Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
On 11 October 2024, the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) handed down its decision in relation to an application lodged by licensed trainer-driver John Nicholson seeking review of the penalties imposed by the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT) on 6 September 2023. Background On 6 September 2023, Mr Nicholson pleaded guilty to four charges Australian […]
A few years ago John Symons feared he wasn’t going to live to see another Melbourne Cup. John had cancer, a real aggressive type, and he was pale and gaunt and looked as sick as a dog when he and Sheila came up to Port Douglas on their annual holiday north. Sheila was as worried […]
We are big, big fans of the training team of Sheila Laxon and John Symons, but if the rumors about the owners of their unbeaten in its past four starts galloper Knights Choice knocking back a $2.3 million dollar offer for their horse are true – and we have every reason to believe that they […]
Sheila and John Symons, saying I do. Well, John said yes and Sheila said I will, so I guess that’s close enough. It all happened at 2 o’clock this arvo in the little chapel down on water here at Port Douglas, and it was beautiful. I’ve never seen two people happier in my life, neither […]
John ‘Bulldog’ Nicholson is a long-time and well-known harness racing trainer/driver. Well, not presently, because earlier this month he was put out for 12 months by the Victorian Racing Tribunal for punting in races that he was competing in. He actually got outed for 2 years, but the VRT reduced it to just the 1 […]
Broadcaster Ray Hadley has been on Scott Steele’s case for long enough to get his facts right, but still he hasn’t and it does him no credit at all. That was proven yesterday when Hadley had another go at Steele – and indeed the whole management of the three codes of racing in Queensland – […]
The last time we heard of Darwin jockey Raymond Vigar he was being sentenced to a 12 month suspended sentence after pleading guilty to four counts of offending against a woman, including two assaults that the judge said left the thug’s victim with extreme psychological issues. The judge found that the the jockey had no insight […]
Well well well. So last years NZ Cup run gutted Swayzee so much that they pulled him out of the Friday FFA (after they tried to take advantage of the NZ TAB’s no deduction for scratchings on Fixed Odds bets policy to pull a rort on the punt). And now they want to duck out […]
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission Stewards Report: Jockey Nathan Day Date: 30 October 2024 Panel: D. Griffiths (Chairman), P Warren, S Nosworthy (Cadet). Queensland Racing Integrity Commission Stewards reconvened an inquiry previously adjourned on 2 October 2024, regarding the reason Jockey Nathan Day failed to fulfil his three riding engagements (Race 1 Dyna Power, Race 3 […]
So now Swayzee is coming to New Zealand after all. Oh man I hope Leap To Fame makes it, even though I doubt he will. What sort of race will it be if we get Swayzee v Leap To Fame v Merlin. Larry v Patrick v the Wiz. The race of the century this will […]
