From Albion Park to the Goldie, the Stood Down Trot CEO Looms Large
Stood down Albion Park CEO Scott Steele has been sighted recently frequenting the Gold Coast race track on Saturdays. The word is that after falling out with his Brisbane based clique of friends and supporters over issues relating to a girlfriend of one of them, and having been banned from a number of his local […]
So What Are the QRIC Going to Do to Keep the Alleged Stabbing Victim and the Witnesses Safe?
We didn’t want to write it for legal reasons last week when we broke the story, but everyone now knows that it is jockey Sariah Champkin who has been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm on a fellow licensee and another of willful damage by Queensland Police following the alleged stabbing incident […]
Never Eat a Mango That Has Dropped From the Tree
Is there any truth in the rumor that the recently suddenly retired Kiwi trainer Brent Mangos is living and working down in Christchurch at the West Melton stables of young trainer Hayden Cullen? He couldn’t be could he, given that Mangos is unlicensed. And given the back story about why. Surely prominent Hayden Cullen stable […]
Ooh La La
Could the rumor coming out of New Zealand about a senior harness racing steward being involved in an intense personal relationship with a junior driver possibly be true? If it is, wouldn’t the steward have to disclose it to his employer? And wouldn’t the employer have to ensure that the steward was stood down from […]
Have the Magic Millions Knocked Out KO Racing’s Credit?
It was interesting to observe that the Queensland based thoroughbred syndicator KO Racing didn’t purchase any yearlings at this month’s Magic Millions QTIS sale. Many are speculating that this is because they still owe $760 000 to the auction house from the January sales and with the debt outstanding couldn’t get any further credit. Far […]
The ABC Aren’t Just PVL Hating Wowsers – They are Hypocrites Too
This is is what the wowsers from the ABC broadcast tonight about the NRL Vegas round and the punt. The hypocrites. How quickly they forget. I remember watching the Miracle Mile on channel 2 as a kid, and seeing the ABC presenters spruik the race, the odds and a bet. To some extent I reckon […]
What’s Super Mario Done This Time?
Super Mario Borg must be up to some sort of mischief again. Why else would he have scratched all of his six runners from the Globe Derby meeting tonight? Did he scratch them, or have the Stewards done it for him? Who knows, but each of his entries are out. There has to be some […]
The Protostar is Set to Turn QLD Harness Racing On Its Head
How great a concept is the Protostar? It’s a race for 2YO’s worth half a million dollars run during the QLD winter carnival. That money is more than double the stakes that 2YO’s can race for anywhere in the Southern Hemisphere, making it a massive target for trainers all around Australia and New Zealand, and […]
Incorrect Sunshine – Three Times
In recent weeks enthusiasts have followed intensley as Leap To Fame attempted to capture Australia’s ‘Big Three’ – A G Hunter Cup, Inter Dominion and Miracle Mile – since the latter was added to the calendar in 1967. Initially Leap To Fame was declared to be on an historic journey as he aimed to become […]