Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
QUEENSLAND Minimum Age – 42 months Grade 5 only. Penalties apply if breaking time standard. WESTERN AUSTRALIA Minimum Age – 45 months Masters Grades 1, 2 and 3. All wins penalty free when returning to non-Masters grades. NSW Minimum age – 48 months Masters Grades 1, 2 and 3. All wins penalty free when returning […]
The South Australian trainer at the centre of the live baiting investigation has been named as Troy Murray, one of the leading trainers in the State. Murray, who has trained 8 winners and 20 seconds from his past 50 runners, has won multiple premierships in SA, but has never been the most popular bloke in […]
Sires on Ice. What the hell? Is this is a joke? Surely it has to be. But it’s not. Sires on Ice. Well I guess half of the Tasmanian racing industry is on it, so why not? Glass pipe jockeys rejoice. You’d think they’d be a bit more discreet about it though wouldn’t you? No […]
Just 16 days ago Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock – the grub who shoots Ben Yole’s unwanted pacers, hangs their bodies from trees to bleed them out, cuts them up with chainsaws and then feeds them to his hounds – was gifted an extended kennel license despite having operated in breach of the rules and […]
What the hell sort of name is the Q? What does it stand for? The Queensland? No, we’ve already got one. The moment you cross the Tweed you’re standing in it. The Quinella? No, there are three tracks at Purga not two. The Queer? In these woke, enlightened days who knows? The Quadragesimal? The Quaint? […]
Remember the next champion greyhound that I told you about a couple of days ago? This one? Wanna See the Next Champion Greyhound? – Then Watch This Bloke Well guess what what? Last night it broke the track record at the Gardens. This is a super dog, sans the cape. Next stop the moon. https://www.tab.com.au/racing/2023-06-03/THE-GARDENS/T/G/8
The big racing news in Queensland this morning is the Bundaberg Cup controversy reported on yesterday by the Greyhound Recorder. https://www.thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au/news/controversy-engulfs-75000-bundaberg-cup-final-49997 In brief, a dog named Springview Magic was set to compete in a race late on the card at Bundy on the 13th of March, but weighed in at 100 grams above the limit. […]
In NSW a bookie can’t offer or accept a bet that involves an interest in the result of the working of the totalizator on an event, unless they are both licensed, and present at a licensed racecourse. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1997-045#sec.88 A licensed racecourse is exactly as it reads. A licenses course where races are held. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-1998-114#sec.7 A […]
D0n’t mess with Doctor Dream He’s not one for sympathyHe will bring you to your kneesLose your troublesEase your pain This is the price you must pay Remember this story below? Re-read it if you don’t. It’s about how the QRIC kept a dog with a broken leg out in the sun writhing in pain, […]
How many of the animal activists who hate greyhound racing and want to shut it down actually keep a retired dog as a pet do you reckon? 2/3rds of 1/5th of SFA is my guess. Not knowing and loving the breed is no impediment to the vegan’s crusade though, it continues on apace. It’s not […]
