Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There is something wrong when 9 of the 17 entrants for the Victoria Cup come from just 2 stables. That’s the situation, with Jason Grimson holding 5 of the noms and Emma Stewart another four. It’s starting to sound like Waller and Maher in Sydney staying races, and sicker again at that. Add in the […]
Tim Williams is 3 back the fence as the film rolls, in the black and white Stonewall Stud colors We’ve written before about how New Zealand driver Tim Williams seems to have an inside run with the RIB Stewards and Adjudicators, both of whom are employed or contracted by a 5 person board, one of […]
The carcasses of hundreds of wild horses have been left to rot in parts of a world heritage-listed national park after aerial shooters were called in to cull the animals during a series of operations the state government says were needed to protect “globally significant ecosystems”. The culling, the first of its type in Barrington […]
Archie You’re living in dream land thinking that Merlin can beat Leap to Fame in the NZ Trotting Cup. Larry the legend will do to the great fake Merlin what the Kiwis have done to their own industry in NZ. The great Merlin got carted into Friday night’s race at Alexandra Park by team driving […]
GAMING AND RACING—GREEN LIGHT SCANDAL PENALTIES— The Hon. Mark Latham to ask the Minister for Racing— (1) Why has Ben Sarina served a permanent warning off penalty since 2012 for alleged offences in the New South Wales harness racing ‘green light’ scandal when Mr Sarina only ever faced harness racing charges, yet other participants criminally […]
In all their concern about whether the riderless runner received a fair start in the 5th at Richmond on Saturday, the QRIC Stewards clearly missed the runner on the inside going through the gate early and getting an early jump. Given that they must have watched the replay a couple of times before declaring the […]
Which horse do you think won the 1st race at Longchamp on Arc night here? If you said the outside like the caller did you’re wrong, not that anyone could blame you. The $1.50 shot got bloused on the line by it’s $61 stablemate. Punting is a real tough game only for the brave. Race […]
The caller at the WA country track at Moora on Saturday did a Bill Collins. “Rock of Kaha can’t win!” he cried. Famous last words, even if we did all agree with him when they were uttered. Watch this. Wow. I don’t think we’ll hang him for that one. PS – You can buy the […]
Someone attempted to scratch trainer Megan Purvis’s two runners at Townsville yesterday. They logged onto her RISA account and pulled the two horses out, and the scratchings were automatically processed. Fortunately someone spotted it and alerted Purvis, who immediately got on the phone to the Stewards to tell them that it wasn’t her, and that […]
Have a look at the finish of this race from the side-on view (above). Then have a look at it from the head-on (below). The runner-up protested against the winner alleging interference 0ver the final stages. On what you’ve just seen it was a certainty to be upheld. But not in WA. The Stewards there […]
