Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This week is when the alleged ‘Teacher’s Pet’ wife killer Chris Dawson’s fate will be decided. As far as murder trials go, it’s been so far so good for Dawson. He’s been painted as a wife beater, a tightwad, a philanderer, a bastard and a Karmichael Hunt. It might have been true back then, but […]
A Kiwi pacer named Victor Bravo had raced 14 times coming in to race 4 at Addington yesterday, and the best it could manage was one second and a third, both of them more than eight months ago in 2YO races against very ordinary opposition. About 4 weeks ago the horse was sold, and about […]
The horse coming up the fence in this race, Kyle Loch, was going to win the race for sure, and then it galloped. It lost momentum and ground and fell back to finish 4th instead of 1st. The RIB Adjudicator Geoff Hall disqualified it from the race after the Chief Steward Vinnie Munroe lodged an […]
THE best-known doper of this century rode on two wheels. But horses, as well as humans, can be drugged to enhance or tarnish their performance. This month eight people linked to a now-defunct racing stable in Australia were found guilty of charges related to the doping of horses over seven years from 2010. One prominent […]
On The Bit Racing gets paid $300 000 plus from Racing Queensland to provide country race vision, not sound. This highly ethical company who from time to time banks cash in former Director Matt Peters personal account is not about to go out there and start discriminating against those with different hearing abilities, formerly the […]
Nic Cataldi is the humble Rose Bay cobbler who cleaned up a couple of months ago on a multi with a $690 000 collect. A fortnight ago he followed up with another $16 000 odd collect, and we wrote a story calling him the man with the hottest hand in the land. Well we were […]
https://twitter.com/EndreszAllan/status/1535868207487037440 Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Endresz family tonight on the loss of their beloved Joy. It’s a great name when you think about it, given how much joy she has obviously brought to those who love her, and who she loves back. God bless her, and God bless the Alligator for […]
Jockey Michael Murphy is one year younger than James Orman, and not far short of him in raw natural ability, but in terms of maturity, discipline and stability the pair are a world apart. Murphy’s a great young kid too, a really nice bloke who would give you the shirt off his back. The sort […]
Jimmy and Heidi with pretty boy Floyd and even prettier Hallie. A nicer family you could never hope to meet. The blazing hot run of form of Queensland’s most gentlemanly jockey James Orman continued on Sunday afternoon when the Orminator kicked home 4 winners and a 2nd at Corbould Park on the Sunshine Coast from […]
Race 8 at Menangle last night was a disgrace. The favourite Yianni blew from $2.15 to $4.40. Jimmy Locke was backed from $21 into $10. Yianni went to the lead shortly after the start and looked the goods. Then at the 1200m mark Jack Callaghan on the 2nd favourite Straddie decided to crucify him, and […]
