A Seld-Defeating Argument? – Racing Victoria CEO Needs to Be Careful What He Doesn’t Wish For, Because He Just Might Get It
Racing Victoria Chief Executive Aaron Morrison has come out swinging against the Government’s proposed limits on gambling advertisements and the ban on promotions to punters, which the government calls inducements, claiming that it will result in a 30 percent decrease in wagering turnover and lead to job losses and the closure of country tracks. It […]
Willie Pike Out For the Cairns Cup – Nash Rawiller is In
William Pike has withdrawn as the feature guest jockey for the Cairns Cup weekend, and a tip goes with it. Pike has advised the club that the reason for his pulling out is that he has secured the mount on a horse that he views as a major Spring Carnival, and that is racing on […]
A Must Watch For Those Interested in the Future of NZ Racing
Anyone who has an interest in New Zealand racing of either code should be interested in this superb episode of the Guerin Report in which NZ’s pre-eminent racing journalist and commentator Mick Guerin explains the financial and governance dilemmas facing both codes on the shaky islands side of the ditch, asks the questions of the […]
The Real Gambling Killer is the Pokies, Not the Bookies
We have heard a lot in recent weeks about the inducements offered by corporate bookies to punters to get them to bet, and quite rightly so because some of the cherries offered which I have personally experienced (the former) or witnessed (the latter) like drugs and sex workers are both immoral and illegal. But while […]
How You Have to Run Six Miles, Swim Across a River, Climb Up a Mountain and Walk Over Broken Glass When You Get to the Top if You Ever Lose Your Winning TAB Ticket and Want to Get Paid
Don’t ever throw away or lose your winning TAB ticket. Not if you want to recover the money you have won on the ticket quickly and easily anyway, for the process is tortuous, as one of our readers has recently discovered. Firstly you can’t lodge a lost ticket claim online, even though you can do […]
I Wonder if Greg O’Connor Would Be So Upbeat if His Own Salary Was Slashed Like the Race Prizemoney Too?
I was watching the NZ Trackside coverage of the trots using the VPN on Friday night, and was shocked to see popular presenter Greg O’Connor waxing lyrical in praise of the wholesale cuts to prizemoney. Trackside brought all the major races up on screen, and had all the rich slot races gone and two new […]
Miatta’s Market on the next RQ CEO
Hi Archie, I reckon we can make it odds on that whoever gets the integrity job will have an alignment with Board Chairman and overnight greyhound industry expert Matt McGrath. You may have a differing view, but IMO governance and independence are worth keeping a very close eye on wherever McGrath is involved. Might be […]
The Definition of Hopeful
Jumps jockey Steven Pateman was handed a 16 heavyweight and jumps race suspension for careless riding leading to a fall in which the jockey in the white silks Aaron Lynch fell and broke his scapula in the race above at Warrnambool. You can’t see the fall because the Stewards edited the film to avoid showing […]
The Shape Shifters – Part 1
Shape Shifter – A term used in literature to describe a duplicitous character who changes their behavior or loyalties depending on the situation. This is race 4 at Albion Park on Saturday night. It is the odds on favorite, and has been backed from $2.30 into $1.85. The 7 Golden Fire has blown out from […]