Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Peter Huxley was the boss of the NSW Rural Bank back in the 1960’s and 70’s. He was a pillar of society who served on the boards of prominent charities and leading arts organisations. Huxley had friends in high places, including in finance, politics and the police. Everyone trusted him. But they shouldn’t have, for […]
Top jockey Matthew Cameron has been stripped of his racing licence in the wake of his conviction for indecent assault. The 35-year-old was sentenced to 90 hours’ community work and ordered to pay $900 to the victim, on Tuesday in the Hamilton District Court after pleading guilty to the booze-fuelled assault. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing […]
in 2021 Kiwi jockey Matthew Cameron lost his license after being convicted of the criminal offence of indecent assault. After spending more than 2 years out of racing, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing controversially granted Cameron a special exemption from the rule that prohibits people with criminal histories from being licensed, and gave him his riders […]
Bookmaker at Longreach yesterday Peter Anderson looks for all the world in the photo like a man who has just run over his own dog, and backed up and squashed his wife’s cat flatter than a pancake too. Anderson’s long face almost makes you feel so sorry for him that you want to walk up […]
Layoff McLauchlan gets the cash ready to give back to the punters The mail out of Melbourne is that a great many Victorian bookmakers are deeply concerned about the implications of the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgement in the matter of McLauchlan v Ng, and what it might mean for them. As we wrote earlier […]
Telephone betting with licensed on-course bookmakers in Victorian is permitted in accordance with the conditions set by the Racing Minister contained in a Ministerial Approval that has been issued under Section 4 of the Racing Act, and only under those terms. The Ministerial Approval permitting telephone betting, and detailing the requirements that must be met […]
The Supreme Court of Appeal is the highest court in Victoria. Decisions made by it establish the judicial interpretation of the law by becoming precedents that are required to be followed by all other courts in the State. The decision in the case of David McLauchlan v Allan Ng has laid down the law. Any […]
