Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Three cheers to the track staff at the Gold Coast who took over from the ‘guru of grass’ Nevesh Ramdhani. They’ve done a great job to get the turf track fixed and back up and firing. It played fair all day. The times were fast. Every horse had an even chance. No-one slipped or slid. […]
Picture taken at the Gold Coast this morning Racing on the Gold Coast turf track takes its first step toward resumption this morning with the first trials being held back on the grass. Or they are supposed to be anyway. But the fog has rolled in like its the moors in England. Since when does […]
Believe it when you see it, but according to the latest update to the Gold Cost Turf Club calendar, the long awaited return to racing on the turf is set down for Pink Ribbon day on the 21st of September. That first meeting back on the green stuff (if it happens) will be followed by […]
By Ray See So, if you are wondering what happened to the third race at Beaudesert today, a Maiden Handicap over 1650 metres, it was abandoned for safety reasons following stewards and jockeys consulting, after two horses slipped near the 1100 metre crossing in the second race, which had also been run over 1650 metres. […]
The hot mail circulating around Eagle Farm yesterday was that the night meeting under lights at the Gold Coast in three week’s time is dead, buried and cremated. There is not a hope in hell that the track will be fit and ready to race they say, and they will be calling it off this […]
The Gold Coast Turf Club’s last scheduled grass track card before the inaugural $1 million Magic Millions race meeting under lights has been bumped to the poly track too, meaning that there will be no races run on turf prior to the big night. If of course the grass track is in a sufficiently raceworthy […]
There are 25 days to go before the new $1 000 000 Magic Millions sales race is due to be run uder lights on the turf at the Gold Coast. All the dining tables are advertised as being sold out. It may end up being a very lonely and boring meal. Those in the know […]
Jockeys Noel Callow and Jai Williams exchanged harsh words after they crossed the line at the end of race 6 at the Gold Coast on Saturday arvo, and for good reason too, at least from Williams perspective. He was on the second favorite in the Freedman colors made famous by Mummify. It’s name was Flag […]
Some wag wrote in an suggested that the Gold Coast Turf Club adopt this Milli Vanilli tune as the theme song for their new track. It’s just a shame that Nevesh Ramdhani’s not around any more to sing it. Perhaps club chairman Steve Lines and Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott might do a duet.
What are the chances of the big first night under lights at the Gold Coast going ahead? After the transfer of the Hollindale meeting to Caloundra this week it has to be long odds. Since even before the first meeting at the new track we have been telling anyone who would listen that it was […]
