Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Wasn’t Ride High’s 1.49.0 at the Bendigo the fastest mile in Australia on a 1000m track? Not anymore I’d say……. One off the fence for 2 turns, 14 odd extra meters covered, about a second faster on the pegs. That was ultra impressive, but his lack of gate speed means he’s going to have to […]
My Victorian friends won’t swim at the beach in Port Douglas when they come up to visit. They claim that they’re afraid of the crocodiles. Wimps they are, all of them. Un-Australian I reckon. The lifeguards only put signs up and shut the beach like they did today so they can skive off and go […]
If its not bad enough that the Australian mens netball team is called the Kelpies, then they come out and do this on the opening day of the Fast5 series. Rugby league hardman Norm Provan would be rolling in his grave. Surely if they had to do something like this they could at least have […]
Archie You’re living in dream land thinking that Merlin can beat Leap to Fame in the NZ Trotting Cup. Larry the legend will do to the great fake Merlin what the Kiwis have done to their own industry in NZ. The great Merlin got carted into Friday night’s race at Alexandra Park by team driving […]
First we had Rhinoceros. Then we had Elephant. And now he have Aarvark. What is this moronic trend of naming racehorses after slow, ugly animals? How do the owners who name them ever expect to win a Melbourne Cup? Don’t the nongs know that only 2 animals have ever won the Melbourne Cup, and one […]
How good are you? Can you tell us where on the map the following racecourses holding meetings today are. No cheating. Mt Magnet Barrabe Enngonia Twin Hills Pooncarie If you got them all right you’re a genius. Answers in next story.
Mt Magnet (pop. 576) Mid-west WA mining town approx. 575km north-east of Perth on the way to Paynesville? Way to where? Exactly. One of its open cut mines is named after an arsehol. It’s that sort of town. Barraba (pop. 1410) NSW gold rush era town in the New England area, between Upper Manilla and […]
The QLD Forfeit List is a record of defaulters on debts owed to Racing QLD. Anyone whose name appears on the list is treated the same as a disqualified person, meaning that they cannot ride, train, own or race horses; are barred from entering any race track; and cannot associate with licensed persons for purposes […]
James McDonald may be only 32 years of age, which is an incredibly young age to be considered an immortal, but if he is not the next jockey inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame at the annual ceremony being held in October this year then I will eat my leg. McDonald has ridden […]
Gout Gout is officially the fastest 16-year-old in the world. His times of 10.29 seconds for the 1oom and 20.69 over 200m confirm it. To put how quick he is in perspective, Usain Bolt holds the world record over both distances. His WR times are 9.58 and 19.19, and have stood for 15 years. And […]
