan on the grey? Jack Duggan is it’s name. It’s firmed from $4.00 into $3.20. Have a look what Morgan does. Then he finishes it off with aplomb. Give us a break Ashley. We deserve better than that.