Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Yesterday we published an article critical of both driver Shannon Suvaljko’s winning salute on Caveman in a race at Gloucester Park on Friday night, and of the Stewards for not taking action against him. At the time we were unaware of the circumstances of the salute, they being that Suvaljko had just been informed that […]
The seeming conga line of crooks who were caught red handed by the FBI giving themselves up talking openly about their corrupt and utterly disgraceful criminal horse doping deeds has had yet another dancer join the queue of dirty, low dogs snaking their way straight to jail, without collecting $200 or passing go. Who needs […]
Shannon Suvaljko is either: (a) The greatest judge of a close finish in the world; or (b) Overly excitable and prone to going to the early crow; or (c) A bloody idiot. I favour the latter option. What the hell was he doing giving the big whip raised in the air victory salute 10 metres […]
Cool Hand Luke McCarthy is the greatest healer of crocks and cripples that the world has seen since Jesus H. Christ left Jerusalem to fly up to the St Peter’s Gates ground to play fullback for the Angels. First he brought Bling It On back to life and cut a swathe through them in his […]
This one is straight from the only in bloody New Zealand vault. Two men were identified by the Kiwi coppers yesterday as being the presumed perpetrators in an alleged heinous crime of sexual violence against a young innocent woman. Both of their names started with C, and Craig was one of them. So Craig being […]
If that wasn’t the world’s most unexciting afternoon of racing ever yesterday, then the Lord only know what was. Brisbane was called off because no-one at RQ had the foresight to check the 7 day forecast and mover the meeting to Eagle Farm, the second raters ran around at Rosehill in the slop, Flemington was […]
You may find this hard to believe, but it is true. Whether it’s straight and true is another question all together. At his past 51 drives for the Emma Stewart stable, reinsman Mark Pitt has driven 38 winners. That’s a winning strike rate of 75%, or three of every four. This isn’t a fluke streak; […]
In the space of less than an hour, Doomben’s now a Heavy 10. And it’s still pissing down, with no sign of any respite. Today’s card is cactus. It won’t be going to the Farm. The word is that the meeting will be put back to Wednesday, when betting the turnover will be more than […]
Driver Johnny Cox was on the horse behind the leader in this race at Addington last night. The sprint lane was only 30 metres away. But rather than sit and wait for it, he pulled out onto the runner in the death seat’s back. When he did he could have shot the gap to the […]
At this moment in time the Doomben track for Cup day is rated a Heavy 8. People who have walked it this morning suggest that it is a whole lot worse. The sky is enveloped by clouds, and it’s pissing down rain. All week the BOM said it was going to. Why the hell haven’t […]
