Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A soccer referee checks the players studs before a game. In boxing an official from the other side watches over a fighter’s hands being taped up to make sure it’s done properly. Netball refs check the length of each players nails. All of these things are done for safety reasons. But does anyone at the […]
To qualify for a run in the Battle of the Bush qualifiers a horse has to have raced in Queensland at one of the nominated country tracks five times in the previous 12 months. So what’s Brett Cavanough’s NSW galloper Burdekin doing in there among the nominations for the qualifier at Barcaldine this weeked? It’s […]
As you can see above, the racehorse Mr Cruise was placed TCO2 List early last month after throwing a reading in excess of 35.1 mmo/L in a pre-race swab at Barcaldine. Horses that are placed on the list are subject to mandatory pre-race testing at their next 6 starts. Or they are supposed to be. […]
This local rule of racing introduced in QLD late last year for reasons of protecting the welfare of racing animals is pretty easy to understand. A horse cannot race more than 5 times in 30 days unless it is granted permission by the Stewards. It’s a shame that someone forgot to tell the Stipes. This […]
Stable change for Aardie’s Express 4 June 2024 , News By Adam Hamilton Boom Kiwi-bred mare Aardie’s Express has joined the powerhouse Jason Grimson stable. With Jack Trainor facing a possible stint on the sidelines over two swab irregularities, he and Canadian-based owner Mike Tanev opted for the stable change. Aardie’s Express has joined Grimson’s stable […]
The resigation of Josh Blanksby as CEO of the Melbourne Racing Club was no real surprise to those who keep their noses to the ground. The mail is that Blanksby has been offered and has accepted the CEO’s job at Tabcorp that became vacant after Adam Rytenskild was marched out the door for being a […]
One wag has written in to us with following ‘mail’: In the wake of public explosure of his superb price setting skills, the Mt Isa satchel swinger Ken Elliott has been hired as the TAB’s new head trader. His first job was to frame the fixed odds market on race 2 at Kembla Grange on […]
Jack Trainor has seen the writing on the wall and done an Emma Stewart overnight. All of his stable horses – including last start Group 1 winner Aardies Express – have been transferred to Jason Grimson in the past 24 hour, with the transfers approved by Harness Racing NSW. That’s what you call jumping before […]
On the 5th of December last year trot trainer Emma Stewart was disqualified for 6 months after Stewards caught her race-day treating two horses by drenching them with something that she says was saline, but the Stewards say – quite correctly in my view – contained a perfomance enhancing substance. Stewart appealed the decision and […]
A well-known recently retired ex-bookie of long service from out the Hume River way – Daniel T Crimmins by name – called in today to offer bookmaker Ken Elliott who was betting the larcenous prices at Mt Isa on Sunday some sage advice. His advice? “You’re a disgrace. Get out and go now”. Its a sentiment […]
