Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Race 1: MATTHEW ARNOLD AND RACHAEL MCCROW MEMORIAL QTIS 3-Y-O BENCHMARK 60 HANDICAP 1400m Declaration of correct weight was delayed to allow Stewards to review the footage of the start and early stages to determine the cause of Jockey A Allen being dislodged from FAR CRY. After viewing the footage Stewards identified that near the […]
There is a lot of conjecture on social media about whether Anthony Allen, the jockey on the leader in the red and white, jumped off the horse or was thrown off. Much of the more informed speculation relates to in-play betting. We don’t have an opinion either way. Or not one that we are prepared […]
Nothing to see there. Horse ridden to take up lead. Allen looks down towards wither/pommel like the pad may have slipped back/shifted on jumping. He looks to his offside to see whether he is clear to cross down to fence. Gets a hold of horse by grabbing breast plate. Horse pricks its ears and props. […]
A million magic crystalsPretty pure and whiteA multi-million dollarsAlmost overnightTwice as sweet as sugarTwice as pure as salt And if you get hooked babyIt’s nobody else’s fault – Grandmaster Flash, White Lines QLD jockey Amy Graham has been cleared of a charge conduct prejudicial to the image of racing under Australian Racing Rule 228(a), after […]
The QLD Stewards have determined not to penalize jockey Dylan Turner – aka the Kiwi Koala – for sitting up on Chasing Time at the 50m mark and costing it the race at Toowoomba a couple of weeks ago that we told you about in our story. Dylan Turner’s a Sit Up Sally Jockey Turner […]
Apprentice Bailie Baker has had an absolute shit of a couple of months. First her ever-loving and much loved Dad Glen got diagnosed with the dreaded spanish dancer and died. The weekend after Dad crossed the bar she had a race fall and almost did too. Then to top it all off she got stripped […]
Zac Purton reckons that if he had remained in Australia instead of going to Hong Kong to chase the gold he would today be the James McDonald of the Sydney scene. What a tosser. The closest that Z. Purton ever got to winning a Sydney Premiership was in seasons 2005/06 and 2006/07 when he ran […]
An inquiry has been convened into jockey Dylan Turner mistaking the position of the winning post and sitting up early on his mount in race 4 at Toowoomba on Saturday night and costing it the race. That’s good, so there should be an inquiry. As to the other matters to do with Dylan Turner’s ride, […]
Watch Dylan Turner’s ride on the horse on the inside over the final 50 meters of race 4 at Toowoomba on Saturday night. It is the final leg of the early quaddie and the first leg of the main. Turner’s mount is kicking and looks like it is going to get its head out in […]
Jockey Amy Graham’s appeal against her 4 month disqualification for snorting coke live on Peter Profit TV on Wednesday at the RAP will be interesting I reckon. It will be a test of the application of the Queensland Human Rights Act (HRA) and whether it works, or whether it’s just another piece of shit legislation. […]
