Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
David Silver is the managing owner of the recent Bendigo BM100 race winner Flash Aah, who is my favourite horse, God only knows how he has that status, given that Silver is bankrupt, but he does, and all power to him too. I just wish he would let bygones be bygones, and set false pride […]
John Sheehan, known as Jack, was my great grandad. Jack died on the Western Front on Anzac Day 1918. His battalion saved England, and won the war. My great grandad was a hero. Tub thumping Tommy doesn’t think so. That’s because he’s not. With Anzac Day over, and the 100th anniversary of the Gallipoli campaign […]
Robert Heathcote should have been a politician, for he can spin a story in his favour almost as well as Warnie used to bowl leggies. The issue isn’t whether or not his horses that were scratched yesterday throw a positive swab to cobalt. That issue is totally irrelevant. Hemoplex is a prohibited substance, banned from […]
Have you ever in your life heard of a trot trainer winning 18 of their past 25 starts, at a strike rate of 72%? You have now. Emma Stewart’s done it. 18 winners in 10 days at 5 different tracks, and 4 placings too. One of the races she lost was to her other stable […]
One of the great unknowns about the new levies that Harness Racing Australia intend to impose on the owners or breeding rights holders of shuttle stallions or imported frozen semen is whether the peak body actually has the legal right to impose the additional charges. There is no doubt that HRA have a general right […]
Ashford Secret is a very slow pacer that has: 1. Had nine starts and never finished closer than 5th 2. Been beaten an average of just under 40 metres every time it has gone around 3. Gone off at an average price of over $100 at each of its past 7 starts Last night at […]
Cobalt containing injectable formulations such as Hemoplex® and Hemo-15® are approved for clinical use by veterinary drug regulating authorities in many countries including Australia, Canada and Hong Kong, and several cobalt containing oral supplements such as Avalia-4®, Boost Paste® and Horsepower® are commercially available. The acknowledged use of cobalt containing compounds in medicine or simply […]
Brendon McCoull is one of Tasmania’s leading jockeys. He only takes his saddle off the island once every half blue moon, almost always on a Saturday and only when he has a good ride in Melbourne on a horse like Bello Beau who has travelled over the straight from home to have a crack. McCoull’s […]
The Cobalt precedents for a ‘presentation’ offence within the Queensland racing industry previously incurred a minimum penalty of a twelve (12) month disqualification. Notwithstanding, in some recent matters penalties of a nine (9) month disqualification have been imposed, taking into account the relevant circumstances of individual cases and that of Queensland Civil Administration Tribunal decisions, […]
