Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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Report by Honest Bookmakers – honestbookmakers.com.au If the reports reaching Honest Bookmakers are representative of a broader trend, TAB retail customers have every reason to be asking a simple question: Why place a bet if you can’t collect your winnings promptly, and/or get paid at all? Over recent weeks, Honest Bookmakers has been contacted by a number of punters […]
Tim Mander is back as Racing Minister after being cleared of any wrongdoing relating to his electoral enrolment in between permanent houses following his marriage break down, and so he should be too. As we said at the time he was never guilty of anything, and was simply a bloke temporarily between a rock and […]
This race at Port Pirie on Wednesday was off. The horse drawn the 1 Delightful Dream was the opening favorite and blew from $1.70 out to $2.00. Number 3 Lochinvar Leader firmed from $2.70 into $1.80 to start as fave. The 2 Oakhay blew from $13 out to $34. We soon found out why. Driver […]
Most QLD race fans favorite caller Josh Fleming will return to the broadcast box this year to call the Birdsville Cup carnival, and we join with everyone else in welcoming him back. Not only is Josh a great race caller, but he is a passionate promoter of the sport and an all round good guy […]
We told you a couple of days ago about an alleged animal cruelty incident involving Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor, and as usual you heard it here first. Taylor was today immediately stood down from training and had his license suspended after QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams flew to the beef capital and viewed the CCTV […]
The Argentina fans descended on the Port Douglas foreshore en masse this morning after cheering their side home to victory over England in the World Cup semi final. There was music and singing and dancing and, to the delight of old early morning walkers like me, even beautiful young women getting their tops off. Some […]
I MOST certainly do not go out of my way to have differing views to you Archie, but in what is seemingly becoming the norm, my take on the Inter Dominion final is chalk and cheese to yours. And thats great because it means one thing… this is going to be one heck of race. […]
Spot the Aussie Noun: A hypothetical game played by White Australians. This comment is used within the white australians themselves, where they are at a function or location where there is a lack of white australians. i.e. they think there is far too many asian, arabs or africans etc at the function, even though they are in Australia. […]
We have been writing for a while about former gun apprentice Jaden Lloyd’s loose approach to his craft and the strictures that that the rules of racing impose upon what he and other jockeys can and can’t do, and we have been saying that if Lloyd continues to ignore those restraints the consequences could be […]
