Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
JOCKEY Shane Scriven has been banned from riding for five months for stealing an apprentice’s whip during a race at Ipswich. Racing Queensland stewards initially banned Scriven for six months but took into account his guilty plea, remorse, outstanding race riding record and the fact he will find it difficult to return to race riding […]
Take a look at this will you? It’s a 2 horse workout at Murray Bridge. They’re not racing for sheep stations, or racing it all. But watch what Sam Payne (pictured at top) does. The maniac steers his horse across into Maggie Collett’s mount, and then he reaches over and forcibly grabs her whip and […]
Turn To Glory was the mediuum of a huge first-up plunge in race 2 at Albury on Monday, where punters came out of trees to back it from $12.00 into $3.50. It was the go of the day, and should have won by panels. W0uld have won panels. If jockey Jack Martin didn’t ride it […]
Cans of Rum and Coke at Doomben yesterday $13 each. $312 per carton. Fair go…. A plain Four and Twenty meat pie $10.50. Give me a break…. Fair dinkum. A man might have to start taking a cut luncg and a thermos to the track. Is it any wonder hardly anyone goes to the midweek […]
A Pennsylvania owner-trainer has sued Penn National Gaming and several employees of Penn National Race Course for alleged negligence over a starting gate incident that she said led to a horse suffering a severe injury and subsequent euthanasia. Erin Carpio, who owned and trained then 6-year-old Sir Steele, alleges the gelding was injured after his […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/wa/NMC25062412.mp4 Did WA’s leading driver take off 3-wide around them at the 800m mark in this race at Northam yesterday because he actually thought cutting out fast final quarter out in nowhere land into the wind would give his $41 shot racing well above its class Malakie the best chance to win? Or did he […]
He needs to be very careful that man. I know he has got it in for the RIB, he needn’t make it so obvious or he’ll be in trouble – RIB Adjudicative Chair Russell Mackenzie On the 30th of May everyone’s favorite Kiwi trainer Mark Jones attended a Stewards Inquiry to support driver Robbie Close, […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC25062405.mp4 This is race 9 at Albion Park yesterday. Trainer Chantal Turpin has two runners in the race. Turoib drives the $2.50 second favorite Zena Rayne Bow, drawn in gate 2. Husband Pete McMullen drives the $1.75 favorite Duke of Scotland drawn outside her in gate 4. Zena Rayne Bow has early gate speed, so […]
Labelling Tyler Leslight a transgender jockey is no different to him calling Wanderson D’Avila a black c**t. It’s just plain wrong. Yes Tyler made the the transition from the gender he was born as to the that his body and mind have always told him he truly is, but so what? That’s not what defines […]
Exclusive by Annette Sharp of the Daily Telegraph An explosive report penned by a former chief vet of Greyhound Racing NSW has made allegations about the misrepresentation of greyhound rehoming numbers and the failure to report a dog’s death. The 54-page submission was sent by vet Alex Brittan to the GRNSW board, senior executives at […]
