Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It was an evening in November, As I very well remember, I was strolling down the street in drunken pride, But my knees were all a-flutter, And I landed in the gutter And a pig came up and lay down by my side.Yes, I lay there in the gutter Thinking thoughts I could not utter, […]
Last week we told you about the absolutely incredible and amazing performance improvement of a mare named Shes A Warrawee since it came to QLD and the Mitchell Dawson stable. This Shit Ain’t Real – But it Is We told you that what had just happened by the mare wasn’t real. Horses don’t get that […]
Dean Chapple is a drug cheat. We all know that. I wouldn’t give two cents for the bloke. He’s a plucky little rooster though, that I gave to give him. Chapple came back last night from his long spell for giving a shot horse painkillers. Bang. A winner from his first drive. Buddy Perfect. That […]
Back to Jason Grimson’s incredible 5 for 5 record at Menangle last Saturday night, and I want to talk again about Rakero Rocket’s amazing win in 1.47.3 at his first start for the master trainer’s stable. I heard last night that it was the second fastest time ever run in Australia, behind only My Field […]
Archie I think you are barking up the wrong tree about Dr Alan McGregor. I dealt with him for a period of 20 years, prior to accepting that my inability to comprehend the basics of chemistry whilst at university and my concern for my horses welfare left me no choice but to hand in my […]
Until a month ago the fastest time that Still Rollin had ever run a mile in was 1.52.0. Then he went to Jason Grimson. And on Saturday night he went 1.49.7. The fastest Grant Dixon could get Demon Blue to go was 1.51.9, which was in defeat. It won in 1.51.7 on the weekend, doing […]
Two QLD gallops trainers have been disqualified in recent times for using the banned anabaolic steroid Stanozolol to improve their horses performance. So what does Stanozolol actually do, and how does it improve a horse? The answer is it does many things: Increases Protein Synthesis: Stanozolol binds to androgen receptors in cells, which activates specific […]
Queensland gallops trainer Louis Peoples has been disqualified for 21 months after one of his runners named Half Listening threw positive swabs to the banned anabolic steroid Stanozolol, the same drug used by Ben Johnson when he broke the world 100m record at the 1988 Olympics, proving that come things might change but drug cheating […]
Racing Victoria (RV) has been made aware of a Harness Racing New South Wales (HRNSW) investigation in which the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) has detected traces of levamisole in a sample of the oral worm drench product iO Fenbender 100. Metabolites of levamisole include aminorex and pemoline which are stimulants and hence, levamisole is a […]
Racing NSW this week issued an Industry Notice about the discovery of industrial grade solutions of the substance dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) in racing stables, and of its administration either intravenously or via nasogastric tube to horses in training. This is a concern for a number of reasons, because DMSO: (a) is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID), […]
