Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Heat One Better Eclipse (VIC) $6.50 Rakero Rebel (VIC) $5.00 Always Smokin (QLD) $26.00 Sure Thing Captain (QLD) $4.40 Speak The Truth (QLD) $4.40 Captain Hammerhead (VIC) $26.00 Free Thinker (QLD) $23.00 Tango Tara (VIC) $41.00 Beach Ball (NZ) $5.50 Frankie Ferocious (QLD) $18.00 Catch A Wave (VIC) $8.00 Luvbite (QLD) $151.00 Only God and […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/nsw/PEC01072506.mp4 Have a look at the run of the horse in the brown and gold colors. Tuapeka Lou is its name and it having its 2nd start for Jason Grimson after coming to him from Brad Hewitt. It never ran faster than 1.55 for Hewitt, win lose or draw. At its first start for the […]
The announcement earlier this evening that Emma Stewart’s star 4yo Bay of Biscay will be scratched from the Rising Sun due to flight cancellations will come as a surprise to no-one except the person at RQ who declared the fields. Emma Stewart t0ld the world on the weekend – prior to final acceptances – that […]
At a time when Queensland’s new 3 track greyhound complex The Q is under attack from animal activists who allege than 10 dogs have died at the various circuits since its opening three months ago, the last thing the industry needed was a catastrophic breakdown in the home straight of a race in full view […]
Adin Holt was a champion apprentice whose career came to a screaming halt (pardon the pun) due to weight issues. Put simply, he got too heavy. He still is, but he has managed to get his weight down enough to ride again. Sadly it now appears that he has been able to by taking phentermine, […]
So it wasn’t Battle of the Bush winning former trainer David Reynolds who scratched Megan Purvis’ horse from a race meeting at Townsville last year without her permission after all. Apologies to Mr Reynolds for suggesting otherwise. It was a stablehand named Natalie James. We don’t know why she did such a thing, but James […]
Doubting Dan was spot on with his markets. The horse who raced four times in fourteen day and twice in the past three is dead. And despite being on the immediate back up, no there was no pre-race veterinary inspection undertaken to make sure that she was fit and well. That’s first class animal welfare […]
AR 263 Prohibitions on persons and their conduct while disqualified (1) Unless otherwise authorised by the PRA which imposed a disqualification (and upon such conditions as that PRA may in its discretion impose), a person disqualified under these Australian Rules must not, during the period of that disqualification: (o) receive any direct or indirect financial […]
Archie Here’s a funny one for you. Friday night 20 June at the Auckland Trotting Club meeting senior and well-respected horseman James Stormont received an Official Warning under Rule 869(2), Whip & Rein Reg 2.5 for “Failing to ensure tassel was removed from whip”. Rule 869(2) states “no driver shall during any race use a […]
Racing Queensland have put out a media release promoting the Northern Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It’s a great festival of racing that’s for certain. Been there, done that, love it, will do it again. The racing is not at issue. RQ’s sense of place is. The peak body’s press release The action gets underway at […]
