Normal Transmission Will Resume Next Week
Apol0gies to readers for the dearth of stories this week. It’s been due to circumstances. Things will be back to normal next week. Someone’s gotta keep the bastard’s honest. It might as well be us.
Loone Gets 12 Months
Trainer Shane Loone has been disqualified for 12 months for corruption and betting charges related to the race at Globe Derby on 12 August that he tried to set up to get the favorite beaten . It was a stiff sentence but well deserved. More to follow….
Globe Derby To Return on 12 October
After months of remedial works racing at the Globe Derby track is set to return on the 12th of October, finally giving punters desperate enough to bet on the SA trots some respite from the ardours of trying to find a winner on the lowly country goat tracks Gawler, Kapunda and Port Pirie. The first […]
The Most Stupid Monument Ever
Is this monument to the Matildas World Cup achievements unveiled at Suncorp Stadium yesterday the most stupid that you have ever seen or what? All the players look like they are from the Kalahari Desert. And we didn’t even win the Cup. The pair of clowns who unveiled it Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman won’t […]
Whispers From Around the North QLD Tracks
Is it true that a very junior QRIC steward in charge of a recent meeting in Central QLD tried to direct a Sky Racing cameraman to dismount from his vantage point and walk 400m away to chase away several kangaroos from the edge of the course proper while the horses were behind the barriers preparing […]
Racing QLD Kicks Arse – A Brief Look at This Year’s Annual Report
Racing Queensland’s annual report released last week reveals that turnover on thoroughbred racing declined by $500 million over the past 12 months, with code revenue for the gallops falling by $26 million for the year. Despite the reduced income the thoroughbred code still managed to return a profit after expenses of $13.5 on TAB meetings, […]
A Trouble Magnet
As if Sariah Champkin didn’t have enough problems already, here’s another one. Champkin is a bankrupt. The QRIC have issues with licensing bankrupt jockeys, because of the perception that they may be vulnerable to copping slings to ride their mounts uncompetitively, or in other words to hook them. It is for that reason that riders […]
GRV Demands Every Dog Owner, Trainer, Catcher, Kennel Attendant and Breeder Provide a Fresh National Police Check by 1 December – Merry Xmas
In a highly unusual move, Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is requiring every registered participant in the State to undergo a National Police Check (NPS) and provide them with the results. Of particular note is that owners have to provide one too. That might stir the possum a bit, for there are more than a couple […]
Seaton Speaks
Hi AB Your bestie here Seaton. Just wanted to touch base, you seem to know a lot about me, probs even more then I know about myself. Thanks for all the publicity you’ve given me it has helped me grow my stable so I am forever thankful for you. You’re welcome. Money on the fridge. […]
Tips and Rumors
The word is that Four Corners are doing a feature on Peter V’Landys. It’s not expected to be complimentary. Why do the ABC take such joy in cutting a bloke who should have a Group 1 named after him down? Is it related to V’Landys suing them for defamation over the knackery story? What’s the […]