Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Quite a few people have asked me why the veteran 50 something journeyman jockey Peter ‘Hammo’ Hamilton has been denied a license by the QRIC. The simple answer is that I don’t know, so I can’t tell you. Instead I will just present a couple of facts to you, and leave you to work it […]
Peter Hamilton IR0110-21 17 November 2021 Original decision Refusal of Application for Thoroughbred Jockey Licence Final outcome Original decision confirmed – Refusal of Application for Thoroughbred Jockey Licence
NSW gallops mentor Garry White has never been a great trainer, or really anything much more than struggle street Stan. His career strike rate is about 11%. Between April and September this year he all but doubled it. 10 from 50 at 20% White returned during this period. It would be nice to think that […]
The mail out of the Brisbane ring is that veteran bookmakers Con Searle (pictured above) and Ray Karangis will be hanging up their satchels and packing away their betting boards at the end of the year, and sailing off into retirement. “So what?” the 99 percent of modern day punters who never have a bet […]
In 30 starts for respected and experienced and well respected trainers Darren Reay, Bill Dimech and Blake Fitzpatrick the pacer Major Statement could only win one race and run a winning time of 2.01.7. In 27 starts for Troy Williams the same horse has won 7 and been placed 11 times. Now he can run […]
After reading the new NZ harness race starting regulations that are aimed to ensure that NZ races in future run on time, I got in touch with Catherine McDonald the GM of Racing at HRNZ to ask how these changes will achieve their stated goal. It’s a big issue because Kiwi races are regularly being […]
A sunbaking crocodile has forced the closure of a popular beach in Far North Queensland. Four Mile Beach at Port Douglas has long been favoured by US presidents and celebrities, but on Thursday an unexpected guest also decided to drop by. Surf Life Saving Queensland head lifeguard for the region Jay March said the 1.5 […]
As it set out to root out cheaters, the Jockey Club found two kindred spirits across the Hudson River, at the Meadowlands racetrack in New Jersey. Jeffrey Gural, a second-generation New York City developer, runs the track, which hosts thoroughbred and harness racing. Brice Cote, a former minor league relief pitcher and police detective, is its […]
This is an old story I wrote about 6 years ago while doing a live coverage of the Trade Union Royal Commission. Salem is the Commission. The Sultan is the Commissioner. David Hanna was then a free man, and the Commission’s star witness. I think it is fair to say that I picked him in […]
Caulfield are going to get 10 000 people to the races on Saturday week are they? Oh yeah. How? A real good crowd on a pre-COVID Caulfield Guineas day only 22 000. Outside of Cup and Guineas days the average attendance at the track is about 3 000 – 4 000 tops, and those numbers […]
