The Early Crow – No, No, No
Everyone’s favorite race caller gets it wrong again. The winner was the one flying home, not the leader as called. The early crow. No no no!
Belle Suggests Moving the Trots to Toowoomba After the Olympic
Not my “wheelhouse”, but the excerpt you published indicate that RQ have received the money for Norwell from government, not that they have spent it…………. Olympic Equestrian now going out to Toowoomba Showgrounds How much room is out there? Here’s an idea build a harness centre of excellence, ie track and training was centre as […]
Josh the Ripper Murders an A-Lister – And Doesn’t Even Get Questioned by the Cops
I know its a bit late to criticize a jockey’s ride last weekend, but I have been waiting for someone to say something about Josh Parr’s ride on Shezanalister in the last at Rosehill on Saturday and no-one has, so we will. Parr slaughtered Shezanalister. The Bjorn Baker trainer horse should have won by panels. […]
The Blatantly Wrong Stewards Evidence
Darren McCall this week lost his appeal against a 14-day suspension for careless driving. He wouldn’t have if appeals in QLD were determined based on the Stewards evidence instead of heard afresh, because the vital evidence of race day Steward R. McRae that originally hung him was crook. Mr McRae gave evidence that rival driver […]
What Has Happened to the Albion Park Track?
There was bugger all rain in Brisbane during the week, as you can see by the rainfall chart at the top which is in milliliters. So how did the track get so bad that it looked like this? https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC25032513.mp4 They had to call the meeting off after one race. The mobile couldn’t get and traction, […]
No Olympics For Albion Park – So Where To Next
The QLD Government has announced the sites new and old Olympic stadiums and fields, and the plans don’t include Albion Park. There goes the relocation to a new complex constructed at State Government expense with the compensation money for the resumption of the Creek track and land. Where to now then? Racing Queensland paid $7.8 […]
The Queensland Harness Centre That Isn’t
The Queensland Harness Centre at Norwell will become the new home for harness racing in the Sunshine State and will provide a world class facility that is designed with animal and human welfare as its highest priority. The Queensland Harness Centre at Norwell will feature a 1000-metre racetrack, with optionality to explore how a 1100m track […]
The Field For the Race by Betcha Starts Taking Shape
The field for the million dollar Kiwi harness slot race the Race by Betcha is starting to take shape, with six of the ten slots filled and some agonizing decisions to be made by each of the owners of the other three slots, excluding Kevin Seymour whose slot be taken by his superstar Leap To […]
Make Australia Great Again – Ban Frozen Spoof
Will a 25% tariff be imposed on our standardbred exports to the USA when Trump rules that the HRA stallion levy is an “unfair tax” on American imports?? Some people might think that’s a good thing…… Belle From Burnie Editor’s Note The people who hate the stallion tax so much are the importers of chilled […]
Lingard on the QRIC
Another excellent article courtesy of our friend the award-winning former Fairfax racing editor John Lingard at letsgoghorseracing.com.au THEY might have been slow out of the barriers but the new LNP Government and its Racing Minister Tim Mander now have a desperately-needed agenda designed to resurrect the integrity image of the three codes in Queensland after […]