Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Jamie Kah would have to have been kidding with her ride on Letsfacethemusic (yellow, pink sleeves, blue cap) in the McNeill Stakes wouldn’t she? You could have driven a semi trailer through the gap that presented to her in the middle in the straight. But I guess you’d have to want to. The Melbourne Stewards […]
What do you make of the decision in the 2nd v 1st protest in race 3 at Rockhampton on Thursday? The QRIC Stewards said dismissed, ruling that the margin of 1 1/4 lengths was grater than the ground lost by the 2nd placed horse as a result of the interference caused to it by the […]
The whisper on the Kiwi streets is that former harness racing participant Brent Mangos, who earlier this year relinquished his licenses in circumstances that are known but must never be spoken about, is soon to be seeking approval to be relicensed as a stablehand. It is said that licensees Ken Barron and Hayden Cullen are […]
Ben Sarina has been warned off since the 25th of January 2013, almost 12 years. His warning off is indefinite. That doesn’t mean that its forever, despite the way it’s currently being applied. Indefinite means lasting for an unknown or unstated period of time. Which means it can end. The Special Stewards Panel (SSP) that […]
A barrister charged with drug trafficking was allegedly found with an Aladdin’s cave of drugs and paraphernalia inside his $800-a-week apartment with bay views. Anthony Grant, 44, was allegedly running a trap house-style illegal pharmacy inside his 16th floor apartment, where police uncovered erectile dysfunction medication, an array of prescription drugs and an imitation penis, […]
Hey mate Just thought I would share, Always B Miki and Art Major sired Kiwis are always eligible for Vicbred status on arrival to Australia with a late fee to HRV to sustain. This is because Alabar were the stud responsible for the sires at the time and still are, and both carry Vicbred status […]
Can you spot the latest way to illegally kick a horse in the hind hock to propel it faster to the line, as demonstrated by Tasmanian driver and Ben Yole associate Nathan Ford? Then look a little closer. Simply pull the cart right up close and push your heel down. There’s always a new way […]
Footnote The foray over the sticks didn’t do much to sharpen Cuban Dawn up. It ran at Bendigo yesterday and finished 10th, beaten 8.51 lengths.
‘Mad’ Mark Latham has raised questions on notice in NSW Parliament this week about what he describes as the injustice wrought upon warned off former trainer/driver Ben Sarina during the Green Light Scandal. Latham wants to know: (a) Why Sarina remains warned off when he was never criminally charged in Green Light, whereas other participants […]
So much for Gillon McLachlan the messiah. He has been in the big chair at Tabcorp for less than a month and already the company’s share price has plummeted to an all time low. Currently priced at 45.5 cents, the value of Tabcorp shares – and therefore the company’s equity – has been stripped by […]
