Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Some cynics suggested that we were being harsh on jockey Dale Evans when we unloaded on him about his ride on Nic Some More at Mackay in December 2o23, and asserted that he rode the horse dead. That we were spot on was proven when the Stewards found him guilty of what we and later […]
Queensland apprentice jockey Cody Collis hasn’t ridden in a race since the 29th of April 2023, eleven days after he had been found with a mobile phone in his possession in the jockeys room at a TAB race meeting in Warwick. The reason for Collis’s absence from the track for almost the entirety of the […]
Take a look at the drive of John Kriechbaumer on the favorite Benjamin Button – the horse in the predominantly white colors – in the race below. What was this clown doing? Benjamin Buttons should have won by panels, and would have too if J. Kriechbaumer had driven him with any degree of competence. I […]
Why did Guy Looks Good go so bad in this race at Burnie on Sunday? If he really was tying up, then why? Was it because the Bain/Summit owned pacer hadn’t been exercised properly in the 7 weeks leading into this race? After all, lack of conditioning for a race is one of the major […]
How on earth did this winner of the first race at Young yesterday withstand the protest lodged by the connections of the 2nd placed horse and win the race? It makes no sense at all. The winner didn’t just clip a marker peg, it went all the way inside them and remained there for at […]
The bimbo is former Adelaide jockey turned Only Fans porn star and tipster Libby Hopwood. Ian Devitt is a harness racing Steward in SA. So is Simon Ewen, whose wife is or was the PA to the HRSA CEO. Stewards aren’t allowed to bet on races in the same code that they officiate on. They […]
Why exactly did Adam Sanderson elect to put his drive Miracle Moose into a zip fastener instead of jumping onto the back of Despondent when that horse went three-wide at the Stewards tower to attack? Sanderson’s tall tale about the Moose hanging in and being unable to navigate the turn is nothing more than that, […]
HIS HONOUR: Many people enjoy betting. Many people enjoy betting on horse races. A lot of people do not, but those that do are entitled to have things as fair as possible. They are entitled to have horses run on their merits and they are entitled to have the authorities act properly in ensuring that […]
HIS HONOUR: Corruption in sport is an ongoing problem and noted recent examples have included cricket, rugby league and horse racing in its various forms. I have before me an offender, Paul Anthony O’Toole, who, through his corrupt conduct, has tarnished the reputation of a particular form of horse racing, harness racing in New South […]
Prior being transferred to Seaton Grima’s stable five weeks ago Bully Bourne was just an average plodder from the bush with a best winning time of 1.56.0, which he recorded on debut two and a half years ago on the big fast track at Wagga The average time he had run at his past 1o […]
