Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Much has been made about the ride of WA bush jockey Kristo Sardelic in a race at Broome on Tuesday, after a part-owner of the beaten favorite accused the apprentice of riding crook. It’s a crock of crap in my view, one that would never have been entertained by the Stewards in the manner that […]
Apprentice Dylan Bennett copped a 16 meeting suspension for his ride in this race at Toowoomba on Saturday night. The Stewards deemed to be improper. It’s hard to see from the side on view, but they found that Bennett – in is 3rd the fence in the light blue – directed his out in a […]
QLD trainee apprentice jockey Breannen (Brea) Harrison is yet to even have her first race ride, and won’t for a while yet because on Tuesday the QRIC Stewards disqualified her for 4 months. Harrison, who gained a trainee license in the middle of last year but has had a stop start career riding in barrier […]
18-year-old apprentice Nikki Olzard had a day out at Ilfracomne yesteday, booting home 4 of winners on the 5 race card. It’s a feat never achieved by most riders, and stands as a testament to Olzard’s skill and dedication to her craft. The kid’s only been riding for just over a year, but is already […]
In scenes straight out of the movie Dumb and Dumber, apprentices Tahlia Fenton and Alisha Donald were both yesterday fined by Stewards at the Ipswich meeting for breaches of the rules relating to jockeys phone use. They should also have been charged with rank stupidity. Fenton’s offence involved using her mobile phone while in the […]
Here is the list of current apprentice jockeys in Queensland. There is not a single boy on it. Oh how the racing world has changed, and how it will continue to change until the weight scale does. It’s a sign of times. All power to the girls. They should say prayers to Pam O’Neill every […]
Congratulations to apprentice Julie Busuttin, who rode her first winner as a professional jockey yesterday at Gatton, after just a month in the saddle. What a great thrill it must be for the kid and her parents, and how fitting it is that her first winner was for the great trainer Pat Duff who has […]
A few months back we wrote about the likeable young apprentice Julie Busuttin, daughter of Castletown’s trainer Paddy, who had just kicked off her riding career by qualifying through the trials. A Famous Name Soon Set to Join the QLD Riding Ranks Well young Bussitin has made it through and been granted her license to […]
Bailey Wheeler on the 2nd favorite Bold Splendor, the horse in the red and white out the back as the film rolls, copped a 19 suspension for the interference he caused to the horse on his inner down the straight. The punters who backed the 2nd fave reckon he should have got life for this […]
As regular readers of this site will know, we – inspired by the passionate advocate for overseas apprentices Gold Coast Greg – have long championed the cause of bringing talented and committed young Asian apprentices to QLD. It is working in New Zealand, and it will work here, just as it has before back in […]
