Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
BoBo Bodine (Bailey) the second greatest trainer we’ve ever seen roared back to life today at Cannon Park in Cairns, snapping a rare nine run losing sequence by teaming up with regular stable rider Lacey Morrison to pull off a decebt sized plunge in the first. Second starter Scarlett Moda, a cast of from the […]
Last week’s decision by the Tablelands Regional Council to get rid of 44 council owned buildings and facilities in a cost-saving push seems surely likely to imperil the future of racing in Atherton. The council intends to divest or demolish the Atherton Turf Club storage and equipment sheds at Tolga racecourse and, crucially, the on-course […]
Bo-Bo Bodine, the greatest trainer we have ever seen, landed yet another winner at Cluden Park, Cairns yesterday afternoon. I refer of course to Bodine Bailey, the young man with the Nick Walsh style strike rate and a penchant for boasting when drunk at parties about how he cheats. And let’s not forget of course […]
I have had cause lately to take a close look at young Cairns trainer “BoBo” Bodine Bailey lately, not because I find the early 23 0r 24 year-old horseman’s off track friendship with the 41-year-old jockey Lacey Morrison fascinating, for I don’t. It is just a bit Oedipal, and summons up mental images of cradles. […]
Trainers in the Far North QLD trainers awoke to a rude surprise this morning when the QRIC integrity assurance team paid them a visit as part of an out of competition testing blitz designed to catch out trainers who are using performance enhancing drugs on their horses but are timing the administration so that the […]
Oh dear. Lacey’s lucky day has turned to disaster. Yesterday the Stewards Report for race 4 at Cairns made no mention about Lacey Morrison’s excessive whip use. Now, presumably after reading the unofficial Stewards Report – our story – and having seen the incontrovertible proof of jockey Morrison’s whip rule breach, the Stewards Report has […]
Jockey Lacey Morrison (pictured) has had more fines and suspensions for whip rule breaches over the past 12 months than the average rider, so it is fair to say that she is somewhat fortunate that the Stewards at yesterday’s Cairns TAB meeting were half asleep at the wheel. Lacey struck her mount in race 4 […]
Half Yours In Color and Goodie Three Shoes in the tie-up stalls on the beach before the running of the 3200m Group 1 Crocodile Cup For some bizarre reason even though close neighbors Eagle Farm, Caloundra and Southport all get a race meeting on Cup day, and Rockhampton and the next town up the line […]
There were eight acceptances for the Open Handicap at Cairns yesterday. Five of them were horses owned by Tom Hedley. Two of the Hedley horses were scratched on Thursday shortly after it became clear that there were enough acceptances (min 5) to run the race. Another Hedley owned horse was pulled out of the race […]
Coming to stay at the Sheraton Mirage in Port Douglas anytime soon? Then bring your shark cage to swim in. I don’t want to alarm anyone, but there is a crocodile in Christopher Skase’s pool. When you think about it I guess there always were. I wouldn’t worry too much. They kill you pretty quick, […]
