Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
On Tuesday jockeys Adin Thompson and Bailey Wheeler conspired to deceive the Clerk of the Scales at Ipswich by pulling some tricky business with a girth. The pair were probably laughing about getting away with it light by only being fined. But dishonesty doesn’t pay. The very next day Thompson received an 11 day suspension […]
Emma Stewart made it 6 wins in a row and 8 from her past 10 by racking up a treble at Melton last night. Remarkably two of her winners were first-up for a year from injury enforced breaks, and the other was a 4-year-old mare on debut. None had officially trialed. The trio were the […]
I thought I was bad waking up sometimes and not knowing what day of the week it is, but race caller David Fowler puts me in the shade. Poor old David doesn’t know where he is. The races were at Ipswich yesterday son, not in Brisbane. If you don’t believe me try walking home. You […]
Gout Gout is officially the fastest 16-year-old in the world. His times of 10.29 seconds for the 1oom and 20.69 over 200m confirm it. To put how quick he is in perspective, Usain Bolt holds the world record over both distances. His WR times are 9.58 and 19.19, and have stood for 15 years. And […]
Mildura trainer Naomi Kerr has raised eyebrows in harness racing circles by becoming a master at taking on tried horses from other stables and turning their form around, often improving their best times several seconds in the process. Many are wondering how she does it, with some being pretty sure they can guess. Kerr was […]
Reigning New Zealand horse of the year Sharp N Smart kicks off his Spring Carnival campaign today when he returns to racing in the $150 000 Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa. The multiple Group 1 winner hasn’t started since finishing a poor 9th at Ellerslie in March to finish off a disappointing summer campaign, his […]
Much has been made about the ride of WA bush jockey Kristo Sardelic in a race at Broome on Tuesday, after a part-owner of the beaten favorite accused the apprentice of riding crook. It’s a crock of crap in my view, one that would never have been entertained by the Stewards in the manner that […]
No this is not a story about male to male oral sex in the toilet stalls at Clifford Park, as much as you might draw that inference from a security guard at the Toowoomba racing awards last night finding two blokes in the dunny with one bent over and a finger up his cavity. What […]
The members at Caulfield are up in arms about the relocation of the mounting yard, and are calling for a spill of the board over the issue. How ridiculous. Who other than the ego stroking owners keen to be filmed or photographed with their expensive thoroughbred buys, or the track touts that claim to be […]
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