Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s great to see Bailey Wheeler coming back with four rides at the Gold C0ast this weekend. It’s not quite where Wheeler should be, but better than where he was. Good luck to the kid. Let’s hope that he doesn’t mess it up again this time. It’s his chances are fast running out. And when […]
Have you ever seen a worse hook job than this one in America the other day. It was so bloody obvious. The jockey should get life.
This morning we published a letter from a reader regarding apprentice jockeys in QLD, which specifically mentioned Jaden Lloyd. The letter was genuine ,as are all the letters that we publish – anything I write myself I do so under my own name – but as is our consistent practice we do not publish our […]
The jungle drums are beating that Mick Dittman has been, or is about to be, appointed as a member of the QLD Racing Appeals Panel (RAP), to replace Skye Bogenhuber, who is reportedly making a comeback to race riding. If the rumor is true – which we believe it to be – it creates quite […]
Archie I have a strong opinion on apprentices. The system in QLD is clearly failing them. The amount of raw talent is huge, the poor kids have no direction or support. Firstly the fact that they receive 100% of their money on a weekly basis is a disaster. I’m hearing of kids with huge tax […]
Race 3 at Longreach yesterday turned out to be an absolute debacle. Firstly four runners were late scratchings because there were no jockeys on course to ride them. Next the stirrup leather of the odds-on favourite Yes Larry broke on the way to the barriers and rider Robbie Faehr was thrown off. Faehr was unhurt, […]
Racing Queensland are geniuses aren’t they? A category 5 Cyclone has been predicted all week to hit Far North QLD today, accompanied by torrential rainfall of up to 200mm or more. There was never going to be any hope of racing at Cannon Park in Cairns tomorrow, yet it took RQ until this morning to […]
Troubled former star jockey Luke Tarrant makes another appearance in court today on alleged armed robbery charges. Tarrant, who is remanded in prison after bail was refused, is expected to appear by video link from the jail.
AR 132(7) Subject to the other requirements in this rule: (a) prior to the 100 metre mark in a race, official trial or jump-out: (i) the whip must not be used in consecutive strides. Apprentice Bella Youngberry rode the winner of race 1 at Ipswich on the weekend, the horse in the royal blue in […]
Ben Thompson is a very, very good jockey. He currently sits at number 3 on the national premiership with 92.5 wins for the season. So how do you explain his ride on Redford in the 7th race at the Gold Coast yesterday? Pilot error? A simple misjudgment? Or something a whole lot different again? Thompson […]
