Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Have you ever seen a weaker ride in your life than this one by Ashley Morgan on the grey? Jack Duggan is it’s name. It’s firmed from $4.00 into $3.20. Have a look what Morgan does. Then he finishes it off with aplomb. Give us a break Ashley. We deserve better than that.
Saturday’s fatal fall at Innisfail that resulted in the death of the horse Ancient Song and serious injury to apprentice jockey Mel Campbell might never have happened but for a series of systemic failures. For the purpose of preventing a repeat of Saturday’s tragedy these failures need to be identified and addressed. This is not […]
The Fall 6-year-old galloper Ancient Style faltered at the 600m mark of a Maiden race at Innisfail on Saturday and crashed to the turf, dislodging apprentice jockey Mel Campbell in the process. Campbell suffered serious injuries in the fall and is presently hospitalized. As bad a state as she is in, it could have been […]
A prominent Cairns racehorse owner sent this picture to me yesterday. Apparently Grubby Day put it up on social media. That was nice of him, because I’ve never seen his granddaughter before. She looks like a nice kid. Must throw to her Mum. Is Nathan Day’s companion old enough to drink? Doesn’t he have any […]
We often hear Stewards use the terms general deterrence and specific deterrence as the drivers for determining the penalties handed down to licensees who breach the rules. Specific deterrence as it relates to a penalty means basically “How hard do we need to hit this person for a breach of the rules to make sure […]
Dettori attempted to maintain anonymity in dealing with His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC), but the jockey was outed on Monday over a tax bill which he is reported to have paid in full. Jockey Frankie Dettori, now based in the United States, is currently working to “unravel the mess” caused by his previous tax […]
Offences such as this have the capacity to damage the image of the industry. Animal welfare must be at the forefront of thinking when a situation such as this arises – Judge John Bowman Victorian jockey Jack Hill pleaded guilty to having struck his mount Gen Zed twice with the open hand on the side […]
QLD jockey Corey Bayliss must have been kissed by a fairy. Last week Masa Abe was disqualified for 16-month after placing 50 bets on gall0ps races in breach of rule 115(a). It was Abe’s first offence. No early remission of any part of the disqualification was extended to him. Corey Bayliss was today found of […]
Archie, Gotta take a bit of deep dive into this…. 50 bets on races in Australia and international- plea of guilty- 3 months disqualified. Probably a bit heavy but small fish. Bets on races 3 races in which he rode…. Where were they? It’s not in the report. Were they are different days? If so, […]
QLD jockey Masa Abe hit the headlines earlier this week when he was disqualified for 16 months after pleading guilty to gambling offences in breach of the rules. The punting hoop threw the dice and appealed the sentence, applying also for a stay until his appeal was heard. Abe’s stay application was heard in super […]
