Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We told you about McCrikey’s win in the 10th at the Addington trots on Friday night, the race in which clearly went inside the marker pegs, and the Stewards lodged a protest which the Racing Integrity Board (RIB) adjudicator dismissed. The published RIB decision has now been released, and in our view it highlights a […]
We have been writing for some time now about the terrible standard of Stewarding in Central Queensland since Ben Cooke assumed the Chief Steward role in December last year, and we have been doing so not because we hold any beef against the chief – we don’t – but simply because what we are saying […]
About a month ago we told you the story of an 11-year-old veteran SA pacer named Ghent, and how he had miraculously improved his recent standing starts times by two seconds to win a race at Globe Derby and land quite a decent plunge for his trainer Frank or Gaita Pullicino (choose one). The picture […]
There are two TAB thoroughbred meetings being run this week in Central Queensland. One is on Tuesday at Mackay, the other is on Friday at Rockhampton. Both are provincial race meetings. They each carry the same prizemoney. But there is one big difference, and it is an absolutely inexplicable one. The Rockhampton meeting is restricted […]
This steer here by Brad Pengelly on the horse that starts the replay in 3rd last place in the red and white was the hottest ride in the world. If Pengelly didn’t hook this then I am Mick Dittman. Watch it side on first. Now have a look at the head on. Do you see […]
It’s pretty hard to argue with the Steward’s decision on the protest in the Mornington Guineas. Beau Mertens on the first past the post horse Sharp Response clearly came out on top of Ollie on Jungle Magnate. Mertens also looked to have deliberately used his elbows on Oliver, and to have intentionally smashed his rival’s […]
It appears that the controversial former NZ Racing Chief Steward transplanted to Tasmania Ross Neal is a leopard who takes his arrogant spots with him wherever he goes. The Tasmanian’s are calling him the Hangman, for it appears that whenever a licensee rings him with a tricky question, rather than answer it he simply hangs […]
What the hell is a VIT? How come one of them is on the Steward’s Panel? Why is that person Brad Tamer, the Head of Customer Experience at the QLD branch of the TAB, and its number 3 man? Isn’t having a bookie as a Steward somewhat more than a little bit off? And rather […]
The All-clear for the race was delayed to permit Stewards to review the Judge’s initial placings as it was their observation that KABAYO KING and ARCTIC PEGASUS had carried the incorrect numbers and had started from incorrect positions, although on the correct handicap mark. Having reviewed the official vision the Stewards satisfied that the identity […]
What you are seeing in the picture at the top is the start of the $100 000 Tasmania Cup run at Hobart on Saturday night. You would never know it looking at this, but there were actually 9 horses drawn on the front line mark from the stand. Why then is that horse in the […]
