Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Jabez Johnstone is quite possibly the most talented apprentice that Melbourne has seen since Nick Ryan, and while that is one hell of a wrap considering the quality of the kid riders who have followed since then, it’s true. Johnstone lost his 3 kilo claim prior to the Sandown meeting on Wednesday, but still rode […]
You’d have to go a long way to see a better front running ride than the winning one of Stacey Callow on Muschialli at the Gold Coast yesterday. The King’s daughter – does that make her a princess? – rode the perfect race. Magic it was. You could show Stacey Callow’s steer at apprentice school. […]
The Stewards at Warwick claimed to be comfortably satisfied that apprentice jockey Chloe Lowe carried the correct weight in the 5th race. On what basis could they possibly have said that? Lowe didn’t weigh in. No knock to the apprentice. But how could they know?
Liberty Smith is 29 years old but has only been riding for 5 months. In that short time she has ridden 22 winners from 147 rides, at a strike rate of 15%. Hollie Hull is 26 years old and has been riding for 4 years. In that time she has has 215 mounts and booted […]
Queensland apprentice Mitch Goring has some real problems when it comes to maintaining his riding career. It’s not the kid’s fault. He is just too tall and too heavy. Goring is a 2 kilo claimer with a registered riding weight now of 57kg, which is too much for an apprentice to start with. The problem […]
Apprentice jockey Jace McMurray is an absolute gun. In his first full season of riding the kid who is only 19 or 20 outrode his claim, and won each of the QLD provincial apprentice title and the Gold Coast junior and senior riders crowns. McMurray has the racing world at his feet. Bar for a […]
Disclaimer Let me preface what follows by making it clear that I am not a lawyer, and that this is not legal advice. It is merely an opinion proffered by someone with a verified IQ of 183 plus prior to suffering a stroke who pre-disability – or spasticity as Wil Hulbert would call it – […]
Big ups to young apprentice Hyeontaek Oh (pictured), who recently rode his first career winner at just his second race ride. Apparently Oh is a real nice kid and a very hard worker, so his success is well deserved. He looks to have a very bright future ahead. Congratulations too to our reader and correspondent […]
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 […]
