Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
No Grubby, you’re a bit light. It’s nine not two. Word is filtering in that FIFO jockey Nathan Day, who lives in SEQ but rides predominantly in Central and North QLD, has been disqualified for 9 months. No-one seems to know why. The case is yet to be published on the QRIC website so we […]
The Sting Corbould Park, Caloundra, aka the Sunshine Coast. 20 March 2022. Everyone’s a winner. Except favourite punters. Here is how it rolled. Race 1 The winner Nettuno is backed as if unbeatable, $3.10 into $1.65. It is unbeatable. The plunge lands. This is a very smart horse. Put him straight in the black book. […]
The NSW gallops stewards must eat the same crackers for breakfast as their colleagues at the trots do, because their standard of officiating is about the same. Their whole suite of skills was on show at Rosehill yesterday. In race 3 Sam Clipperton pummelled his horse with the whip all the way down the straight, […]
On the 25th of February trot drivers Brad Williamson and Tim Williams decided for no reason at all to go war on each other in a race at Methven. Williams had the lead, and Williamson decided he wanted it, so he took him on. Tim Williams wouldn’t give it up, and Brad Williamson wouldn’t give […]
162. (1) A driver shall not – (c) once on the track speak, communicate or signal to any person other than an authorised official Australian Rules of Harness Racing As you can see in the rule above, in Australia trot drivers are not permitted to speak to other drivers during a race to communicate or […]
Isn’t is ironic that the man employed by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner as the ‘independent’ internal reviewer – the one person appeal court – who determines whether convicted wrong doers sentences are sufficient, is a sinner himself? Kane Ashby is his name. The punting jockey in the story. The same man who would have […]
We thank the Deputy Commissioner for her response to our correspondence to the Racing Minister expressing our concerns about an alleged violent offender being nominated for a Queensland Country Racing Trainer of the Year Award, and being permitted to attend the awards ceremony. It is comforting to know that the QRIC has taken action in […]
Melbourne racing fans may have seen the last of champion mare Verry Elleegant with Chris Waller confirming that the six-year-old would by-pass the All-Star Mile. The reigning Melbourne Cup heroine received more votes than other runner in the $5 million event, to be run at Flemington on March 19, but Waller said she would run in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) […]
Ben ‘Chainsaw’ Yole from Tasmania is officially Australia’s greatest harness racing trainer. He is also one of the nation’s most prolific individual horse killers, which is why we call him Chainsaw – that and the fact that he and his mate the greyhound trainer Anthony Bullock chop the trotters they kill into pieces and feed […]
Crossing the reins (also known as bridging the reins) – This means putting one rein over the top of the other, to form a small hoop about 10cms (4in) long, which you hold between your hands and which fits over the horse’s neck. It is often used by harness drivers to drive their horse with […]
