Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
That’s a monster of a sentence the 25 year disqualification handed down to jockey James Innes Jr this week by Racing NSW Stewards, one of the heaviest short of life that I have ever seen, although to a 30 year old mid-rung rider life is what it really is. I don’t know what Innes did […]
Today’s meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned due to the state of the track after just one race. Which is bizarre given that they were racing on a Good 3 track and there was no storm or other unexpected weather event. It was a surprise to see the horses throwing up such big clods of […]
Keep your eyes on the rider in the blue and red silks with red cap on the inside. It’s Rory Hutchings. Watch what he does. For some reason the Eagle Farm Stewards Report is not up yet, so we don’t know if the stipes have seen it. The rest of the animal loving world has […]
The Queensland riding ranks, already decimated by disqualifications imposed during the doctored Health Assessment Report scandal, have taken another hit after jockey Shania Willis was on Wednesday suspended for 9 months after returning a positive swab to a banned substance in random urine sample taken during official trials held at the Gatton track on the […]
Former QLD Racing Minister Grace ‘GeeGee” Grace didn’t know a whole lot about the Sport of Kings, but she did come to the job with a deep understanding of arbitration after spending decades as a union official, and her initiative to create the Racing Appeals Panel will stand forever as one of the greatest decisions […]
Have a look at the ride of jockey Sean Cormack on the leader in the white. Watch what he did. He dropped his hands. It looks like Cormack mistook the edge of the big screen for the winning post out the corner of his eye. From the head-on camera you can see clearly see him […]
Hello Peter I think QRIC should be held accountable for not having their Health Assessment forms dated for the upcoming racing season at the top of their yearly forms. Then the rort probably wouldn’t have happened. I stopped riding work last year. Never ever even thought of trying to rig it. But the QRIC need […]
Luke Tarrant had it all. He could have been anything, anywhere. But he just couldn’t stay on the straight and narrow. It seems he still can’t. There is no-one to blame for his troubles but him. Herb from Hughenden Editor’s note – Luke Tarrant’s strike rates over the past 5 seasons paint a clear picture […]
Disqualified jockey Luke Tarrant has posted on social media denying that he either failed to make submissions to a Stewards Inquiry into the legitimacy of his Health Assessment Reports or make a plea on charges laid against him as stated by the QRIC Stewards. The Stewards found that during a Stewards’ Inquiry conducted at Doomben […]
Troubled jockey Luke Tarrant, who if his recent very concerning social media posts are any indication is suffering from severe drug related health issues, has been disqualified for a year after failing to lodge a plea or give evidence into his having submitted false Health Assessment Reports for the years 2020-2025. Tarrant neither lodge a […]
