Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
James Orman is a very nice young lad, born and raised of very good parents. He is also an outstanding jockey, and an an extremely smart and focused family man. Back when he was still an apprentice and I helped hook him up with his lovely now wife Heidi, Jimmy told me that his ambition […]
Hong Kong Our mate Lucky Lingard on his ever impressive website letsgohorseracing.com.au has highlighted James McDonald’s ride on Romantic Warrior in the Group 1 Champions and Chater Cup at Sha Tin last week, and called it into question. In support of his proposition that J-Mac was let off light Lucky has reproduced the thoughts of […]
It’s not often that you see a jockey ride himself, but you will in race 3 at Doomben on Wednesday. Number 6 Nozomu is to be ridden by Nozi Tomizawa. Nozi’s full first name is Nozomu. There is an omen bet for you.
Do you recall the bad fall at Townsville in February in which Bubba Tilley and Graham Kliese hit the deck? The fall that caused Bubba to break his collarbone and Kliese his wrists? The one we blamed on the crazily large field sizes from the 1000m start? Bubba and Kliese Survive the Fall – But […]
Bailey Wheeler was excused for accepting a mount in race 1 at Eagle Farm yesterday that he couldn’t ride, the Stewards say for acceptable reasons. Five hours later Wheeler turns up at Toowoomba and has four rides. Toowoomba is only a 1 hour and 40 minute drive from Eagle Farm, and if you don’t have […]
Willie Pike is an outstanding jockey, with one of the best strike rates in the land. Sometimes I wonder about some of his rides though. This one on Herault in race 8 at Belmont was one of them. Herault was backed from $2.40 into $1.95. Willie rode it rather weirdly. He let the winner Antique […]
At least Jett Stanley didn’t lead. Well not until after a while anyway. Mud in your eye Archie. Jett’s off for home.
Daniel Moor is one of the most under-rated jockeys in the country in my opinion. He has ridden more than 1100 winners. collected four Group 1’s, and achieved success internationally. Moor may not be the very best in Australia, but he is up there amongst them, and would be even higher up toward J-Mac, Zac […]
Jockey cum racing photographer Jason Hoops Hoopert is back in the Mt Isa Magistrates Court for what must be the 3rd or 4th time as his charges – believed to be drunk in charge of an e-scooter – slowly wind their way through the judicial system. The wheels of justice don’t turn fast.
Watch the horse on the outside. Oh my goodness. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman. That was spectacular. Let’s just hope the jockey is okay.
