Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
At the age of 37 Kurtley Beale has been recalled to the Wallabies squad, for the first time in five years. Why? Beale is an old man by footy standards, and with him running plays for the Australian team they have won sweet f**k all. He has been outplayed by All Blacks stars for all […]
If a gallops jockey falls ill during a meeting and can’t fulfil their remaining rides. they are on most jurisdictions and circumstances required to provide a medical clearance from a doctor before being able to ride again. Fair enough too. If you or I are sick from work we have to hand in a medical […]
Mark Zahra talks here about jockeys riding fees, commission and income. Zahra floats the idea that hoops should get 10% of their mounts earnings, just as they do in Hong Kong. To that I say why don’t you move over their son. You’re one among plenty here.
Hi Peter, I appreciate the response re Bloodstock Auction. I thought I’d follow up with what I expected to happen. And it doesn’t look brilliant on face value. No Buyer details posted online following the sale. Sales results from each sale the weeks prior and for years, all of them list either – Buyer name […]
I have forever been unsure whether Queensland racing suffers from a shortage of jockeys, a race scheduling issue, or inadequacies in the industry’s ability to engage with governments and regulatory authorities to address either, or perhaps a combination of both or all three. What is clear however is that this number of late scratchings due […]
COMMENT by THE MINER Sponsorship rights, unresolved punter disputes and the accountability of directors must be addressed alongside stronger enforcement of industry payments. Amused Group’s reported entry into voluntary administration has raised serious questions about wagering oversight, outstanding industry obligations and the protection of punters. Betsy reported on 26 October that the group had entered […]
Auckland Trotting Club CEO Brad Steele, the bloke formerly at the helm of Harness Racing NZ when it turned a once in a lifetime opportunity to boost the sport with Entain money into dust, has announced that the Auckland Cup will revert from a 3200m standing start race to a 2700m contest started from a […]
This the 2020 Melbourne Cup winner Twilight Payment, on a promotional tour to spruik this year’s Melbourne Cup. It is being ridden on a registered racecourse, which I suspect is Flemington, but am not quite sure. It doesn’t matter where it is really. What does matter is that the woman on board is wearing high […]
It looks like the weak gutted Harness Racing NZ leadership can’t take criticism, and to avert it have blocked us from accessing its website. Good on them. This is what happens when you put Aussies in charge. Never mind. We will just use our VPN. Suckers. Kiss my arse.
It’s a wide open Cup this year, with bookies at the moment betting $7.00 the field. The form lines are a bit different that usual, with neither the Caulfield Cup winner or runner-up there, nor the first three home in the Cox Plate. Only 3 mares have won the Cup in the 21st century, with […]
