Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Craig Williams cut a forlorn figure as he trudged back to the mounting yard in tears. He’d just ridden the promising young mare Impish Lady to her fourth win in a row, and her first in town. But as they crossed the finish line she faltered and broke down. It looked like a catastrophic injury. […]
We told you way back in January 2023 that Nick Walsh was a drug cheat. His strike rates were just too incredible for him to be anything else. When something looks too good to be true it usually is. Walsh got caught with the banned performance enhancing anabolic steroid Stanozolol in one of horse’s systems. […]
“Nick who?” you ask. The young trainer whose record over the past 12 months is 93 starters for 41 wins, 19 seconds and 9 thirds. That’s almost 100 runners for a strike rate of 44.1% the win and 74.2% the place. Walsh is doing even better this season. 42 starts – 21 wins and 11 […]
There are five races schedules for Innisfail on Saturday afternoon. Here are the nomination numbers: R1 – 5 R2 – 6 R3 – 15 (max 12 starters) R4 – 8 R5 – 5 https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Nominations.aspx?Key=2025Jun21%2CQLD%2CInnisfail N0w if these nominations turn into acceptances there is going to be a problem. It’s highly probable that no more than […]
The Hayden is the best value slot race in the world. There is no fixed price for slots. You buy them at auction, and when you do you get your barrier too. Gate 1 is reserved for a 3-year-old filly, colt or gelding. Gates 2 and 3 are f0r 3yo colts and geldings. Gate 4 […]
Was anyone surprised when Kobe Rocks turned up to the Longreach meeting lame on Monday and had to be scratched? After all we are talking about a horse here who got beaten almost 10 lengths first up and then tailed out a long last beaten 22 lengths at the run after that. He should have […]
It’s first strike to Australia as Mark Zahra and the OTI owned Docklands win the opening race at Royal Ascot the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes. It was a great win too, and a brilliant ride. Docklands missed the start but Zahra didn’t panic. He just tucked it up behind the leading pack and allowed […]
Something seems to be afoot in the Nick Walsh camp. His best galloper Hell was yesterday transferred into the care of the horse basher and doper trainer Tom Smith. Walsh’s recent winner Daimyo was too. Both horses have different connections so it’s unlikely to be due to an ownership dispute. More likely it has to […]
We have recently highlighted a number of curious (to say the least) drives by leading QLD reinsman Peter McMullen, and here in race 6 at Albion Park yesterday is another one. McMullen is driving the Kiwi import La Miki, who is having its first start in Australia and has blown in the betting from $2.40 […]
Watch the driver of the leader in the inside Ryan Bell. See what he does to the horse behind him. Whack! Take that son! I suspect Mr Bell may be going for an unplanned holiday in the morning. Head butting horses just isn’t on.
