Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
These two horses that you see in the before and after pictures above are Phondle and Vampire Kisses, although we are not sure which is which in the photos. The pictures at the top are taken before they joined the stable of country QLD trainer Brendon Newport about 7-9 weeks ago, the ones below are […]
The official Stewards report seriously downplays the seriousness of the injury. It refers to the young horse breaking gait twice without mentioning why, even though it notes that Kasheeper was transported to the equine hospital for treatment, and then it goes on to say that a vets certificate is required prior to the horse being […]
An unenviable number of seemingly healthy young pacers from the Steve and Amanda Telfer stable have broken down on the track in the track in recent years, and another victim was added to the tally yesterday when the 3-year-old Kashkeeper, a $210 000 yearling buy at the 2022 Christchurch yearling sales, broke down in the […]
The carcasses of hundreds of wild horses have been left to rot in parts of a world heritage-listed national park after aerial shooters were called in to cull the animals during a series of operations the state government says were needed to protect “globally significant ecosystems”. The culling, the first of its type in Barrington […]
Malcolm Turnbull had only been recently elected when Zumikon kicked off his racing career in February 2o16. Since that time the until Saturday afternoon 11-year-old had won 9 races from his 58 starts in an injury plagues career that once saw him spend 2 1/2 years off the track before coming back to win in […]
We have written extensively over the past 3 months about the unacceptable dangers that the Bundaberg greyhound track poses to racing animals, and have repeatedly called for it to be closed down. As a direct result of our stories detailing the mass injuries – and in some cases deaths – suffered by dogs at the […]
As you can see Tasracing has given gallops trainer Tanya Hanson warm plaudits and a fond farewell upon her retirement from the racing industry, with the principal racing authority’s tribute to her published on its website. That says everything you need to know about the regulators of the sport in the Apple Isle, and their […]
A 4-year-old mare named Home Creek collapsed at the 500m mark in race 1 Aramac on Saturday. Two horses went over the top of her. The riders of the three fallen horses Tim Brummell, Anna Bakos-Schrapel and Robbie Faehr were all taken to hospital with injuries. T’was but for the Grace of God none of […]
I’m a massive fan of jumps racing and always have been, but when you have seven horses die during the relatively short jumps racing season and three perish on the showpiece final day, plus a jockey in intensive care wife life shattering head injuries, it’s becoming hard to the point of impossible to mount an […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC15082409.mp4 Watch Danielle Veivers flog the living bejesus out of the horse in the blue silks with red sleeves This Punter Rocks at Albion Park a fortnight ago. Veivers hits the horse more than 20 times, most of the strikes using force generated by the use of the elbow or shoulder when applying the whip, many […]
