Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It appears that in the UK there doesn’t need to be any interference for a jockey to lodge a protest. The pommy Stewards are now upholding them on suspicion. Have a listen below to how this chief stipe explains her panel’s decision to promote the 2nd horse in a race to first placing. They upheld […]
What a superb ride it was by James McDonald on Romantic Warrior in the Yasuda Kined yesterday. Simply outstanding. You will never see one better in your life. If J-Mac’s not the best jockey in the world then I don’t know who is. Just watch this work of art and tell me that you disagree. […]
Once upon a time the jockeys who rode in central Queensland lived in central QLD, but a combination of cheap air fares and a diminishing pool of riders in the country changed all that. Now days a large bulk of the jockeys riding in the region are mercenaries from Brisbane or one of the coasts, […]
Tyler Leslight (above), pictured with former master Billy Johnson In a classic case of the pot calling the kettle black transgender apprentice Tyler Leslight could find himself in hot water after rival rider Wanderson D’vila accused the kid of making a racist remark toward him after the line in race 6 at Townsville yesterday. It’s […]
There was a stack of money for the winner of the 4th race at Ipswich yesterday Majestic Boom, and the smarties who backed the promising 4yo from 3.90 into 2.15 landed the cash. Punters who backed the unplaced 2nd favorite Devastating didn’t have so much luck. A number of them were wondering after the race […]
The Stewards report from Townsville on Friday was instructive as to which jockeys not to book if you want someone to ride your horse. Amanda Thomson accepted 5 mounts at the Mt Isa meeting on Saturday the 24th of April but didn’t turn up to take her mounts. Thomson was then stood down from riding […]
The QRIC Stewards have started and then adjourned an inquiry into Angela Jones ride on Baller in yesterday’s Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm, and it is easy to understand why. Baller is a horse whose usual racing pattern in recent years has been to back in the field, and the now aged gelding had done […]
In an amazing feat rarely or maybe even never sever been before, Vlad Duric landed two winners and three suspensions all in the one day at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The former Victorian rider via Singapore won the Dalrello on Mishani Lily and the Victory Stakes on Antino, his big day out was dulled a […]
So all these trainers, jockeys, punters and other clowns are blowing up big time about the track bias at the ‘Bool. Are they insane, incompetent, or just plain imbeciles? Isn’t it the job of the professionals to work out where the fast lanes are, not to whinge about other people finding them? I would have […]
As country racing has kicked off in western Queensland in recent weeks, momentum is building for a “jockey school” – or mentoring program – to recruit more jockeys and track staff to offset crippling shortages. Amid claims that the North-West had only five or six locally-based jockeys for the 2023 season, which prompted scratched horses […]
