Lightning Doesn’t Strike Twice
The Cobbler should have stayed retired. Not one of his win selections in the Yankee ran a place. It’s time to pack up your saddle and take up fishing Nellie. Lightning doesn’t strike twice.
Billy the Kid Lands a Winner at Royal Ascot – At the Tender Age of Just 18
Teenage jockey Billy Loughnane claimed a shock 80-1 victory on outsider Rashabar on day one at Royal Ascot. The 18-year-old landed his first win at the meeting in the Coventry Stakes by a nose from Electrolyte. “This is the best feeling in the world,” said Loughnane, who won in the green and blue colours of […]
Tips and Rumors
Was it really the Macbet tipster Tom Henjak who took top pre-post odds about the Nick Walsh horse Oakleigh that stayed in the Mackay field last week, before Walsh pulled his other two runners out? If so, how did Henjak know in advance what was going to happen? Had he got the gift of foresight? […]
The Greatest Trainer of 2YO’s Ever Seen – Numbers Don’t Lie – Only People Do
Clayton’s Tonkins team of two-year-olds have only been racing for 3 months. In that time he had 18 juveniles race. 14 of them have won a race. That gives Clayton Tonkin a winner to starter strike rate of 77.8% The team of 18 have had 40 starts between them for 22 wins and 12 placings. […]
The Devil Never Sleeps
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning letter to the web-based business Toltrazuril Shop, informing the company’s management that “introducing or delivering” their toltrazuril products into interstate commerce is prohibited under a portion of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. The warning letter is dated May 16 of this year and […]
Some Bad Smells Still Linger
I popped into AP for a couple of races earlier this afternoon…. The first person I saw? Scott Steele, the stood down former CEO. Doesn’t he go on trial next week for sexual assault or something? This is a really bad look, just my opinion… He was wandering around the stable areas freely and taking […]
Our Kiwi Correspondent Says it Will Snow in Darwin Before Merlin Wins the NZ Cup
In the 13 editions of the NZ cup run since Art Major progeny have been old enough to start (5yo – now 4YO under the revised age dates), the all time champion Bettor’s Delight has won 6 cups and provided 15 placegetters. In contrast Art Major a well compiled 4 placegetters (1 x 2nd & […]
It’s Nice Work if You Can Get It – Gillon McLachlan’s Employment Package at Tabcorp
It’s easy to see why Gillon McLachlan chose the Tabcorp CEO role over the Chairman’s job at Racing Victoria. Just take a look at the basic terms of his contract. LENGTH OF CONTRACT Unlimited. Gil has scored a never-ending gobstopper of a contract, a job for life with no fixed term. This is highly unusual […]
Top 12 Jockets With Best Winning Metro Strike Rates
In the quest to try and find a story during a drought we decided to take a look at the jockeys around the nation with the top metropolitan winning strike rates (10 wins or more). The search results threw up the usual suspects, with a couple of Territorians thrown in. Thanks to his 18 wins […]
Safety Isn’t The Highest Priority in Barbadian Racing
I wonder if the crowds in the Caribbean acted like this back in the days when Scobie Breasley trained four Barbados Gold Cup winners? These maniacs wouldn’t have wanted a horse to run off to the outside on the turn would they? Bloody idiots.