Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Junior Kiwi driver Riley Harrison on Judine got over the top of her boss John Dunn’s drive Fergalicious to win the last race at Ashburton yesterday. Those in the know reckon it’s the first time that the young reinswoman has come first when tangling head to head against Lurch. They say it gave her great […]
The latest word on the street is that there appears to have been a fallout mid-review between the QRIC Commissioner Shane Gillard and his Deputy Commissioner Natalie Connor (pictured at top), with both said to be pointing the finger of blame at the other for the mass mess of culture and management problems inside the […]
In a major breach of privacy laws, the consultants running the QRIC ‘Best Practice’ review have provided a real life demonstration of worst practice by releasing the names and private email addresses of almost 50 former employees without their knowledge or consent. The data breach occurred when the project managers KPMG emailed a meeting invitation […]
Any time soon a very famous name in racing is set to join the apprentice rider ranks in Queensland. I refer here to trainee apprentice Julie Busuttin, daughter of Castletown’s (pictured above) former trainer Paddy Busuttin, and younger sister of current gun Victorian trainer Trent. Julie has just kicked off riding in trials, and had […]
The final field for the Chariots of Fire looks to be set after the Paleface Adios was run and won, and it looks like this, listed in order of probable betting market order before the all important barriers are drawn: Frankie Ferocious – Jason Grimson (NSW) Don’t Stop Dreaming – Mark Purdon (NZ) Merlin – […]
The champion trotter Just Believe’s lustre was ever so slightly dulled by his defeat by the French import Callmethebreeze last time out in the final of the Southern Star series, and some people – including those of my acquaintance – began to believe that the frog might just have the wood on him. After the […]
Queensland’s iron horse, the fabulous Fab’s Cowboy, took his career win tally to 51 when he smashed them in the Open Plate at Mt Isa on Saturday afternoon. Although I can’t find any records to confirm it, I believe from memory of a conversation with Fab’s trainer Billly Johnson a year or so ago that […]
In our story published earlier this week we blew up big time about Don Hugo having been denied a start in the Paleface Adios Stakes, the last qualifier for the Chariots of Fire, and explained to you why. The Field Selection Method for the Paleface is Crook – Luke McCarthy and Owner Tony Licastro Have […]
Ben Yole with his gun lawyer Damian Sheales A lot of people are shaking their fists at the sky and cursing the Tasmanian Racing Appeal Board for letting Ben Yole off the hook by upholding his appeal against being warned off and allowing him back into the harness racing game. “How could this possibly have […]
The Ford brother’s beak Matthew Hammond – Tell me, is there such thing as a handsome lawyer in this sky full of stars? I have bagged the living shit out of Ben Yole on this website, and he deserved every word of what I said about him, all of them awful. Bad luck bad boy […]
