Mick is Confirmed as a Member of the RAP – Pull the Whip!
Pull the whip Mick!
We Told You So First, Didn’t We?
Court showdown on cards after Group 1 swab shock Connections of last year’s Group 1 Breeders’ Challenge Final winner are contemplating heading to the Supreme Court after their horse was stripped of the race due to a positive swab charge. Two-year-old filly Ark Sea tested positive to Synephrine following her win at Menangle last October […]
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
The jungle drums are beating that Mick Dittman has been, or is about to be, appointed as a member of the QLD Racing Appeals Panel (RAP), to replace Skye Bogenhuber, who is reportedly making a comeback to race riding. If the rumor is true – which we believe it to be – it creates quite […]
Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail – Words of Wisdom From Former G1 Winning Jockey Jim (Who is not Jim Cassidy, Munro, Pike or Byrne)
Archie I have a strong opinion on apprentices. The system in QLD is clearly failing them. The amount of raw talent is huge, the poor kids have no direction or support. Firstly the fact that they receive 100% of their money on a weekly basis is a disaster. I’m hearing of kids with huge tax […]
Will the HRSA/Gawler Deal Hold Up Now That the Seat’s Been Lost?
Harness Racing SA, backed with State Government money, last year signed a deal to take over the Gawler harness race track on a lease from the club, and promised to develop it. HRSA by all reports received a million dollars to construct lights at Gawler. $1 million wouldn’t even scratch the surface of the cost. […]
Here We Go Again – And Again – And Again
Alwaysbjoy had 2 runs in New Zealand and was only average. It gets sold to Australia and sent to the stable of Chantal Turpin aka Pete McMullen. You can see what is coming next, can’t you? Alwaysbjoy runs a bottler first up when it sits in the death outside its super smart stablemate in the […]
From the Goldie to Flemington to Rosehill in 24 Hours – And Now on to the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes – Autumn Glows, Even in Spring
So Autumn Glow is off to the QEII. A Queen for a Queen’s race. How appropriate is that. If she is as good as Winx like they all say she will win by panels.
Have a Group of SA Greyhound Stewards Been Stood Down For Betting?
Rumors are floating up from south of the Murray that a number of SA greyhound stewards have been stood down from work after allegations were made that they have been betting on dog races themselves. There are also rumors that swabs either aren’t being performed or not being conducted correctly. We have been unable to […]
The Quickest Stable Transfer in History – the Racenet Crew Obviously Read Peter Profit
At 7.00am this morning Autumn Glow was, according to Racenet, in Chris Waller’s stable in Melbourne. The afternoon before they had the mare as being in the Gold Coast barn of the master trainer. Now at 9.00m the champ is finally back in Sydney. It was a nice up and down the East Coast jaunt. […]
Farewell Judge O’Brien – Thanks For Your Great Work
We have learned that Noel Callow’s successful appeal against his second disqualification on Monday will be the last case heard by Judge Kerry O’Brien as Chairperson of the QLD Racing Appeals Panel. Judge O’Brien was engaged for a 3-year term as the inaugural leader of the Panel, and has done a superb job. We may […]