Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The WA Stewards took just 7 pre-race swabs at Belmont yesterday. They were all in the same race. It was race 5. This race was just an ordinary affair with nothing special special about it, except for one thing. There were 8 starters. One of the horses didn’t get swabbed. It was the favourite Crescent […]
Factual background The following factual background sets out some relevant events and circumstances that have given rise to the Commission’s concerns that are not disputed; they are acknowledged by BetEasy. Gambler was a self-excluded customer of CrownBet, BetEasy’s predecessor. His self excluded status was known to BetEasy and BetEasy’s affiliates John Dow and Jamie Myers. […]
From the telephone discussion recordings between Dow and BetEasy staff, there is no doubt BetEasy was aware that: (a) the Account Holder (and her partner) had “two kids dying in hospital with a heart condition” and accordingly in a vulnerable position at the time; (b) the Account Holder’s partner was a permanently self-excluded gambler; and […]
Told ya so didn’t we? Racing NSW will begin a search for a new chairman of stewards, with Marc Van Gestel set to announce he has accepted the role of Hong Kong chief steward to replace the long-serving chairman Kim Kelly in the racing mecca. Van Gestel will confirm in the coming days he will […]
De La Tourbie gave ground from the 600m. It underwent a post-race veterinary examination which revealed no abnormalities. A warning was issued in relation to it’s performance. Bullshit. Absolute and utter bullshit. De La Tourbie won the race, on its ear. It didn’t lose ground it made it, and there was no vet exam or […]
Forget that she is a trot driver, the Sheryl Wigg case in New Zealand is one that should be watched closely by racing participants on both sides of the Tasman, and in all codes, for two reasons. The first is challenges the NZ High Court to make a determination on the long vexing issue of […]
There were just three horses pre-race swabbed at the Gold Coast gallops meeting on Saturday. Two of them were in the same race, number three. They were Argyle Belle which started at $10.00 and ran 6th, and Value Abbey which started at $51.00 and ran to its price by being tailed out 15 lengths at […]
We broke the story this week about Marc Van Gestel leaving Sydney to take up the Chief Steward’s role there, and although the mainstream press haven’t caught up yet, you can be guaranteed it’s true. Based on his performance post race 5 at Rosehill today, they can have him. I’m not sure what was the […]
Robert and John have been training together in very much an unofficial partnership in recent years as the stable has northern and southern bases, with Robert often spending time in Auckland. But the time has come to make the partnership official but with John also the country’s second leading driver it will be Jenna’s name […]
The latest mail on the exodus of Australian racing integrity officials is different to the earlier post. It is now said that Kim Kelly (pictured above), the long serving and internationally respected Chief Steward of Hong Kong Racing, will soon announce his retirement from that role after two decades of sterling service, and return home […]
