Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The New Zealanders are introducing new harness race starting regulations as of the New Year. One of the rules is that the starter has to have these. Bolt cutters. A knife. A shovel and a rake. I live 3000 miles away, and I’m afraid already. Never mess with a Kiwi starter. You might end up […]
Do you remember the story we wrote a couple of weeks ago about driver Phoebe Betts deliberately shifting her horse out in the straight to release the favourite from a pocket and allow it through to win? Or the follow up story in which we said we bet that Betts gets a spell? Well we […]
The Apprentices Cup was held at Gatton yesterday. This time honoured race is a big deal for the kids, who get to pit their skills against each other head to head in a race unencumbered by senior jockeys, in a battle against their peers. It’s a bit like your own child’s school graduation ceremony. It’s […]
We all know who Anthony Van Dyck was. He’s the Aiden O’Brien horse that broke down and died in last year’s Melbourne Cup. His death became the catalyst for the introduction of widescale changes to the way international runners in the Cup have to be tested to ensure that they are sound, and that they […]
Equine therapist John Warwick admits he broke rules with possession of unlicensed medicines It is unclear when the outcome of test results on drugs seized at a property in Co Kildare last week will emerge. As part of an ongoing investigation, Department of Agriculture Food & Marine (DAFM) personnel and Gardaí removed prohibited medicines after raiding the […]
Irish horseracing is embroiled in a fresh storm after the swoop on a Monasterevin farm last Tuesday where equine therapist John Warwick was operating. Racing powerhouse Coolmore have denied claims the horse therapist at the centre of last week’s drugs sting in Kildare has worked regularly at their stud. A cache of medicines was impounded […]
A fortnight ago we told you about the dead horse drive by young James Kettel at Globe Derby, and opined that the way things were going so fast downhill in the stewarding ranks in South Australia it was more than likely the stipes would let the kid off with a slap on the wrist with […]
You may be wondering why the Melbourne Cup death of the horse Anthony Van Dyck is all over the racing news again, and why trainer Aidan O’Brien has come out and pointed the finger of blame at the Racing Victoria vets. It is because of the unrelenting research and work of a former top journalist […]
The Racing Victoria report into the death of Anthony Van Dyck in The Cup is a total and utter farce, a sick joke played upon everyone in the sport of racing. The simple fact is that this horse should never have been allowed to race, either of his connections or by the vets employed by […]
We have written many times about Masterati, the galloper that while in the ‘care’ of trainer Grant Young in Oakbank, SA was Australia’s most overworked horse. Young used to race the poor thing every week, week in week out, and sometimes even 2 or 3 times a week, all to juice the lemon and win […]
