Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This is an FBI recording of a trainer buying EPO from the corrupt vet Seth Fishman, who is currently serving 11 years in prison for his crimes. It makes for very interesting listening, particularly the part where Fishman tells the trainer that horses that aren’t geared up with Performance Enhancing Drugs (PED’s) can’t be competitive […]
The Joedy Whittaker trained pacer Elegant Grooves was backed from $9.00 into $6.00 when it landed the money at Albion Park two Saturday nights ago, which surprised many because its form at its previous 5 starts had been somewhere between ordinary and poor. Driver Gary Whittaker was questioned about the horse’s seemingly improved performance. General: Driver […]
“I’ll look after you”. That’s what jockey Rory Hutchings said to the Clerk of the Scales at Randwick yesterday, after the race day official pulled him up for attempting to weigh out without his safety vest so he could make the weight. “I’ll look after you”. There are only two ways that you could take […]
Racing Queensland has spent $44 million building the State’s new greyhound complex the Q. Somehow it appears there wasn’t enough cash left to buy a set of scales that work. Weight is an integral factor in greyhound racing. Under the rules every greyhound competing at a race meeting must be weighed, and the stewards must […]
A growing presence of online Victorian bookmakers at Queensland racetracks is causing ripples of discontent within the Queensland Bookmakers’ Association (QBA), with several members voicing frustration over perceived inaction from the top. The issue centres on increased digital operations and on-course visibility from southern-based operators, which many Queensland bookmakers see as a direct threat to […]
Tabcorp’s latest move to scrap terminal hosting fees for pubs and clubs reeks of corporate freeloading—plain and simple. While the company boasts of billion-dollar revenues and “modernisation strategies,” it’s quietly gutting the income of hard-working publicans who’ve been the backbone of its retail wagering presence for decades. Let’s call it what it is: a brazen […]
The Ciaron Maher trained colt Navy Pilot was a late scratching from race 5 at Doomben on Saturday due to the track downgrade from Soft 7 to Heavy 8. Local Rule 69 provides that when a horse is scratched due to the condition of the track the Stewards may impose an embargo on the horse […]
Visiting UK jockey Will Featherstone was pretty excited about riding his first New Zealand winner. So excited that he showboated for the camera, not realising of course that it was on the other side. The Stewards and the RIB adjudicator didn’t share the Englishman’s joy. They hit him with a $300 fine. Poor bastard’s winning […]
The delivery of the Liandra Gray animal cruelty case decision has copped more checks than a bank teller on a Friday afternoon, with the matter again delayed this week. The decision is now set down to be announced next Tuesday. Barring a new pandemic we are told Gray will definitely know her fate then. We […]
