Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Story by Cameron Atfield, Brisbane Times Queensland’s racing integrity watchdog has refused to release records relating to safety and animal welfare at Brisbane’s flagship greyhound racing facility, citing the scale of material generated during the track’s first months of operation. The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission estimated between 8000 and 15,000 documents fell within the scope of a […]
These are the horses who were supposed to be on the property where the three pictured above died, or at least according to the court records. Our investigations have found that only three, or at best four, presently survive. These ones. Where are the rest? As far as we can see, none of the […]
See those poor dead horses laying by a dried up pool? They are racehorses. This property is/was owned by a registered breeder named Catherine Smith. The story that follows makes me sick. I hate writing it. Wanna vomit. Do. This is a story of indifference and neglect at all levels of racing, welfare and animal […]
RSPCA QLD claims that it exists for animals to live better lives. Last year it was paid more than $60 million for the purpose. A concerned citizen contacted the organization that purports to care for animals, and told them about the dead horses. They got this reply. They weren’t supposed to. It was an internal […]
Samantha Murphy in interview with Racing NSW, talkin about rehoming slow horses to Taran Kelly, and hungry lions There does not appear to be any dispute between the parties that the Appellant (Samantha Murphy) in fact facilitated the retirement of 27 horses to the property after the conversation in question. That’s what the NSW Racing […]
Do you remember the series of stories we wrote about a bloke named Adrian Talbot, the brother of the Wagga Greyhound Racing Club chairman Ben Talbot, and how he was running an illegal operation that slaughtered unwanted racehorses to convert them into dog meat? https://peterprofit.com/?s=adrian+talbot A Horse of Course – The Great GWIC Brumby Meat […]
A hitherto healthy 4yo mare named Badlifedecision races at Mackay on the 2nd of April and goes like a busted arse. She is loaded onto a float to be transported home, slips, staggers and flips, becoming prone on the ground. The mare regains its footing, then staggers and falls again falling, becoming prone. A short […]
Good afternoon, I refer to the article ‘So How and Why Did It Drop Dead? – We Will Never Know Now Will We’ published on your website on 17 March 2026. So How and Why Did It Drop Dead? – We Will Never Know Now Will We? Some matters in the publication require address. Firstly, I […]
Want to see the most blatant and absolutely disgraceful breach of the harness racing whip rule in the past decade? Then watch this. The driver is Corey Johnson, the South Australian whose family has been the target of clandestine fire bombings and graffiti attacks in recent months. If you didn’t know better, and realise that […]
The hitherto healthy 4-year-old mare Overwatch returns to the mounting yard at Cluden Park on Sunday after running second last in a Maiden and drops dead. Gee that’s normal isn’t it? The Stewards panel chaired by D. Griffitths says the mare died of a cardiac arrest, aka a heart attack. But there is no record […]
