Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This above and below is what happens to a horse when it suffers a heart attack during a race. Ancient Style did not do this. Its off-forequarter gave way and it plunged head first into the turf. There is a cover-up going on here in an attempt to hide the fact that the Stewards had […]
We’ve just watched a replay of the fall at Innisfail last Saturday. The one that the Stewards said may might have been caused by the fallen horse Ancient Song having a heart attack. I’m not at liberty to share the film with you, out of respect for the injured kid, but trust me when I […]
In the same week that the animal activists scored a huge win by shutting down greyhound racing in New Zealand, a bloody dog has to come out and die on us. Khatanga Tex had only just turned three when it suffered a catastrophic injury on the turn out of the h0me straight in the 9th […]
Injuries per 1000 starters 14 Thoroughbred 3 Harness Medical conditions per 1000 starters 610 Thoroughbred 57 Harness Deaths per 1000 starters 33 Thoroughbred 1 Harness Source – Qld Racing Integrity Commission Click to access Equine-lifecyce-and-on-track-injury-report-2023-24.pdf
According to the QRIC published Equine lifecycle and on track injury report there were 3321 gallopers retired during the 2023/24 financial year. Racing QLD’s statistics show that in the much longer period between January 2022 and June 2024 only 274 retired horses were accepted into industry funded retraining schemes, and just 179 of these horses […]
Saturday’s fatal fall at Innisfail that resulted in the death of the horse Ancient Song and serious injury to apprentice jockey Mel Campbell might never have happened but for a series of systemic failures. For the purpose of preventing a repeat of Saturday’s tragedy these failures need to be identified and addressed. This is not […]
The Fall 6-year-old galloper Ancient Style faltered at the 600m mark of a Maiden race at Innisfail on Saturday and crashed to the turf, dislodging apprentice jockey Mel Campbell in the process. Campbell suffered serious injuries in the fall and is presently hospitalized. As bad a state as she is in, it could have been […]
In the same week that the NZ government announced that it was closing greyhound racing down on welfare grounds, the peak body of the sport in NSW have gone and named a Group 1 race after a man who was once disqualified for 12 months for breaching animal welfare regulations by selling dogs for export […]
Former dual code licensed trainer Glenn Powell is one man who certainly won’t be going to Menangle on Saturday night to watch the ID24 final. In a week when greyhound racing has been all over the news, it’s fitting that his unavailability is all about dog. The story goes like this. Powell was out in […]
Archie I think your words about trots and racing in NZ are true they will come for them. The emboldened activists with the wind in their sails will almost certainly come for all 3 codes in Australia too. I think one thing we and the thoroughbred authorities in New Zealand should be is proactive and […]
