Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Board of the RIB (which is accountable to the Minister for Racing) is now seeking to appoint an outstanding Chief Executive with a track record of providing strategic leadership and driving engagement with industry stakeholders. This is an opportunity to take on a crucial leadership role within the sector, that leads the racing industry’s […]
Government seeks review of award for banned greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock The state’s racing minister says he wants a review into the trainer of the year award given to recently banned Tasmanian greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock. What was said in state parliament. Tasracing has been asked to review the trainer of the year award given […]
The announcement of the life disqualification of the obviously continued incorrigible live baiter Anthony Bullock is welcome breath of fresh air from a fetid Tasmanian racing environment. Bullock – the mate of Ben Yole, and the man who chainsawed his unwanted horses into pieces and fed them to his hounds – has been put out […]
While the all the talk in the greyhound world and wider is the belated life disqualification of Anthony Bullock from the sport and the circumstances leading to the penalty, including the reasons as to why it took so long, there is another recent case in Tasmania that highlights the laxity of integrity management in the […]
Mark Zahra’s decision to serve the 7-meeting suspension handed to him for breaking the whip rules in the Caulfield Cup between Cox Plate and Derby Day, allowing him to ride at both, simply goes to illustrate how bloody stupid the Australian suspension rules truly are. Now those who can count will realise that there are […]
This is the 5th race at Addington last night. Keep your eyes on the horse in the green and white 4 back the fence. Watch closely it’s inside wheel. Driver Bob Butt clearly breached the rules here, and his horse KD Hawk should have been disqualified from its placing in the race and he should […]
The Chantal Turpin trained Zena Rhayne Bow is clearly a very promising young pacer, as evidenced by the mile rate she ran of rarely seen in that grade of race 1.55.1 in winning a maiden at her first start at Albion Park yesterday. Those in the know backed her from $2.80 into odds on too, […]
As we have written a few times, leading NZ driver John Dunn seems to make a habit in recent times of calling in sick to Sunday meetings after having a big drink at the pub or stables the night before. We’ve lost track of the number of times it’s happened now, but it’s far too […]
On a day of all round excitement and intrigue yesterday at Randwick, one of the most interesting things to see was the appearance of the recently retired former Hong Kong chief steward Kim Kelly on the panel for the day headed by his former deputy Steve Railton. The vastly experienced and hugely respected Kelly, who […]
Mission of Love was backed off the map in race 6 at Eagle Farm yesterday, firming from $5 early into odds on. It went down. The question is did the punters get handled by the jockey Jaden Lloyd? It was a very strange ride indeed. Lloyd walked the horse out of the gates and took […]
