Oh Dear
This bloke eased up a wee bit early didn’t he? Those who backed the horse have nominated its jockey for Idiot of the Year.
Ouch
This is the tongue of the topweight Namazu after the Townsville Cup, in which the horse put on a rodeo performance after 100m and took no competitive part in the race. Goodness me. Hasn’t he paid the price for being in a pig of a mood? A spell will do him good.
Egg on My Face
Yeah, yeah, before you get to say it I will admit it. I bagged the hell out of KO Racing for buying Maotai and syndicating it out to those keen to own a small piece of a horse. How wrong I was. Maotai looked like a really good horse when winning first-up at Flemington this […]
The Proudest Dad in the World – And Happiest Kid in the World
Champion New Zealand driver Blair Orange is smiling like a man who has just won lotto, and who could blame him? His son Harry has just won on Ilsas Girl at Alexandra in his first ever race drive. It was a pearler of a steer by the young man who is bred to be a […]
Victorian Harness Racing is a Basket Case – Be Warned, the Pain Has Only Just Begun
If you think the massive reduction to prizemoney for the Breeders Crown series announced yesterday is the only crack on the chin that Victorian harness racing participants are going to cop this year, then I’d suggest you think again, for the pain has only just begun. There is no alternative, for as we’ve been trying […]
The Geese That Laid the Golden Egg – Then Took to It With a Sledgie
The big losers from the decimation of the Breeders Crown series are Emma Stewart and Clayton Tonkin, with the pair set to miss out on millions of dollars as a result of the wholesale cuts to stakes. Tonkin and Stewart have dominated the Breeders Crown in recent years, particularly since the change in dates meant […]
Steve Turnbull is a Disgrace – The NSW Trots are Red Hot
Just a couple of weeks ago the Victorian Racing Tribunal upheld a 3-week suspension the Stewards gave small-time driver Michelle Wight for persisting to race three-wide on a $26 outsider, when there was no chance of her getting in. https://content.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-07/VRT-Decision-Michelle-Wight-11-July-2024.docx If that decision is the baseline, then Steve Turnbull should be given 3 months for […]
When is a Dead Foal Not a Dead? – When it’s a Non-Life
Back in the day missed, slipped or dead foals were called exactly that. Not anymore though. Now they’re called non-lives. How can we avoid being one of them? The answer would be worth trillions.
Inside the Pegs
Archie After reading with interest your recent articles about horses crossing the marker pegs, I would like to suggest that we should adopt the US rules about the issue. These American rules take the subjectivity out of it in nearly all instances. While we’re at it we should use their relegation rule for interference as […]
This Would Be the Interview of the Year
Credit – Picture by Ian Currie Francesca Cumani’s ex-husband, former Australian polo captain Rob Archibald, obviously has a thing for slim, will0wy, posh English brunettes. How else do you explain his bouncing back from being dumped by Cumani by hooking up with Annabel Neesham? Archibald and Neesham have just announced they are entering into a […]