Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Jim Pike, rider of Phar Lap, horse player. Pike was once the richest man in racing. He died in a rented room of an apartment building that he used to own, before he knocked it off on the punt. It is during the last race meeting at Saratoga, and one evening I am standing out […]
We all know now that Ben Currie’s internal review of the decision to deny him his trainer’s license back after serving his time for racing rule breaches has failed. The QRIC maintain it’s stance that a young man aged 30 should be thrown out of the sport for life on spurious grounds, even though he […]
It’s not good for business to be giving your competitor’s a boost, but I am just a mug racing writer not a businessman so what does it matter? This article by David Fowler* published on justhorseracing.com.au about the Ben Currie travesty is an excellent short analysis of both Currie’s current situation and of the systemic […]
We wrote earlier about the hot race 3 at Penrith. Now we are going to tell you about race 7, and why we suspect that it might have been the daily double. The Rex Horne and Leon Jurd owned and Jurd trained Highview Saddler was the medium of a huge plunge in the race, and […]
Liz Cambage and Hall of Fame Opals guard Sandie Brondello, who stands 5 ft 7. Inside the paint basketball is a game about size. The Opals don’t have any. It doesn’t look like they will anytime soon either. We told you at the time exactly what had happened in the closed door practice session against […]
They tell me that former jockey turned child murderer turned convict turned trackwork rider again Jason Piper died a couple of weeks ago in Redcliffe. In was an aneurism I am told, or something similar, and the end came quick. I am very sorry to hear that. Piper was only 40, which is far too […]
I want to tell you a story, a true one. In 1999 I took a job as a union organiser in Central Queensland. It was a step up the career ladder for me, and a foot in the door, so when I was offered it I grabbed it with both hands and off we – […]
The Balmain Boxer rang me immediately after the field passed the line in race 3 at Penrith last night, and he was blowing up big time. “Did you see that!” he screamed down the line, and then before I could say yes he started shouting even louder. “That was the hottest race in the world! […]
Racing Queensland (RQ) is a quasi government/semi independent body created to administer the three codes of racing in the state, as the name suggests. RQ receives the State’s income from wagering – or in the case of the Point of Consumption Tax revenue, 35% of it – and distributes it according to priorities determined by […]
The Toorak Handicap has always been a great race, and this year is no different. Despite there being a million chances, I reckon it is a two horse race Dice Roll v Superstorm, and they are both as delicious double figure odds. Dice Roll first. This former French juvenile star didn’t fire a shot in […]
