Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
How does a horse that gets beaten by margins of 82.3m, 72.2m and 151.9m at three starts in a row and didn’t gallop in any of them not get stood down from racing? Or one that gets thrashed in five races in a row by margins of 79.3m, 48.3m, 45.6m. 41.6m and 44.3m? What about […]
Betmakers have announced a provisional loss of $7.8 million for the year, and tried to sell it as a win. Some win. The loss would have been closer to $20 million if the company hadn’t sacked 20% of its staff. The market weren’t fooled by the shiny bells and whistles. Betmaker share price dropped by […]
If you are going to try and pull a swiftie on the Stewards by slipping them a doctored medical report, it would be sensible to check that the doctor who you are pretending wrote the report is still in business first. Trackwork rider Kirsty Mason isn’t semsible. She submitted a Health Assessment Results Form dated […]
Ben Yole’s dad’s weekend at the races by numbers. 2 meetings 41 runners 13 races 3 wins 10 last placings 80 average losing margin (metres) 6 horses stood down 4 placed on last chance to race truly What a cracker of a couple of nights out hey? I bet you wish that you could train […]
The Alex Freeman trained Jay Bee Jay Bee threw a positive swab 4-hydroxytestosterone after it raced on the 5th of May Both 2023. 4-hydroxytestosterone is an anabolic androgenic steroid. Under rule AHR 90AA(4) a horse who throws a positive swab to an anabolic androgenic steroid must be banned from racing for a minimum of 12 […]
Treatment of Racehorses is not a “sport” but is barbaric cruelty that is incompatible with any civilised 21st century society Submission of Norma Graves to the parliamentary inquiry into the proposed sale of Rosehill Editors Note A two word response to Norma. Go away.
This is a submission to the inquiry into the sale of Rosehill made by a horse racing hater named Janelle Dilger. What on earth it has to do with selling the track is anyone’s knows. But who does J. Dilger think she is purporting to speak for you and I? We are not amused. Horse […]
Above is the rear view of the interference in the Magic Millions Townsville Guineas on Sunday. Below is the side view. I would have upheld the 3rd v 2nd protest. The Stewards dismissed it. I would have dismissed the 3rd v 1st protest. The Stewards agreed with me on that one. What would you have […]
We told you recently about star Kiwi 4YO Don’t Stop Dreaming’s change of stables from Mark and Nathan Purdon to Hayden Cullen, and then we told you about its rumored change back. It now seems now that there is much more to the saga than meets the eye. The mail is that DSD – which […]
