Archie It appears the stewards had a very firm word with Mr Wiggin’s reminding him to stop being naughty, that is all. Judges in Queensland courts used to do the same thing with teenage criminals too. That worked well didn’t it? When my kids are playing up at home I find grounding them by cutting […]
Puh-Lease
I hate to be the one who has to tell the QLD trot Stewards this, but the $2.40 favorite Sir Brigadoon in the third race at Redcliffe on Monday didn’t break gait as the starter – who is not a starter but is only doing the job because the real ones are stood down for […]
Father Wayne is a Freo Docker – All the Way Down to His Socks
Freo Way To Go Hit Em Real Hard, Send Them Down Below Oh Freo Give em The Old Heave-Ho We Are The Freo Dockers! A great mate of mine has had $5400 on Fremantle to win the flag. I guess it seemed like a good idea at the time. Knowing that we have Maggie’s old […]
More on the Racing Ponzi Scammer
Ponzi scheme’ founder’s ominous message to wife, and the missing folder that could reveal ‘everything’ Sarah Danckert September 8, 2026 — 4:50pm A man accused of running a $100 million Ponzi scheme through an Ivanhoe law firm told his wife that if anything happened to him, there would be a folder in his office that explained […]
Jockey Wiggins Does It Again
I have written so often about jockey Ryan Wiggins errant riding lately that I am almost starting to feel like I’m picking on him, but rest assured I’m not. It’s just that Wiggins has been showing so little regard both for the rules and for his fellow competitors in recent weeks that I feel compelled […]
Peter Inwood Appeal Live – Part 4
Inwood is dismissed. Murdoch chimes back in. He refers to a number of affidavits from various people. One is a farrier, another a showjumper, and the third a stockman and farrier. All three say that they saw River Danzka around the relevant time, and that it was in good condition. Murdoch then points to another […]
Peter Inwood Appeal Live – Part 3
Peter Inwood is sworn in. He says that when Neal approached him at the races he was with Steward D. Griffiths, and the three of them proceeded to the Stewards room. Inwood tells us that he told Neal that one of the horses in the picture was not his, and he maintains that. A. Turner […]
Peter Inwood Appeal Live – Part 2
Murdoch KC challenges Neal about the identity of the informant who gave him the photos of the horses. Neal only knows the person’s first name, not his surname. He doesn’t tell us what the person’s name is. Murdoch has a go at him about not showing both lots of photos to Inwood on the day […]
Peter Inwood Appeal Live – Part 1
We are off and racing in the Peter Inwood appeal. Jim Murdoch KC kicks off by saying that there is only one form of evidence against his client Inwood, which is three photographs. Murdoch wants them excluded. He says that the rules of evidence developed over centuries, and these snaps shouldn’t be allowed in. Murdoch […]
The HRV CEO Has Got His Figures Wrong – Numbers Don’t Lie
HRV CEO Matt Isaacs told attendees at the organization’s annual presentation held at Bendigo last week that harness racing only gets 3 cents in every dollar that is bet the sport. What he said though is not quite true. In fact it is not true at all. Wagering Service Providers – bookmakers or the TAB […]