Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Clayton ‘Crayons’ Warren is a Senior Stipendiary Steward with the QRIC, and the acting Chief Steward on the Darling Downs. Crayons chairs the panel at the Toowoomba race meetings, and is the man in charge. Or at least he was until yesterday. But now all of a sudden he’s the Stewards Secretary, the junior who […]
“He’s been an amazing horse for the whole stable and his owners and sadly, had a heart attack coming out of the gates” – Sam Freedman Steel Prince has long been an unsound galloper. The 8-year-old horse only raced 33 times in 5 years. Due to various injuries and problems he has spent 2 of […]
A horse named Steel Prince died on the track at Eagle Farm yesterday. His death happened 200m from the winning post, on the first lap of a 2 lap race. The horse suddenly faltered, then suddenly veered sharp left toward the outside fence. It’s jockey Nash Rawiller fell off. Steel Prince headed sideways toward the […]
My friend and colleague Will Jones is one of the world’s pre-eminent writers about drugs in horse racing. A long-time journalist and an internationally published author, he has seen what goes on in the murky world from both the inside and the out, and tells it brilliantly. Will writes a quarterly publication called The Black […]
Liam’s not the only Hemsworth going real well right now The Brisbane Broncos had a huge come from behind win against the helpless and hapless Titans last night at Lang Park. It was a magnificent effort by Kevvie’s boys, a win for the ages, but it wasn’t to be the last big hit of the […]
Nic Cataldi, the cobbler from Rose Bay who was living out the back of his shoe repair shop in a bedsit with his ever-loving wife, became a national celebrity a month ago when he won $690 000 on a multi by backing 4 straight winners at Albany, in WA. The win turned the Cataldi’s life […]
They say when you are punting on the dice game craps you should always bet up on the shooter with the hot hand. The same thing applies when it comes to racing. Trainers, jockeys, horses, punters – they all hit streaks, and when do they are so hot that they’re smoking and on fire until […]
Watch what Dylan Edgerton-Green does on the horse on the leader’s back. You can’t do that. It’s mad, bad and dangerous you know, and a huge violation of the rules. This bloke should not better. Actually, he does. I strongly suspect Dylan Edgerton-Green is about to be sent on an early winter’s holiday. If he […]
Step by step Heart to heart Left, right, left We all fall down Like toy soldiers Martika, Toy Soldiers As a reminder of Rob’s impact on the VHRC I would like to highlight some of his more significant achievements during his time: Increase the VHRC membership numbers from 700 to over 1800 Establishing 26 dedicated […]
It seems we got a rather important bit wrong in our earlier story relaying the mail about the Victorian visit to the central west of Northern NSW during the week. They were they alright, and they did come to interview Amanda Turnbull about the alleged Cobram fix, but it was not the HRV Integrity Team, […]
