Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Our mail out of the BRT is that two one-time bosom buddies are not so pally-pally anymore. The pair, who a few years back were convicted of defrauding Racing QLD, were inseparable in the days when one was a dirt digging contractor and the other a contract manager and they were pulling tender rorts, but […]
Remember all those sedated yearlings that Dean Baring presented at the Nutrien Brisbane sale? The ones that couldn’t keep their heads up and dragged their legs all around the ring? Quite understandably seven of them didn’t sell, both because they were so bedraggled by being hit with ACE, and because they had completely unrealistic reserves […]
Now that Michael Poy and his wicked co-conspirators time in the racing tribunals has ended with Poy’s 13-year disqualification from the game, it’s time for them to be criminally prosecuted. In Victoria, the Crimes Act 1958 (Vic) prohibits activity which may constitute match-fixing. These include: engaging in conduct that corrupts or would corrupt a betting outcome […]
Racing Victoria stewards wans the Victorian Racing Tribunal to disqualify the deeply corrupt jockey Michael Por for 20-years. As one who writes for the punter we say that it’s no-where near enough. Poy was the ringleader in the betting scandal involving himself, fellow rider Lewis German, and punter Noah Brasch. He was the one who […]
I wonder what the renowned lover of sand, surf and sea Damion Flower is doing right now. More than likely he is sitting quietly in his prison cell, dressed in standard issue greens, staring up at stains on a colorless ceiling, wondering how it all went so wrong so quick, just as he will be […]
Two prominent young New Zealand harness racing identities have been found guilty of criminal charges relating to the assault of a young stablehand during NZ Cup week in 2021. The men cannot be named, but one is a previously disqualified trainer who has not been relicensed since their penalty expired, and the other a Group […]
Auckland Trotting Club – I The beleaguered Auckland Trotting Club are going so good that on Friday night they cut off the 20% members discount at the bar and restaurant without telling anyone. What next? Do they take the hat around so they can pay the power bill? Auckland Trotting Club – II Murmurs are […]
Innes’ lawyer said he had issues with gambling and was trying to keep his head above water financially while making the deals. Buttterfly A scoop for you! Your favorite racetrack rorter Wayne Francis Innes – the man you call mirrors – has a runner in the first at Eagle Farm ion Wednesday It’s named SILVER […]
Jockey Justin Huxtable’s criminal charges continue to slowly wend their way through the courts, with the controversial rider (or his legal representatives) appearing again in the Cairns court yesterday for a mention of his matter. Let’s hope for all concerned – Huxtable, his alleged victim, and racing itself – that the law moves quicker to […]
Lot 90 was sent into the sale ring at yesterday’s Nutrien Sunshine Stars auction. The filly attracted bids up to $8 000 but didn’t reach its reserve. Then it disappeared. She is not in the catalogue anymore. On the results list (photo at top of story) she is shown as having been withdrawn. It’s not […]
