Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I remembers when Doomben used to be one of the best wet weather tracks in Australia. You could dump massive amounts of rain on it during the week and it would still pick up and race on the weekend. Not anymore. According to the BOM readings from the airport across the road Doomben 65.8 mm […]
We are told on reliable advice that a number of small-time trainers who have operated out of Deagon for years have been contacted by Matt Rudolph, the Executive General Manager of Racing at the Brisbane Racing Club (BRC), who has told them that they are not wanted at the training facility any longer as they […]
Keep your eyes on the horse in front as they approach the crossing after the finish line in race 2 at Doomben today. No it wasn’t a steeplechase. This crossing has already killed one galloper. How long will it be until it slays another?
This is the Stewards Report from race 8 at Doomben yesterday. A question, or two actually. When there were no protests or major incidents in the previous race, and there are no pre-race incidents in this one, shouldn’t the field get to the start on time, particularly when it is only 250m or so from […]
If you read this year’s Brisbane Racing Club Annual Report you’d think that all things were shiny and rosy. I guess they are, if you consider these things all shimmering and white: $8.4 million increase in expenses $1.9 million decrease in net assets $7.7 million increase in net liabilities $1 million less in cash $7.7 […]
How do I tell whether someone is transgender? You are entitled to take each person on face value based on their clothes, their name and how they introduce or present themselves. The key words are ‘bona fide’. People who are transitioning will have adopted a complete identity and lifestyle, or have a genuine plan to […]
Archie I have just been told from good source that the Brisbane Racing Club has determined that as of next month a number of small trainers at Deagon’s leases won’t be renewed, These trainers were told in the past get out of the stables in the side streets of Deagon and move into the stables […]
Club officials used to act as Stewards way back in the dark ages when Australian racing began. It was a just a squatters sport back then, and the stipes were volunteers who gave their time to officiate at the races held on their tracks. But there was no official betting then, so it wasn’t that […]
The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) is run by a CEO, who is male. All four of the club’s Key Management personnel are men. We are unable for legal reasons to comment in any detail on the gender structure of the board, but a simple Google search will tell you all that you need to know, […]
A leading Queensland jockey who was injured in a fall at Doomben three years ago is suing for more than $2.4m, claiming actions of racecourse staff caused his horse to take fright. Champion jockey Jim Byrne, 51, fractured his right knee when he fell from two-year-old racehorse Kavak, during race seven at Doomben Racecourse on […]
