Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dear Archie Recent news is that Wade Birch has resigned his position with Racing New South Wales greyhounds and advised his department that he is relocating back to Qld. However he does not have a job to come back to yet. Few jobs going though that he might slot into…. Noel from Narrabri Editor’s note […]
The former King of the Brisbane rails ring turned professional trot punter Lindsay Gallaher has been banned from the birdcage by QRIC Stewards. Gallagher – who many believe is the ringleader of a cartel of trickiness at the trots – has been regularly seen in the authorised persons only area at both Albion Park and […]
Good Afternoon Archie, In your story on the weekend you called the last race at Port Pirie the sussest race of the year. I would argue that the Boat race of the year was in the 6th at Albany on Friday night as you highlighted in your story. Note how many stewards in attendance? Just […]
Race 6 at Port Pirie yesterday was a recipe for trouble. It proved to be exactly that too. Trainer Reece Moore had four runners in the race. One of them was the odds on $1.60 favorite, driven by Moore himself. Another was the 2nd favorite Love To Deal, drawn gate 4 and driven by Wayne […]
Just as we foreshadowed in our story yesterday, TasRacing has refused all nominations made by trainer Wayne Yole for this weekend’s race meetings. As a result Team Yole has no runners whatsoever on Saturday nights Launceston card. The new Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll is talking tough in the media about restoring public confidence in […]
Recent law changes that came into effect on 1 February 2025 have seen Tasracing take over responsibility from the now abolished – and largely ineffective – Office of Racing Integrity (ORI) for all three codes of racing, including pre-race day and race day management, stewards, and animal welfare. It hasn’t taken long for Tasracing to stamp […]
Jason Maskiell was charged by Stewards before Xmas with the serious offence 0f failing to ride his mount My Schieller Wood on its merits in the Maiden Plate at Seymp0ur on the 15th of November. My Schieller Wood is the horse third on the fence in the green silks, yellow sleeve and red cap. It did […]
This is an article published on Practical Punting when Jason Maskiell was an apprentice. Some things never change hey? And we’re not talking about Robert Smerdon loading up owner Mike Symons horses. Racing Victoria stewards have accepted an explanation from leading apprentice Jason Maskiell over his ride on Zacroona after the Lee Freedman stable took […]
This is an extract from the transcript of a conversation between corrupt NSW harness racing stewards Matthew Bentley and Paul O’Toole. Bentley (presently deceased) – who by this stage had turned crown witness in return for immunity from prosecution – covertly recorded the conversation, as he did with many others. The burning questions are who […]
… don’t take 24 to 48 hours to work otherwise they wouldn’t be a very good diagnostic tool if your vet has to come back two days later to continue the lameness exam. And they have usually worn off in a period of hours not days. So what exactly was Yole injecting? And to deaden […]
