Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There were some very interesting names that appeared on the law list for the Magistrates Court in Toowoomba yesterday. Each of them are jockeys or former jockeys. Nick Keal. Paul Randell. Luke Tarrant. Tarrant? Hasn’t he been in enough trouble already? We don’t know why these chaps were in court, but post-Weetwood celebrations gone overboard […]
Young Queensland apprentice Cody Collis has been in more trouble for whip use in his short time in the saddle to date than Miley Cyrus has had boyfriends. Collis only returned to riding last Saturday from a 28 day suspension for excessive use of the whip, his 13th offence in his 9 month career as […]
This is the worst Steward’s decision in the world, and the dodgiest one too. A teenage kid claims more allowance on runners at a non-TAB meeting than he is entitled to, by mistake. The mistake is not his, it is the Stewards. The Chief Steward had issued an edict some time back decreeing that apprentices […]
This wise missive was sent in by a regular reader in response to our story about the Steward’s mistreatment of apprentice jockey Cody Collis Hello Archie Your article today articulates exactly what does happen in that and a lot of work places. The little vulnerable guy gets the arse kicking when really he is learning, […]
QLD Deputy Chief Steward Daniel Aurisch sucking up to Her Royal Horseness Zara Phillips. He’d be better off doing his leadership job by applying the rules properly and fairly instead Yesterday we told you the story about how last week the Bundaberg Stewards panel had wrongly assessed and approved apprentice jockey Cody Collis’ allowance as […]
We all know about Wild Will Hulbert’s off his head rant about Andrew Mallyon’s ride on his horse Criminal Defence at Caloundra five starts back at Caloundra. I wonder if after Criminal Defence’s win in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate over 2020m at Doomben yesterday Wild Will might now admit that his criticism of […]
The ride in a sense lacks competition, lacks competitiveness – Wade Birch Snyder: There are some things I can just smell. It’s like a sixth sense Giles: Well, actually, that would be one of the five – Mutant Enemy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer The Wade Birch tough stewarding mania train rolls on this Friday when […]
When you are assessing a racehorse’s performance or a jockey’s ride, it is always instructive to look at the form guide first. Let me tell you a little about Greek Hero’s form. It is an English galloper that has won three races in its life. All bar one of them was on soft ground, which […]
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Rosehill Gardens 28 November 2020 Race 8 – Schweppes Starlight Stakes (Listed) 1100m Passage Of Time Stewards today concluded an inquiry into B. Avdulla’s riding of the gelding in the straight, and in particular his vigour inside the final 200m. Today Stewards heard evidence from Racing NSW Chief Betting Analyst Mr L. Dalton […]
