Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tommy Berry, pictured above with his later jailed mate The Butcher Tommy Berry is booked to ride Soul Of Spain at 54.4kg in the Melbourne Cup. That could prove problematic, for he couldn’t make 55.5kg at Hawkesbury yesterday. Taking a kilo or more off when you are knee high to a grasshopper and thin as […]
I don’t know what young trainer James Healy was thinking when he made the ill-fated decision to bring Tiffani Brooker down from the Sunshine Coast to ride Arabian Rose in the $2 million Group 2 The Invitation at Randwick yesterday, but I bet he regrets it. No disrespect to Brooker, who is a competent provincial […]
Jason Collett’s ride on the beaten $2.05 favorite Ciaron’s Star in the Brian Cowley at Randwick yesterday was the stuff of nightmares. A punter’s worst dream. Everything Collett did was wrong. First Ciaron’s Star missed the start by two lengths. His rider took him to the rail. Coming to the turn Collett had the choice […]
Jockey Reece Jones was thrown from his mount when returning to scale after race 2 at Scone on Friday, and hit the ground hard, banging his head. The on-course paramedics diagnosed the rider as displaying signs of concussion and stood him down from his remaining mounts for the day. If Jones rode in Victoria or […]
Racing Victoria Stewards have concluded their inquiry into Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup, where near the 300m, Half Yours fell, and Ohope Wins that was trailing, was brought down by the fallen Half Yours. Initial evidence was taken from Ethan Brown (Zahrann), Rachel King (Green Spaces), and apprentice Jabez Johnstone (Kings Valley), assisted by Victorian […]
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORTS 1. Townsville Turf Club: Sunday 4th October 2026 Race 6: Ladbrokes Benchmark 65 Handicap 1200M Stewards today conducted an inquiry into a race fall involving KICKOFF, ASK ME MATE and CHARTWELL during the running of Race 6 at the Townsville Turf Club meeting conducted on Sunday 4 October 2026. During the inquiry evidence […]
So jockey Masa Abe goes out to trackwork wearing these META sunglasses, which can film or take photos, play music, talk to you or connect to your phone so you can take calls. In other words, exactly he sort of glasses that riders shouldn’t have on. The Stewards tell Abe to take them off. He […]
Saturday’s stewards report for the Sydney Stakes (Race 6) said in part: Coal Crusher – Raced wide and without cover from the 700m. J. Melham (Marhoona) pleaded guilty to a charge of careless riding under AR131(a) for permitting her mount to shift out from behind Charm Stone near the 300m when insufficiently clear of Coal Crusher resulting […]
Archie Rachel King defo puts pressure on Jabez, the issue is being Jabez is a kid in his first big race he failed to stop and straighten Even when King released the pressure he didn’t correct his mount. he continues to ride it out. Therein lies the issue . Had he have stopped and straightened […]
Well you can see sort of see here what happened in the Caulfield Cup, even without the benefit of the head on footage, which is being hidden. You get it at half pace in the video below. Then at super slow pace below. This is a video worth watching. It helps you to understand that […]
