Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Further to the media statement issued this morning, QRIC has immediately suspended the licence of two Queensland thoroughbred participants. A Stewards inquiry remains ongoing. QRIC takes allegations of animal cruelty are taken very seriously. One of QRIC’s key functions is to safeguard the welfare of any animal involved in racing, and we will take all […]
As is his custom and wont, Ben Dorries has once again ripped off one of our exclusive investigative stories, and claimed it as his own. I guess that’s what you do when you have no media releases to regurgitate, or bankrupt crooks with an arse to kiss. Sadly however, Big Ben has got it wrong. […]
What you see above is Todd Austin’s strike rate this season. This below is Austin’s career strike rate. Do you reckon the jiggers work? Yeah, we all do. It because we are not stupid. Only cheats who use jiggers in front of cameras are.
This picture was taken at trackwork at Birdsville this morning. The horse in the picture is ridden by Ric McMahon and trained by Todd Austin. I don’t know which horse it is, but it won’t be hard to identify, for the brand is clear. Look closely at McMahon’s hand, just above where he is holding […]
The horse that Ric McMahon is riding with a jigger in his hand is Hemmerle. Todd Austin is the trainer. It is the topweight in the Birdsville Cup. Or was. All Todd Austin’s horses must be scratched from the meeting, and stood down from racing until the Stewards sort this whole thing out. Hemmerle is […]
See that thing in the US jockey’s hand? It is the same thing that was in Ric McMahon’s at Birdsville trackwork yesterday. It is a jigger. This is disgraceful conduct that brings shame to our sport.’ Everyone involved should be banned for life.
A jigger is a battery powered electric shock device, similar to a taser. Long used in the Australian racing industry as a means of pushing horses to run faster, their use was curbed during race meets once stewards vision of races improved with the introduction of video surveillance. Illegal under the Prevention of Cruelty to […]
Vendors at the APG Mixed Sale that concluded a month ago were promised payment within 14 days. Then the payment time was extended to 28 days. That was 30 days ago. The vendors still haven’t been paid. Many vendors have contacted the APG chasing their money. They shouldn’t have to, but when you have bills […]
Many so called good judges claim their is a Golden Slipper curse. Richard Callander is one of them. He says that Slipper winners don’t go on to succeed at ages 3 and over. As with many things, Richard is wrong. It’s not a Golden Slipper curse at all. It’s a wet track curse. The horses […]
The hot word around Breakfast Creek is that harness racing is about to enjoy the services of two new Stewards who are joining the QRIC ranks. Both are honest and highly respected industry participants who have hung up the reins to take up a new career, and in my view we are blessed to have […]
