Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
On Monday we published a story titled Jigger Me Timber – Is It True That … In this story we posed the questions about whether it was true that …. a tool of a trainer turned up at his local track to work his horse the other day accompanied by a work rider who doubles […]
Lui Trotta (pictured above) has won his appeal against a 14 month disqualification imposed on him for both publicly abusing his young driver Bernadette Page, and telling the starter who had conveyed to him a direction to attend the Stewards room that the Stewards “could go and get fucked”. Well he has sort of won […]
Have a look at the replay of the start of race 6 at Lanceston trots on Saturday night. Did you see what I saw? The horse on the outside All For Dave breaks the tape and gets a flying start. Watch it again in slow-motion. It leaves no doubt. The starter Adam Emery didn’t release […]
How hard is it to read the number on a ball drawn out of a barrel? When it comes to QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams, the answer is obviously too hard. What you see above and below are extracts from the official barrier draw for the Stradbroke Handicap conducted last night outdoors in the chill […]
In shades of the terrible calamity in the 2011 Grand Annual Steeple at Warrnambool, history has repeated itself at the rodeo meeting in the USA. Let’s just hope the person who got gored and flipped is okay. The bull is expected to start favorite in next year’s Brierley Steeple.
Yesterday a feel good story about former QLD heavyweight apprentice jockey Nick Keal’s transition to the training ranks featured on the Racing QLD website. I bet the writer of the piece wished it hadn’t now. Within mere hours after the story was published, Keal was locked up in a watchhouse cell, where he spent an […]
Levamisole is a non-approved substance that metabolises in a horses system to become a drug called Aminorex. Aminorex is a Schedule 1 banned narcotic in the USA. It is a powerful stimulant that lies on the spectrum somewhere between dextroamphetamine and methaphetamine (aka Ice) in potency and effect. The Kiwi authorities announced 15 years ago […]
Horse racing is a tradition-rich sport celebrating horses’ remarkable athleticism and unbreakable bond with their human partners. For centuries, these magnificent animals have showcased their speed, strength, and heart on racetracks worldwide. However, to truly honor these values and protect the well-being of the horses, we must return to basics: racing with horses fueled only […]
Under the rules of racing once a rider presents to the jockeys room at least 45 minuted before the start time of their first ride, they are required to stay in the room until after they have completed their last ride, unless they are given permission by the Stewards to otherwise leave. There is nothing […]
Published: December 13, 2009 Harness Racing New Zealand is to start testing soon for the latest drug some of the country’s trainers are using on horses, deriving from a sheep worming drench. The drench, used for sheep, pigs and cattle, contains Levamisole, which is not banned but breaks into Aminorex, a class one drug in the amphetamine […]
