On the Whip Rule
Hey mate, Just on your whip rule story I don’t know why jockeys don’t protest if they are beaten by another jockey breaking the rule to beat them. John from Jericho Editor’s Note Me either.
What Do Whip Rules Worth if They Are Not Enforced?
AR 132(7) Subject to the other requirements in this rule: (a) prior to the 100 metre mark in a race, official trial or jump-out: (i) the whip must not be used in consecutive strides. Apprentice Bella Youngberry rode the winner of race 1 at Ipswich on the weekend, the horse in the royal blue in […]
Since When Did Club Menangle Own the NSW Derby?
I have just been corrected. It was not Harness Racing NSW that altered the distance of the NSW Derby from 2400m to a mile, it was Club Menangle. For mine that makes it even worse. Since when did Club Menangle own the Derby? All they do is host it. The Derby, a Group 1 classic, […]
Harness Racing Derbies Over a Mile? – No Thanks
I am sure the connections of winner Hollywood Strip would disagree, but I have to say that in my opinion the first – and only so far anywhere in Australia – running of the NSW Derby over a mile was a fizzer, even if I did back the winner. Derbies aren’t meant to be run […]
Barbarians at the Gate
The progeny of Lyndhurst Stud’s newer sire Barbaric, a Black Opal winning son of I Am Invincible out of the smart Group 2 winning race mare Mimi Lebrock, were expected to do well at the March Magic Millions sale after achieving fantastic results at the premier sale in January, but it wasn’t to be. There […]
Shame He Wasn’t Really Bulletproof – He Might Have Won the Miracle Mile if He Was
Know who ran the fastest mid section in the Miracle Mile? By miles? It wasn’t the great Leap To Fame, the winner who ran the 1200-400m split in 55.06. Or the runner up The Janitor who went through it even faster in 55.01, the second fastest of the race. It was Bulletproof Boy. The horse […]
An Open Letter to Racing QLD From the State’s Leading Racing Writer
An Open Letter to Racing Queensland CEO Lachlan Murray Dear Mr Murray, I’m writing because I am deeply concerned about the current outlook for country racing in Queensland, particularly across the western parts of our state. My greatest concern is the welfare of participants – especially trainers – who are the heart and soul of […]
52 Year Old Greyhound Trainer Avoids Jail After Sex With 15-Yea-Old Girl
A 52-year-old NSW greyhound trainer has avoided jail after being found guilty by a jury of 11 child sex offences despite prosecutors seeing a term of imprisonment. Sydney trainer Justin Michael King’s charges include seven counts of having sexual intercourse with a child aged 14 or older but under 16 years, two counts of intentionally […]
A Cut and Dried Case
The interference in the straight in the 2nd race at Rockhampton on Saturday seemed pretty clear. A cut and dried case. Apprentice Nikki Olzard came from behind the three leaders and hooked out around them. Then as she was making her run for home Olzard’s horse bored in and pretty much flattened the trio. I […]
A Sentencing Disgrace – And an Absolute Certainty to Rape and Kill
When he was 14 years and 9 months old this kid follows a woman who was out having a walk. She asks him if he is alright. He shows her a porn video that he is playing on his phone, then grabs her by the wrists and pulls her close to him, intending to rape […]