Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Notwithstanding the concerns expressed in our previous story about inequities in the application by Stewards of the rules, the decision to stand Noel Callow down is in our view the correct one. There is just no excuse for Callow’s racist conduct shown in the video below, and while it happened outside of racing what the […]
In a week in which female riders Angela Jones and Emily Lang are quite rightly getting all the attention as they battle for the Brisbane premiership, another amazing achievement by women jockeys has gone largely overlooked. Last Saturday at Middlemount every rider on the card was female. Out on the track up in the saddle […]
I’M FAMOUS – Jockey R Wilson was questioned in relation to her riding of the mare in the home straight, it was established that she had become jaded as she had only recently returned to race riding. Considering the circumstances stewards admonished Ms Wilson and advised her that when accepting rides she must present herself […]
What on earth was rider Joe Bowditch doing here in race 2 at Caulfield on Gala Queen. Bowditch is in the bright pink colors and cap with blue and white sleeves and a pom pom on top. Take a look. From the side on view it just looks like Gala Queen is unlucky, stuck in […]
The Stewards are suspicious about apprentice Shania Willis’s ride on the $4.80 chance Jediah in the fifth at Gatton last Thursday. After taking initial evidence from Willis on the day, the stipes have adjourned their inquiry into her tactics in the race so they can examine all aspects of the race, including the wagering. A […]
If Ben Melham is not doing business with Jamie in races I will walk naked up Pitt Street, Sydney with a pink bow tie around my manhood – Prominent Sydney racing identity It’s a very sexist statement that a well known racing man from Sydney made to me this afternoon isn’t it? One that takes […]
Jockey Jason Huxtable appears in Cairns Court today for a further mention of his charge under section 227A of the Queensland Criminal Code of recording am intimate act in breach of the alleged victim’s privacy. Huxtable remains on bail with conditions including that he not ride at or attend race meetings north of Rockhampton.
Some people are blowing up about Ben Melham’s beaten ride on Wetumpka in race 1 at Pakenham today. Wetumpka was backed from $6.50 into $2.00 and Melham has long been said to be associated with bookmakers and big punters alike, so you might be able to understand their cause for suspicion when it gets beaten […]
Poor Jessica Lindsay (pictured) – God bless her soul Bailey Wheeler was fined $750 on Tuesday for accepting a ride for which he couldn’t make the weight. It was at least the 2nd time in the past month that he has offended against the rule. There is real concern about this talented hoop’s marked weight […]
The battle for the QLD jockeys premiership title took a wicked double twist and turn this week. First on Monday the Racing Appeals Panel of Judge Kerry O’Brien and former jockeys Ken Waller and Eddie Wilkinson knocked back the title front runner Angela Jones appeal against her 10 day suspension for careless riding, commenting that […]
