Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The interference in the straight in the 2nd race at Rockhampton on Saturday seemed pretty clear. A cut and dried case. Apprentice Nikki Olzard came from behind the three leaders and hooked out around them. Then as she was making her run for home Olzard’s horse bored in and pretty much flattened the trio. I […]
SHE’S GOT IT – Began awkwardly and bounded at the start. Raced wide throughout. Near the 150m when looking to obtain a run to the outside of KAMALA, was impeded and had to steady when that runner shifted outwards. Apprentice A Heinrich was reprimanded under the provisions of AR131(a) for careless riding. Close to the […]
They’ve taken my career and life away from me. There’s no easy way to put it, I’ve been filthy at the world. I haven’t really shown up to work or been dedicated because I feel like I’ve got nothing to do in racing any more. Baily Wheeler No-one took anything away from Bailey Wheeler, except […]
QLD apprentice Violet Soulsby spent 6 months out of the saddle last year after suffering a horror fall down south at Wagga. Violet resumed riding at just after Xmas, and then didn’t have another mount for a month. She returned with a winner at Thangool a week ago. Then yesterday she went to Bundaberg and […]
Blood drowned brain dead bits It has come to our attention that we made an ignorant error in our story about apprentice jockey Tom Orr being fined $200 for not claiming his allowance at Thangool on Saturday. We said that Racing QLD and the QRIC were negligent for allowing a 1.5kg claiming apprentice like Orr […]
Mature age apprentice Tom Orr (pictured above) clearly has some problems with his weight, but the young man has to stop wasting or it could do him serious long-term damage. Orr’s registered riding weight is 55.5kg, which while light by normal standards for someone who is 170cm (5ft 6″), is a bit too heavy for […]
Story by Aaron Kelly, ABC Angela Jones can still remember being bucked off her pony onto a prickle bush as a kid on the family farm. Then there’s her first horse that her father, Jason, bought for a carton of beer. Not to mention taking an equine companion along with her to boarding school in […]
What the hell sort of ride was this by apprentice Olivia Kendall on the $7.50 shot Strike Me Pink in the last race at Toowoomba on Saturday night? Take a look at it. Strike Me Pink is in the pink and black colors, fifth on its own as the film starts. The horse that Kendall […]
After riding in more trials than a Supreme Court judge QLD apprentice jockey Jess Emmerson finally made her debut as professional jockey at Texas in the State’s south-west on Saturday. What a day it was for the young rider too. Emmerson had five rides for three winners, a second and a third, a haul that […]
Former Group 1 winning international jockey Robbie Fradd deserves high praise for the splendid work he has been doing for junior riders since being appointed as apprentice mentor earlier this year. Fradd seems to attend every race meeting he can in South-East Queensland, and is a vocal advocate for apprentices in the Stewards room helping […]
