Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Queensland’s leading jockey James Orman went to Sydney yesterday for just one ride. He had three, but two of them were extreme outsiders who he had picked up the mounts on to pay the fare. The one he was really there for was Far Too Easy in the Kosciuszko. Orman rode it a treat too, […]
This is the Stewards report from the internationally broadcast TAB meeting yesterday at Rockhampton. It was a schemozzle, a monument to incometence. Six horses were late scratched from the program as they had no jockey to ride them. There was never going to be anyone to ride them, for the races in question were programmed […]
Australian racing is today a laughing stock, a joke. Our champion stayer has been humiliated. We all have. Unless you have sold it to Coolmore, you do not without notice rip your horse out of the stable of Australia’s leading trainer and export it to be trained by a Pom, Paddy, Wog or Frog to […]
Some lovely person sent us this message today from a false email address under the pseudonym Kevin Lynch. Kevin Lynch is one of the worst paedophiles that Australia has ever seen, and is responsible for at least 13 suicides that I am aware of. He taught at my old high school St Paul’s, and killed […]
These are the winners at the QLD Country Racing Awards held at the Brisbane City Hall last Sunday night. Do you notice something missing? There are awards for the best Apprentice, Jockey and Trainer at both the metros and the provincials. But these is only an award for best Apprentice in the country. It’s not […]
I felt bad for about 2 seconds when I heard the news that rider Ric McMahon had been charged with a criminal offence carrying up to two years jail for carrying the jigger at Birdsville. Then I reminded myself that jiggers aren’t parasols, and jockeys don’t carry them to look cool. They carry jiggers so […]
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=562880375643110&ref=sharing The 2YO that I have been telling you was a champion before he even raced – Merlin – won the Harness Million at Addington last night. It’s a race that some pretty handy horses have won over the years: Akuta, Lazarus, Changeover, Bailey’s Dream, Il Vicolo and Courage Under Fire are just a few. […]
We come to race 8 at Gloucester Park last night. The favourite is 2-1 on in the old parlance, or $1.50 in today’s language. A horse named Alcippes Delight, who was drawn on the outside of the back row, was backed from $13.00 into $4.80 to beat it. One guess who owns Alcippes Delight, or […]
Stewards are satisfied with the bona fides of the ownership of beaten Stradbroke Handicap favourite Azkadellia, despite the stable having been indirectly linked to international conman Peter Foster. Foster’s niece, Arabella, has raced four horses under the title of Arabella Racing, all trained by Ciaron Maher. Attempts to link Foster to the ownership are understood […]
