Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
French jockey Mickaelle Michel (3rd in the grey and purple silks) was a wee bit upset about being chopped out by rider Jack Hill (teal stripes, white cap) when he came around and crossed her in a race at Hamilton late in May. At the conclusion of the race and continuing into the mounting yard […]
Top jockey Matthew Cameron has been stripped of his racing licence in the wake of his conviction for indecent assault. The 35-year-old was sentenced to 90 hours’ community work and ordered to pay $900 to the victim, on Tuesday in the Hamilton District Court after pleading guilty to the booze-fuelled assault. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing […]
in 2021 Kiwi jockey Matthew Cameron lost his license after being convicted of the criminal offence of indecent assault. After spending more than 2 years out of racing, New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing controversially granted Cameron a special exemption from the rule that prohibits people with criminal histories from being licensed, and gave him his riders […]
Star jockey Matt Cameron will return to race riding tomorrow after being granted an exemption from his racing ban for an indecent assault conviction. Cameron had his riding licence revoked by New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing after being convicted of indecent assault on an adult male in July 2021. Cameron, who is openly gay, was sentenced […]
A runner turned in the stalls and got loose as the starter let them go in this race in Argentina. It took off in the other direction back toward the oncoming field. Look what happened. Disaster averted. There but for the skill of the riders and the grace of god they go.
The $2.40 favorite Margot’s Diamond is last on the fence as the film rolls, in the yellow and purple or red diamonds. When you see what happens next you’d have to wonder how hard jockey Matthew Bennett was trying to win or run a place. Either that or the horse was very unlucky. You be […]
On a day of penalties for careless riding at the Sunshine Coast yesterday, Michael Rodd received two suspensions, one of them 8 days for causing interference in race 2, and the other 12 days for causing interference in race 8. These were separate and distinct cases of careless riding, and the penalties were stand alone. […]
Samantha Collett is riding Hooks, the horse in the red and yellow glued to the fence. The race is race 3 at Ipswich on Friday. Hooks is the $4.49 second favorite. Collett sits up on her mount inside 50m from home. It clearly costs Hooks third place, no question at all. A $27 outsider runs […]
This bloke eased up a wee bit early didn’t he? Those who backed the horse have nominated its jockey for Idiot of the Year.
For the jockeys to stop work during the trials today to carry on this meeting, it is just so exceptionally disappointing … I just felt it showed very little care or understanding of the rest of the industry, we (trainers) are annoyed and disappointed at the situation which could have been handled outside of these […]
