Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The contest for presidency of the Cairns Jockey Club has turned dirty, with a Tom Hedley aligned committee member this week sending out a highly defamatory message to club members slagging off Hedley’s opponent in the hotly contested election Rebecca Conlan, and making false and misleading claims that her election would likely result in RQ […]
WHITFIELD businesswoman Rebecca Conlan is riding high to become the first female president of the Cairns Jockey Club (CJC). By Nick Dalton, Cairns Local News cairnslocalnews.com.au The racing horse owner and fashionista has decades of experience in the industry and is challenging long-time president Tom Hedley for the role. Ballot papers to about 290 members […]
It is difficult to tell without the benefit of a head-in replay – which we don’t have because Racing QLD has censored it from its website – but it seems to me that one or more jockeys might have some big problems when the inquiry into the dual fall at Townsville on Sunday that put […]
Just out from a month until NZ Cup day, the likely make up of the 15 horse field for the big one is starting to take shape following the release of the latest rankings. Last year’s winner Kingman has automatic entry into the race, as do the winners of the automatic qualification races Republican Party […]
Bobo the greatest show on turf has managed to pull off a masterstroke. Preparing a horse to race on a four day preparation. Up until 8.58am today (Wednesday) the horse Seventies Hit had been spelling. But the miracle worker that Bobo is has decided the Open 1250m at Cairns on Sunday with only four original […]
Do you remember our story below about Grant Dixon’s mad arse steer on Tim’s A Trooper in a race at Albion Park last month, and how the Stewards had adjourned an inquiry into the race and the drive? Just to remind you, Dixon punched Tim like there was a prize for leading, and made sure […]
If you were a seriously cynical type you would swear that Grant Dixon drove Tims A Trooper to get the long odds on favorite Attachment beaten in race 7 at Albion Park on Saturday night, and perhaps to set it up for the winner Dashing too. Given Dixon’s industry wide reputation as a straight shooter […]
Tony Pullicino led in the last race at Kapunda on Sunday on his horse Normie. His other stable runner Perfect Playgirl driven by his mum Gaita was on his back and travelling, but hopelessly bailed away with nowhere to go. Coming to the turn it looked liked Perfect Playgirl would be stuck there all the […]
Archie As a horseman, I can tell you that from the visual of the replay it looked sore in the rear end to me. Hence why it didn’t want to muster out of the gates and go at all. Bill from Boulia Editor’s Note I reckon its structurally unsound
Tyler Schiller is best known as a highly successful Group 1 winning jockey who has ridden in a Melbourne Cup. At heart though he is a trot man, just his grandad Phil Schiller was back in the day. Two years backs Tyler paid $18 000 at the APG Sydney sale for a colt by Downbytheseaside. […]
