Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The sad news is that Better Be The Be Best has bowed or severely damaged a tendon. The even sadder news is that it has happened because the fools from Harness Racing NSW allowed him to run in the Chariots of Fire when he was in their care in the retention barn for 56 hours […]
Flemington have cut two races from the card on Saturday to reduce the number on the program to eight, and are keeping open the option of moving jump time for the first race back to 10.45 AEDST in anticipation of forecast temperatures of up to 39 degrees in the afternoon. With a 40 degree afternoon […]
Forecast Temperature Above 38ºC Where the forecast or ambient temperature is 38ºC or above, the following welfare measures will be implemented: Stewards must take advice from the official veterinarian(s) in considering whether the health, safety and well-being of animals scheduled for racing can be assured if the race meeting proceeds or whether the program for […]
The Stewards at the Charleville race meeting on Saturday afternoon have alluded in their official report that the winner of race 1 Nutso died of colic, not heatstroke. Now I am no vet, but it seems a remarkable diagnosis given the distinct similarities in symptoms shown by horses suffering from either condition; that no modern […]
It’s been a cracker of a weekend for horses in Queensland racing, a real ripper indeed. Two of them are dead within 48 hours, one a galloper at Charleville, the other this pacer at Albion Park. What a wonderful two days in the annals of animal welfare. At the least the undertakers are doing good […]
A horse named Nutso racked up win 4 from 10 careers starts in winning Race 1 at Charleville by 4 lengths yesterday afteroon. Five hours later the horse is fighting for his life after suffering heat stroke during his race, but at this stage the bands still playing. It’s 38 degrees in the shade despite […]
Obviously Animal Welfare is not important any more unless it is hidden away with one of the other ELT portfolios listed on the QRIC website. But then it must be important enough to fly a Vet into Queensland from South Australia for metro race meetings and pay accommodation as well to assist the one full-time […]
The administration of nerve or joint blockers to both gallopers, pacers and trotters in the modern age has become almost commonplace, with trainers in each of the three codes getting their vets to shoot long acting drugs that don’t swab into their charges problem limbs and joints so that they will feel no pain when […]
Tasmanian harness racing trainer Wayne Yole – the 72 year old father of the warned off Ben Yole – has had an average of just under 19 runners a season over the past 5 years, with his most starters in any single year being 43. Our current 2024 season is less than 8 weeks old, […]
RWWA’s decision to transfer the scheduled Ascot meeting to Bunbury under its hot weather policy has caused a great deal of upset among trainers from the Perth area and beyond. These trainers are questioning the judgement of the principal racing authority in deciding that it was better to make horses travel 5-6 hours to Bunbury […]
