Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We are told by various sources that the person who took the video of Mitchell Hutchings bashing a tied up and defenceless horse with a hammer is the anti-hero’s brother Brett Hutchings. Brett Hutchings is the track curator at the Parkes Harness Racing Club. He was also the recipient of last year’s Parkes Young Driver […]
As you might have realised, for various reasons I have a bit of a thing for the racing rules. It is weird interest I know, but if people are going to use rules against you then you need to know and understand them better than the people, otherwise they are going to beat you up. […]
DON’T TOUCH THIS – Stewards questioned driver R Morris in relation to the tactics employed in the event, in particular during the early stages when electing to shift down to the marker pegs from a running line position. Mr Morris explained that, during the early stages when trailing ERATIGENA in the running line, he believed that runner was […]
Look at the first ‘expert’ report by Racing Victoria’s vet Dr Grace Forbes into the alleged administration of a milkshake by trainer Shawn Mathick to one of his horses. It was made on 14 October 2019, and this is is what is says: “In my opinion, the two most likely possible explanations for the modest […]
This is not good, for either horse or rider. The horse is dead. Gossiping Girl was her name. The Official Stewards Report says that she had a heart attack on the home turn, and was found by the vet to be dead on arrival. I am not quite sure where she was arriving, or how […]
As most of the world knows, Danny Bougoure was booted out of his Eagle Farm stables so that the Brisbane Racing Club could give them to Annabel Neasham. I wonder if that was a smart decision in hindsight? The QRIC Integrity Investigation Team conducted a without warning inspection of the new Neasham stables yesterday. As […]
We come to race 8 at Gloucester Park last night. The favourite is 2-1 on in the old parlance, or $1.50 in today’s language. A horse named Alcippes Delight, who was drawn on the outside of the back row, was backed from $13.00 into $4.80 to beat it. One guess who owns Alcippes Delight, or […]
Stewards are satisfied with the bona fides of the ownership of beaten Stradbroke Handicap favourite Azkadellia, despite the stable having been indirectly linked to international conman Peter Foster. Foster’s niece, Arabella, has raced four horses under the title of Arabella Racing, all trained by Ciaron Maher. Attempts to link Foster to the ownership are understood […]
Given the revelations that have come out of the NSW and QLD inquiries into the Star Entertainment Group over the past year, is it really appropriate that it continues to hold a slot in The Everest? I mean let’s be honest here, we are talking about an outfit that has been found to have been […]
There is word going around that former QLD Chief Thoroughbred Steward Peter Chadwick may not in fact be lost to the game at all, as previously speculated. It seems soccer is not all that appealing to him. The whispers are that he is in the frame for the Harness Racing Victoria Chief Steward’s job. Surely […]
