Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Our story about the protest at Tumut that was lodged and upheld at the weekend has attracted a great deal of discussion, so we thought we’d do a bit of digging and find out how often such a thing happens at the races. The answer is very rarely, with the one from 1993 at Sandown […]
How about this one then? Jockey Simon Marshall believes that he has cause to lodge a protest against his mount Tristanagh’s stablemate Malibu Magic, who had been backed for a fortune, in the 1989 Magic Millions. Marshall seeks direction from both horse’s legendary trainer J.B. Cummings. Bart decides that it would be bad for business […]
Stewards report, Race 1 at Miles on 10 Feb 2024 You can read as well as I can. The start of race 1 at Miles was delayed because the start had to be conducted by the assistant starter due to a lack of barrier staff. At least that’s what the starter Mr D. Kerwick told […]
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What you are watching is race 3 at the Sunshine Coast yesterday, and the interference that Kyle Wilson-Taylor on the eventual winner, the horse in red, caused to the runner-up in the red and black ridden by Jai Williams. The incident resulted in Williams firing in the protest you see at the top that was […]
Don’t you just hate it when the connections of a beaten horse don’t lodge a protest, but the Stewards do? What hope is there of the same person deciding against themself on a panel of just two? Nil and Buckley’s is the answer, just as it proved after Steward B.J. Clark lodged a 4th v […]
As you see from the Stewards Report above, only 6 horses out of the 10 races at Doomben yesterday were pre-race swabbed, and only the winners tested after the race, making it 16 in all that gave a sample. The Stipes report always details the swab attendants and vets working at the meeting, almost without […]
Victorian barrister Damian Sheales (pictured above) is – along with Jim Murdoch KC, Tim Game SC, and Wayne Pasterfield CT (Campbelltown) – generally regarded as one of the best racing lawyers in the land, a true Group 1 standard performer, and with very good reason given his outstanding record of results. As good as he […]
Do you remember us telling you a couple of months ago about how repeat offending hook merchant jockey Dale Evans pulled up a fave named Nic Me Some in a race at Mackay? The Deadest Ride of the Year – Dale Evans Should Be Put Out For Life – UPDATED Well Evan has finally been […]
Dear Peter Profit The report into Ben Yole is a fantastic step forward for our local industry. My concern is the members of the independent stewards panel who have been appointed to investigate Yole further. They are Mr John Hackett and Mr Larry Wilson from QLD, and Mr Barry Delaney from Victoria. The concern I […]
