What Becomes of the Busted Legged?
Ready for his next chapter – but just what will that chapter be? A mixed Group of owners including Melbourne Cup winning owner Cameron Bain (Knights Choice) and Michael Kirby, the man who paid the trainers share of the prizemoney and tried to trouser it, have this week sold the once highly promising galloper Without […]
We Were Born To Love – And Love Conquers All
Wading through the darkest nightWhen rivers become tidalI use my list to break the painHoping for survivalI don’t wanna lose my sightBut my mind is caving inWe were born to loveTo breathe and not give upIn the face of darkness I won’t runWe were born to love What you see in the picture is my […]
The Guerin Report – Part 2 – Project Stamina
A Seld-Defeating Argument? – Racing Victoria CEO Needs to Be Careful What He Doesn’t Wish For, Because He Just Might Get It
Racing Victoria Chief Executive Aaron Morrison has come out swinging against the Government’s proposed limits on gambling advertisements and the ban on promotions to punters, which the government calls inducements, claiming that it will result in a 30 percent decrease in wagering turnover and lead to job losses and the closure of country tracks. It […]
Willie Pike Out For the Cairns Cup – Nash Rawiller is In
William Pike has withdrawn as the feature guest jockey for the Cairns Cup weekend, and a tip goes with it. Pike has advised the club that the reason for his pulling out is that he has secured the mount on a horse that he views as a major Spring Carnival, and that is racing on […]
A Must Watch For Those Interested in the Future of NZ Racing
Anyone who has an interest in New Zealand racing of either code should be interested in this superb episode of the Guerin Report in which NZ’s pre-eminent racing journalist and commentator Mick Guerin explains the financial and governance dilemmas facing both codes on the shaky islands side of the ditch, asks the questions of the […]
The Real Gambling Killer is the Pokies, Not the Bookies
We have heard a lot in recent weeks about the inducements offered by corporate bookies to punters to get them to bet, and quite rightly so because some of the cherries offered which I have personally experienced (the former) or witnessed (the latter) like drugs and sex workers are both immoral and illegal. But while […]
How You Have to Run Six Miles, Swim Across a River, Climb Up a Mountain and Walk Over Broken Glass When You Get to the Top if You Ever Lose Your Winning TAB Ticket and Want to Get Paid
Don’t ever throw away or lose your winning TAB ticket. Not if you want to recover the money you have won on the ticket quickly and easily anyway, for the process is tortuous, as one of our readers has recently discovered. Firstly you can’t lodge a lost ticket claim online, even though you can do […]
I Wonder if Greg O’Connor Would Be So Upbeat if His Own Salary Was Slashed Like the Race Prizemoney Too?
I was watching the NZ Trackside coverage of the trots using the VPN on Friday night, and was shocked to see popular presenter Greg O’Connor waxing lyrical in praise of the wholesale cuts to prizemoney. Trackside brought all the major races up on screen, and had all the rich slot races gone and two new […]