Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Breaking news out of Launceston is that Ben Yole and others (presumably his brother and the Ford brothers) have lost their substantive appeal against being warned off from all racetracks. We are told that TasRacing will be reissuing the warning off notices against the four on Monday, meaning if the mail is right that after […]
A number of people in Far North QLD are asking questions about the last race in Cairns yesterday, most particularly the corporate bookies and Betfair traders who were skinned on the winner Go Getaboy, which is predominantly owned by Cairns Jockey Club chairperson Tom Hedley or his companies, and his mate and fellow committee member […]
See the Stewards Report from Sunday’s Launceston harness meeting on Sunday? The Tasmanian race day Stewards questioned trainer B – for Ben – Yole about the performance of Endeavour Stride in race 9. That would be fine except that Ben Yole isn’t the officially registered trainer of the horse. His father Wayne Yole is. It […]
Maybe Tess Townsend needs a rest between engagements. Townsville on Thursday, Home Hill on Saturday, Mareeba on Sunday, Longreach on Monday and back to Cairns tomorrow. That’s a hell of a lot of driving. Do the stewards even monitor this? There are enough accidents in racing already, and frayed tempers come from tired people. Walter […]
You can see Racing Queensland’s mandatory 12-day stand-down protocol for jockeys diagnosed with conscussion above. This is what QRIC Commissioner Shane Gillard who was involved in developing the protocol had to say about it. Racing Integrity Commissioner Shane Gillard welcomes the introduction of the new concussion protocol which brings Queensland thoroughbred racing into line with […]
GENERAL After the running of race three apprentice S McCann was assessed by QAS officers inclusive of a concussion test and stood down for the remainer of the day. Ms McCann was advised that a medical clearance is required prior to resuming riding. After the running of race five apprentice T Townsend was originally assessed […]
Interesting comments from Bert. Both jockeys were there with their boyfriends. And only rider McCann was attended to by ambulance. She had concussion tests completed before being unable to ride. Jockey Townsend rode in the subsequent race and wasn’t stood down until race 7. False news. Artie from Aramac Editor’s note We weren’t there so […]
This is the 4th race at the Pinjarra trots this afternoon. Atlas the Titan – the horse 1 out and 2 back in the blue and yellow colors of its trainer Gary Hall Jr – is the $1.09 favorite. It has the rights to the spot it’s in. Under the rules anyway. But the driver […]
Relating to matters at the start and during the race 162. (1) A driver shall not – (n) take or attempt to take an unfair advantage in a race; (u) drive in a way which causes or could cause interference or jostling; (www) allow his horse to shift ground in a manner which impedes, hinders or advantages […]
Do any two races over 1720m at Melton ever start at the same spot? Here are six of the races run at the track over the distance last Thursday night. Note that the gates release in a different spot in each one. Starting races from mobiles is obviously not an exact science, but when vast […]
