Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
TRACEABILITY A nation-leading lifetime traceability framework will be developed, beginning with the greyhound code and progressing to equine codes. This critical system will incorporate a digital passport that tracks animals from naming through every stage to end of life. Comment Long overdue. Mark = A + REHOMING A new Greyhound Retirement Program will be introduced, […]
CENTALISATION A ‘Hub and Spoke’ model to be introduced with the aim of consolidating administrative effort, strengthening governance, and enabling targeted investment. Framework to be developed based on measurable performance standards to accredit larger clubs as ‘Hubs’ to ensure that RQ funding is matched to organisational maturity and that Hubs are appropriately rewarded for their effort […]
SWABBING Significant increase in swabbing at racetracks across the state. New “swab blitz” to be introduced, with one random race each week across the three codes in which every runner is tested. Minimum of three horses swabbed in every race: the winner, the last placegetter, and one random selection. Staged introduction of the above. Comment […]
SUPER MAIDENS Hugely popular NSW Super Maidens with enhanced prizemoney to be introduced in QLD. A tiered system with designated races across the week will aim to provide greater returns to participants sooner and enhance the quality of midweek and non-TAB fields. Comment A great boon for country racing but not sure about the rationale […]
Flush from her huge success last weekend, and in honor of her winning special She’s A Huslter, Dr G. Whiting has demanded that I use the lips – which she swears are exactly like hers – on the cover of Hustler magazine as our banner picture this week. So blame the good doctor about the […]
Gai and her mates among the breeders are jumping up and down about the Asian Racing Conference’s plans to give some of the more dodgy Group 1 races in Australia a shave by downgrading them to the status they really deserve. Australia’s black type system under fire amid threat of international downgrade I for one […]
The opportunistic farmer from Sassafras who as Premier put an end to greyhound racing now claims that he is moving to protect the beautiful breed. If Jeremy Rockliff told you it was a hot day you’d put on a snow jacket. Rockliff had never spent a second thinking about greyhounds until his numbers still fell […]
Want to hear something amazing? Emma Stewart is sitting second in the Tasmanian women trainers premiership. She has won the 2nd highest prizemoney of any woman trainer too. Stewart has only had 26 runners in the State all year. 18 of them have won. Her Tasmanian strike rate is 69%. Emma Stewart is also sitting […]
It has been a bad couple of weeks for greyhounds in QLD. A fortnight ago at the Q2 a greyhound named Boston Rocks was severely checked on the fist turn and fell. It suffered a catastrophic near side front leg injury and was given the magic green needle to put it out of its pain. […]
‘Devastating life events’ led to SA horse trainer Ryan Balfour to drink and drive and pass out in his car, court told Story by Natalie Vikhrov, Adelaide Advertiser A prominent South Australian horse trainer was suffering “devastating life events” – including the loss of the family racing business – before he drove so drunk he […]
