Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I don’t know what to say about the standard of South Australian stewarding, or at least nothing that I haven’t said a million times before. Look at the decisions in these three races in a row at Globe Derby this week, and you make up your own mind. Stewards inquired into an incident near the […]
It was only 3 months ago that Chief Steward Chadwick issued the directive above to QLD trainers and jockeys. Apprentices must claim their full allowance or ride at their declared minimum riding weight (MRW). Under no circumstances will an apprentice be allowed to ride over their MRW. Chief Chadwick also this issued this one – […]
Ben Yole had 60 of the 99 runners in Hobart last night in the three races he contested. That’s just ridiculous. What is going on when he brings horses over to race in Victoria is even worse. Chainsaw had two runners last night. The first one Miss Tyler was driven as dead as a doornail. […]
Jockey James Baker felt ill when he arrived at the stalls on Champagne at Dawn for the 3rd race at Mackay on Thursday, so poorly that he advised the starter and asked to be inspected by the medical staff. They gave him a quick once over and passed him fit to ride, which is a […]
There are 8 hours in a Stewards working day, which adds up to 16 hours in two days, minus paid mornind and afternooin tea breaks which brings the day down to 7.6 hours, or 15.2 over 2. To conduct 59 stable inspections in those 2 days would mean that an inspection was carried out every […]
Kiwi trainer Cameron Jones has been found to have, and has admitted, injecting his horse Johnny Nevitts with a substance on race day. There is however a major problem. Jones has given sworn evidence to the Racing Integrity Board that the substance injected was a product named Flexadin. Flexadin is not sold in injectable form. […]
The Chris Frisby trained pacer Feelgood Express was backed from $1.95 into $1.75 in the 7th race at Redcliffe last night. I very much doubt it was the stable’s money. If it had been it is highly unlikely that Shane Graham would have driven it the atrocious manner than he did, most unlikely indeed. Feelgood […]
The Stewards panel on the night of the dubious drive was Steve Mulcay (Chairman), Keith Coppins, Ben Van Zan and Adrian Dooley. Between them these four men have have well 100 years of racing experience combined, including at the competition as well as in senior integrity roles in New Zealand and Mr Mulcay is a […]
Scott Steele is the CEO of the Albion Park Harness Racing Club. Court 20 in Brisbane is a criminal court. What the hell is he doing there? I guess we might find out this afternoon.
The horse coming up the fence in this race, Kyle Loch, was going to win the race for sure, and then it galloped. It lost momentum and ground and fell back to finish 4th instead of 1st. The RIB Adjudicator Geoff Hall disqualified it from the race after the Chief Steward Vinnie Munroe lodged an […]
