Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Noel Callow did it tough for 12 months after the QLD Stewards booted him out of racing after his silly drunken antics in Darwin in the middle of last year. No-one is saying Callow was in the right for what he did, least of all himself, and to some degree he deserved what he got, […]
Last week after its track and Australian record breaking win at Fannie Bay we were told that after the weekend’s Palmerston Sprint the connections of the flying dirt track galloper Balastier would be seeking an invitation to Dubai to take on the world’s best on the dirt in one of the desert nation’s ultra-rich races. […]
I only ever rode Octagonal once …. Yes we all remember that Shane It was in the Victoria Derby in 1995, when you got trapped on the inner, extracted the Big O from the pocket far too late, lost the great horse 2 or 3 lengths in the process, and got as a result was […]
QLD apprentice jockey Jai Williams is a serial offender when it comes to breached of the whip rule. Only last week he got done twice at one meeting for breaking the rules and was outed for 10 days, a sentence that could have been a whole lot longer had the Stewards not allowed him to […]
Jabez Johnstone is quite possibly the most talented apprentice that Melbourne has seen since Nick Ryan, and while that is one hell of a wrap considering the quality of the kid riders who have followed since then, it’s true. Johnstone lost his 3 kilo claim prior to the Sandown meeting on Wednesday, but still rode […]
Racing QLD, and as a consequence Racing Information Services Australia (RISA), had jockey Matthew Chadwick as claiming a kilo and a half on Lets Do It Again in the 4th at the Gold Coast on Saturday when the fields went up. Chadwick, for a long time one of Hong Kong’s leading riders, hasn’t had a […]
There were a series of strange decisions in race 6 at Eagle Farm yesterday. First there was a protect 2nd v 1st for alleged interference passing the 250m mark. The protest appeared to have strong grounds, for the winner ridden by Jai Williams in the yellow and red definitely took jockey Tahlia Fenton in the […]
As if racing isn’t hard enough. Being a trainer in the bush is one of the most rewarding jobs, but it’s also one of the toughest. We put our blood, sweat and tears into these horses every single day, only to head into race week wondering who going to ride them? The current rider situation […]
Starvecchio in the pink colors was backed from $3.10 into $1.90 to win race 2 at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. It lost, after racing extremely ungenerously and pulling its head off. The Stewards have launched an inquiry into the ride, the tactics and the run. I for one am not quite sure why. The horse […]
Kyle Wilson Taylor, in the yellow and black diamonds near the inside, has copped a 3 meeting suspension for severely interfering with rival rider Ben Price, costing his mount all chance in the race and nearly sending Price over the fence. It’s a pretty light suspension when set against the severity of the interference caused. […]
