Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Further to our earlier story about the COVID contacts at the Sunshine Coast races on Monday. The unfortunate person infected with the virus is an employee of the Chris Anderson stable. They came into close contact with the swabbies when they were taking a sample. The swabbies came into close contact with the Chairman of […]
Dear Mr Jones I apologise for saving you from a charge of needling up a horse on race day, one that would have put you out for seven years. We both know that the next one will send you down the road for 14 plus, or perhaps life, and that I should have kept my […]
The State of Queensland was near COVID-free while the borders were closed. So we opened them. COVID was effectively contained when the State had strict and broad contact tracing. So we abandoned it. Polymerase chain reaction testing (PCR) is 100% effective. Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) is not. So we abandon PCR testing in favour of […]
We have this afternoon received information that the 2 swab attendants and the veterinary surgeon that worked at the Sunshine Coast race meeting on Monday 27 the December were in close contact with a COVID-19 positive case in the course of performing their duties at the meeting. It is our understanding that the swab attendants […]
This Oakbank stoush over jumps racing is a beauty. Let me explain it for you in simple terms. Successive South Australian governments have pandered to the loony fringe of vegans and porn actors who want to ban all types of racing, and aimed at low hanging fruit by trying to knock out the jumps first. […]
Do you notice something missing in this Stewards Report from race 3 at Ballarat on Sunday above? The penalty. That’s because there wasn’t one. Not a fine, not a suspension, not even a reprimand rap on the knuckles. That’s outrageous. Craig Demmler came over and in on the leader here when he was clearly not […]
Don’t ever say that little Al Ashwood is not a kind and caring guy. He may have a few issues with anger management, and a lot to learn about how to respect and treat women, but to his owners both current and former he is generous to fault, or so it seems anyway. Little Al […]
In 123 starts for its previous trainer Terry Powter, the 8-year-old pacer Mister Rebel had never won in a faster time than 1.59.6. At the time he was sold to successful Victorian owner Mick ‘Mr Lucky’ Falvo a couple of months ago the old gelding had been out of luck for 24 starts straight, and […]
How many leaders actually win at Gloucester Park? One mate of mine says 80%. Another says 70%. We didn’t think it was that high, so to see if we could settle the debate we thought we would take a look at the December results and see what we could find out. It’s not very scientific, […]
We retold the infamous story of how Group 1 winning trainer Geoff Chapman was forced to change the name of his star filly Merkin to Giostra a few decades ago after the authorities discovered that a Merkin was a pubic wig worn by actresses and sex workers, a fact that caused some discomfort to the […]
