Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
DR LUK SUN CHIN, Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit By Michael Guerin One of horse racing’s most enduring and loved characters says he “is a bit embarrassed” about being honoured in today’s King’s Birthday Honours. “It is a lovely honour but I have so many other people’s help in all facets of […]
QLD Racing Minister Tim Mander came to the job with a track record of honesty and integrity, and was widely regarded as a man who could be trusted to keep his word. That reputation of Mander’s was exploded when he cheated on his wife and mother of his children by commencing an affair with his […]
The Crisafulli Government has secured the future of greyhound racing in Bundaberg with the delivery of a new sand track for the community. Local participants have been left without a place to race since September last year after the grass track at the Bundaberg Greyhound Racing Club was deemed unfit for racing. Under the former […]
Hong Kong Our mate Lucky Lingard on his ever impressive website letsgohorseracing.com.au has highlighted James McDonald’s ride on Romantic Warrior in the Group 1 Champions and Chater Cup at Sha Tin last week, and called it into question. In support of his proposition that J-Mac was let off light Lucky has reproduced the thoughts of […]
Savannah in the Round in Mareeba looks like the bomb. Icehouse, Gangajang, Mossie, The Wolfe Brothers, Dragon, Max Jackson, Lee Kernaghan, Chocolate Starfish, Brooke McLymont – whose Auntie I once had a dalliance with – Don McLean and more. How could you miss it? Maggie and I will be there with bells on. As long […]
I am no fan of Mark Latham, in fact quite the opposite. But everyone gets it right sometimes. And Latham has done here.
Harness Racing New Zealand has enjoyed a huge windfall in recent years from the injection of capital (cash) that Entain injected into the Kiwi racing codes to secure the monopoly rights to operate the TAB, including a five-year funding guarantee and a share of the $100 million that the global gambling giant paid to secure […]
Liberty Smith is 29 years old but has only been riding for 5 months. In that short time she has ridden 22 winners from 147 rides, at a strike rate of 15%. Hollie Hull is 26 years old and has been riding for 4 years. In that time she has has 215 mounts and booted […]
The horse I am pointing at in the photo at the top is Churpel, and the race is the 1st at Scone on Sunday. You can see clearly that Churpel’s inside barrier has opened before the other horses gates flew, but it is why that is the issue. Have a look at the video below. […]
The $1600 payment to trainer Clinton Taylor to compensate him for the costs involved in takin his horse to Townsville only to be late scratched because of a Racing QLD handicapping error is understandable. Racing QLD trying to place the blame on Racing Australia isn’t. RA isn’t Queensland’s Principal Racing Authority, RQ is. The blame […]
