Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Online betting surged during lockdown Kiwibank represents only four percent of the banking market, so the total figure might amortise out to around $72 million annually for the entire country. The bulk of this figure is expected to be online casino-type gambling which surged to these levels with the onset of the COVID-19 lockdown. Few people […]
The problem with the PWC and Grant Thornton recommendations is they make them not giving a toss about the future of the racing industry. The three big issues coming up for Tod soon concern his support for geo-blocking New Zealand punters, rebranding TAB NZ, and partnering the business with an overseas corporate. Tod told me […]
The Brisbane Racing Club gets Rudolph (aka Matthew) the Red Nosed Reindeer, who was tied up in attempting to fix Sam Kavanagh’s problems with cobalt charges. Harness racing gets Scott Steele, the sacked BRC employee who subsequently lands on rape charges. It gets Steve Shinn who has been punted more times than a Sherrin too. […]
Keith from QLD makes his literary debut, and gives it to Weir and co with both barrels Except it was three horses caught on police cctv this so called great horseman was beating the bejesus out of with a poly pipe and shocking them with a jigger at full pelt whilst on the treadmill. Anybody […]
Apprentice jockey Megan Taylor has died, after a fall that has forced the abandonment of a race meeting at Ashburton. Taylor was aboard Red Orchid in race two over 1400m at the South Island racetrack, when the accident occurred, involving at least four other horses. Taylor was hit by another horse, as she lay on […]
The French are good at football, real real good. But they are lay down Sally’s with hearts of peas. We’ve seen that in two World Wars, we’ve seen it in the Rugby, and we are about to see it again. Morocco don’t let other teams score. That means they are evens of making to the […]
There were 3 vets on duty for the finals of the Inter Dominion on Saturday night. One was Dr Richard Cust. His son Andrew is a vet at the Ballarat Equine Clinic. Dr Andrew Cust is also Emma Stewart’s vet. Isn’t that great? No conflict of interest there, is there? Gimme a break. It gets […]
Nathan ‘Cracker’ Jack likes to tell anyone who will listen that he is a Group 1 guru. As with most things, all Cracker is doing is kidding himself. The bloke is a bum. He couldn’t even get a drive in the Inter Dominion. What happened in race 5 at Shepparton on Tuesday night tells you […]
In a report tabled in NSW parliament on Tuesday, the Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) outlined how Mr Fuller breached conflict of interest rules, and reversed its earlier decision to clear him of any wrongdoing. It also called on the new commissioner Karen Webb to clamp down on officer involvement in the corruption-plagued racing industry. […]
You’d want a share in this one wouldn’t you? It’s trained by the famous singer John Mayer’s brother. And marketed by a bunch of clowns. This filly was sold at the Inglis Premier Sale – which is misnamed, because it’s really the B-Grade auction – 9 momths ago for $125 000, which I reckon is […]
