The QRIC is Now Publishing Stewards Reports in Different Languages
But I don’t know which one this is. Yeppoonese I think. Does anyone know a translator?
Goodbye and Good Luck Kane Ashby – We Won’t Miss You
Like Elvis, the supposedly independent QRIC Internal Reviewer Kane Ashby has left the building. Ashby, who in recent times has been calling himself the Internal Adjudicator, even though no such position exists, has resigned from his role at the QRIC. That or been restructured out. Good. He was one-eyed and biased and upheld 95 out […]
Great Run Verry Elleegant, But She is No Chance in the Arc
It was a much better run by Verry Elleegant 2nd up at Lonchamp on Sunday, and she did ridden upside down and against good horses too. From the big picture point of view it doesn’t matter. She is still a million to one to win the Arc. It’s not just because aged mares don’t win […]
More Off Than a Sirloin Left 6 Days in the Sun – What the Hell Went on Here?
The Stewards have some major questions about the race won in scintillating fashion by Captain Ravishing at Bendigo on Friday night. They want to know why driver Allan McDonough took the winner’s $151 stablemate out of the single file from last after the field had found their places, but only went as far as he […]
There is Big Trouble in Little China For Andy Gath
12.2 – A horse seeking re-inclusion into the barrier draw is required to barrier trial at a Qualifying Trial or in a race on two consecutive occasions to the satisfaction of the Stewards before being re-instated into the barrier draw. Both trials/races cannot be performed on the same day. 12.4 – To be deemed a satisfactory start:- […]
But, But, Butt – Forget N. Jack’s Hollow Claims and Excuses – Put Ants Back On
Nathan Jack, driver of Copy That NZ ($4.60), was questioned regarding the performance of the horse which finished in 8th placing beaten 22m. Mr Jack advised that the early use made of Copy That NZ had taken its toll over the concluding stages, as it did on other runners which contested the early lead. Mr […]
SA Harness Racing’s Death By a Thousand Self-Inflicted Cuts
South Australia races twice a week at the trots these days. A mere decade ago they raced four times. In the last week of August in 2012 the prizemoney across the meetings was $93 600. The same week this year – just a fortnight ago – it had fallen to just $67 000. It’s death […]
Greg Carpenter is a Good Judge
Greg Carpenter was the Victorian handicapper for 18 years. He rates the best five Australian horses that he ever saw in that time as Winx, So You Think, Black Caviar, Makybe Diva and Verry Elleegant. I reckon he’s a pretty good judge. A bloke well suited to his job. Or should I say, his art.
Save Jockey Geran the Money, Ban the Whip
Only two races prior to getting pinched for whipping a horse nine times before the 100m mark, jockey Gary Geran had been suspended for 9 days for careless riding. Then an hour later he does this. “The horse was too calm in the prelim” jockey Geran told the Stipes, before adding that “he felt a […]
The QLD Casino Development is in More Trouble Than Flash Gordon
The NSW Commission of Inquiry report into Star City Casino is going to be handed down today. Everyone’s mail is that Star Entertainment are $1.10 to be found unfit to hold a casino license. That can be fixed simply in NSW by Star selling out, and someone else taking over. But what is the Queensland […]