Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
My God. Trainer Tim Cook looks around to make sure that no-one is watching. And then he absolutely smashes his horse across the face with a backhander. What a great bloke. The type we all want in racing. A poster boy for the sport. Not. There is always someone watching people like you Mr Cook. […]
This is an extract from a feature story that appeared on the Rockhampton Jockey Club’s website. The comments in italic are ours. ————————————– Local Trainer Tim Cook once stated “My mother always said she went into labour with me going to the Dingo races”. Dingo? How apt is that. This being the case, one can […]
There have been some developments in the Ben Yole case. The mail is that the man we call Chainsaw was summoned to attend a meeting with Ray Murrihy this morning to answer questions about his relationship with his mate the now stood down grub of a dog trainer Anthony Bullock. In particular we are told […]
New Zealand trainer Graeme Telfer’s stables were raided by Stewards employed by the Racing Integrity Board. They discovered in his possession a galvanised steel pipe with a portion of barbed wire coiled around a section of the pipe and secured by electrical tape, with a short leather strap attached to the opposite end. It was […]
We wrote the story pictured above about 3 weeks or so ago, well before it hit the news. Well I guess we made the news really, well before anyone else. Some of us keep our nose close to the ground. At the time we said that we hoped the footage when released wouldn’t take the […]
One state has leapt to action in response to a shocking video which shows racing animals being abused by a trainer. On Monday, South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas announced an inquiry into the culture and practices within the state’s greyhound racing industry. It comes as just weeks after the ABC obtained footage of a man […]
Athletes who perform an appropriate cool-down are less likely to become injured. Muscular and skeletal injuries have been found to increase when the cool down procedure is neglected. Injuries are decreased significantly when the cool down is performed for an adequate amount of time compared to only a short period of time.[14] Well the science […]
There was seriously wrong with the Stonewall mare Ardie’s Express in the main race at Addington on Friday night. Ardie’s went off as 2nd favourite and led until halfway around the turn before galloping free of any checks, but she never, ever seemed comfortable at any stage of the race and just wasn’t pacing quite […]
This morning has been the final straw and we have made the decision to stop participating in the out of control demands made by Racing NSW. We have been told that is we don’t allow Nikki Burke access to the property (with no one there) then we are getting the RSPCA called as they have […]
