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The Celine Gaudray Decision in Full
Date of hearing: On the papers Date of decision: 6 May 2025 Panel: Judge John Bowman (Chairperson). Appearances: Mr Marwan El-Amar appeared on behalf of the Stewards. Mr Matthew Hyland represented Ms Celine Gaudray. Charge: Australian Racing Rule (“AR”) 115(1)(C) states: (1) A jockey or apprentice jockey must not: (c) bet, or have any interest […]
Celine and Ethan Get on the Piss and the Punt at the Pub on a Sunday Afternoon
On the last Sunday in March jockeys Celine Gaudray and Ethan Brown, who are partners, spent the afternoon getting on the piss and punting on the trots and dogs at The Coopers Inn pub in town. They’re both pissed, and they are using Ethan Brown’s Sportsbet account to put their bets on through the app […]
Does Anyone Remember When You Used to Get 1/4 the Odds the Place?
Natalie Hinkley is one of the most strident critics of country bookies who frame betting markets with ridiculous percentages in their favor. The on-course bookie and owner of the online corporate Swiftbet is not so gung ho on fairness to punters when it comes to framing her own place betting markets however. A tenth of […]
More NZ Gallopers Die on the Track Than Greyhounds
The human face of the greyhound industry In all the fervor about the NZ government shutting down greyhound racing there is one important statistic that many seem to have missed. Thoroughbred racing is more dangerous to racing animal’s welfare than greyhound racing ever is. The numbers of annual racetrack fatalities in each sport tells the […]
Attention Racing QLD – Here is How to Get Your $30k Paid
Poh Yuan Chin is on Racing Queensland’s Noms Exclusion List – Thoroughbred He owes the QLD Principal Racing Authority $30 594.87. That’s interesting because Poh Yuan Chin is the principal shareholder of a company named Imperial Bloodstock and Racing, which is a major shareholder in harness race horses as part of a syndicate also involving […]
VICTORIAN RACING IN FREE FALL – THE COLLAPSE HAS BEGUN
Story by guest columnist The Digger The wheels are falling off Racing Victoria as it scrambles to plug gaping financial holes with mass job cuts, slashed prize money, and a desperate restructure of a sinking ship. In a brutal cull, as many as 30 staff — including on-air talent from Racing.com — have been axed […]
Wild West Wagering: The Lawless Loopholes of the Northern Territory Gambling Scene
By our guest columnist The Digger In the dusty regulatory outback of Australia’s gambling frontier lies the Northern Territory – a jurisdiction that has become a magnet for pop-up bookmakers, shady operations, and terms and conditions that would make even the most seasoned punter do a double take. At the heart of this Wild West […]
Brad Hewitt Wishes The Locomotive Was a Freight Train Baby
Arch Pop Quiz. Are there more snakes in Sweden than Australia? Someone obviously told Brad Hewitt there were, and that they were all on the fence during The Locomotive’s heat of the Elitloppet on the weekend. A deaf, dumb and blind man had forever to take the horse to a position three back on the […]
So What is HRSA Taking Over Gawler Really About?
The news that Harness Racing South Australia has entered into a long-term lease to take over the Gawler trot track and facilities has left many in the industry asking one simple question. Why? The Gawler club – which of course does not and cannot speak for the peak body – asserts that HRSA has no […]