Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Mark Purdon was given a 7 day suspension by the RIB for breaching the whip rule in his winning drive on Akuta in the Taylor Mile on Friday night. It’s a joke. Purdon didn’t even warrant a reprimand. Have a look at it see what you think. Akuta is the horse on the outside in […]
Remember a week ago when we told you about Noel Callow’s temporary suspension being bullshit, and how it would have to be lifted? If not then read the story below. How Can Noel Callow Be Suspended From Riding When He Hasn’t Even Been Charged? Well we were right. Callow rode yesterday at the Gold Coast, […]
I don’t know what to do I’m always in the dark Living in a powder keg and giving off sparks Total Eclipse of the Heart David ‘Givenov’ Sparks is what you call a journeyman jockey. The sort of battler who carries his saddle like a swag on his back and gets around. A hoop who’s […]
Those who know the bloke have long told me that a well known NSW tri-code racing personality named Planes is the luckiest man in the world. A tinny who gets the rub of the green when every other bugger lands in the rough. Tinny? This. https://greensdictofslang.com/entry/tra6m3y I don’t know the fella, so I didn’t really […]
Barkway Desmond is quite possibly the slowest horse in the world. Pacers that make their debut at Bathurst at aged 11 and get beaten by almost 100m usually are. The 19 trials that the crab born in the year 2011 competed in prior to stepping out under full race conditions on Wednesday night clearly didn’t […]
Did you hear that one of Queensland’s best known and most successful greyhound trainers won the lotto last weekend? He bought the ticket while out shopping, but had left his lotto card at home so he got a paper ticket. The bloke came home, threw the ticket in the drawer, and forgot about it. Come […]
What is the name of the case? Racing Integrity Board & Harness Racing New Zealand v REDACTED Who is REDACTED? 8 harness racing industry participants or former participants. Their identities are protected by a suppression order issued by the Supreme Court. 6 of the people with name suppression are licensed or were formerly licensed. 5 […]
Copy That beat Self Assured into third place in the Race by Grins on Friday but with his placing “Jimmy” won the race between them to $2m in stakemoney won. His $100,000 third stake money takes him to $2,055,000 while Copy That’s $450,000 winning stake leaves him agonisingly close at $1,985,008. Those stats underline not […]
Is Paul Kent taking a lend of us all here? Jake Trbojevic would be the first player picked for Queensland? On what planet? Who would we choose him over? Papa? Tino? Big Pat Carrigan? Lindsay Collins? Jeremiah Nanai? Kurt Capewell? David Fifita? Reuben Cotter? Get out of here. We might pick Payne Hass for a […]
Revered priest and social justice campaigner Father Bob Maguire went off to join his maker on Wednesday morning. Just hours before Father Bob, a horse named after him raced in the last at Albion Park. It was in the race after the one Courageous Saint won, which should have been the tip. Father Bob won […]
