Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Want to see the worst drive of the week? Look no further than Matt Elkins steer on the short priced favorite Kelloshiel in the seventh race at Redcliffe last night. Kelloshiel is drawn 5 and wears a yellow rug. It has blown from $1.45 out to $2.10. We soon see why. Take a look. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/REC19032506.mp4 […]
I don’t know what the hell is going on at the TAB, but the markets they put up for Bathurst tonight were ridiculous. Emma Stewart brought three fillies up from Victoria to contest the heats of the Gold Tiara. Being trained by the most successful 2YO stable in Australia, the trio were certain to start […]
It is my melancholy duty to inform you that the Duke of Scotland is dead. He suffered a heart attack after completing trackwork, and was unable to be revived. Duke of Scotland possessed the outstanding career record of 29 starts for 9 wins, 5 seconds and 4 thirds, and had earnings of $125 000 at […]
The new 2 turn track at the Q is touted as being a state of the art design to maximize the safety of greyhounds and reduce or prevent injury. Most injuries in greyhound racing occur on the first turn, so from a design point of view getting that section of the track right is an […]
Which of these 5 panel members voted for this? Do you remember the acts of abhorrent animal cruelty committed on an innocent horse by Central QLD trainer Tom Smith that we told you about 7 months ago (see story reprinted below)? Well dealing swiftly with offences against animal welfare clearly isn’t the QRIC’s thing, for […]
How’s that for a plunge? $15.00 into $1.90 Jilliby Fabio in the last at Menangle yesterday. The eagle landed. Guess who the trainer was? Chris Judd, the fella we’ve been telling you about lately. The bloke is a genius. He gets once fast horses like Jilliby Fabio and makes them fast again. https://www.harness.org.au/racing/horse-search/?horseId=823436 It was […]
Tom Smith, the Rockhampton based trainer with the most famous name in racing but not a tenth of the ability, is said to be in a spot of Barney Rubble, and if the mail is right he deserves to be too. Smith is reported to have violently beaten an unraced 2-year-old in his care, to […]
We have received the following polite and diplomatic response to our questions regarding David Farquharson’s departure. The response answers one of our questions – about whether Farquharson has ceased employment with the QRIC – but not our others about whether he was sacked, and whether his dismissal had anything to do with matters relating to […]
We have received information that the Chief Steward of Harness Racing in Queensland, David Farquharson, has today been dismissed without notice from his position. Our sources say that Mr Farquharson has left the building never to return, with his dismissal apparently at the order of QRIC Assistant Commissioner Kim Kelly. At this stage no reason […]
163. (1) A driver shall not – (a) cause or contribute to any (i) crossing (ii) jostling (iii) interference Queensland reinsman Darren McCall copped a 12-day suspension for for breaching this rule in a heat of the Jim McNeill trot at Albion Park on Friday. Poor old D-Mac, as he known […]
