Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Gavin “Group 1 Gav” Eades – featured in the video above after winning the 1994 Doncaster Handicap, before he descended into drug and alcohol fueled madness – will appear before the Racing Victoria Stewards on Wednesday to face charges over his digraceful behavior at a recent race meeting at Caulfield. Eades – who has lost […]
‘Sugar’ Ray Douglas is an amateur jockey, a rider at Picnic meetings where horse loving people come out to pay homage to the great sport of thoroughbred racing and bask in the sun with a drink in their hand as they watch the gee-gees gallop by. They don’t go to races to witness horses being […]
Stop it Jamie! You’re making us dizzy.
The whole of racing’s thoughts and prayers are with Bailey Rogerson tonight as she lies in a coma in hospital with horrific injuries after a terrible fall at Arawa Park on Sunday. Bailey suffered a fractured skull in the fall, and doctors immediately placed her in a coma amid concerns about intracranial pressure and a […]
Bubba Tilley returned to his hometown of Roma today and lifted the biggest race of the year. Wasn’t he happy about it too. He will get a fine for sure, but who cares? Not Bubba the Lair, that’s for sure. He’s won the Cup And good on him too.
COLOURS OF AUTUM – Jockey L. Morrison pleaded guilty to a charge under AR 132(5) in that she used her whip in an excessive manner striking the horse 7 times prior the 100 metres and 18 times in totality. Jockey Morrison’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 days to […]
Oh dear. Lacey’s lucky day has turned to disaster. Yesterday the Stewards Report for race 4 at Cairns made no mention about Lacey Morrison’s excessive whip use. Now, presumably after reading the unofficial Stewards Report – our story – and having seen the incontrovertible proof of jockey Morrison’s whip rule breach, the Stewards Report has […]
A funny incident occurred in the 4th race at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The whips of jockeys Anthony Allen (in the blue and white) and Danny Peisley (in the red and white) became entangled. Allen ended up with both whips. Jockey A. Allen is not a strong rider with the persuader in the right […]
Jockey Lacey Morrison (pictured) has had more fines and suspensions for whip rule breaches over the past 12 months than the average rider, so it is fair to say that she is somewhat fortunate that the Stewards at yesterday’s Cairns TAB meeting were half asleep at the wheel. Lacey struck her mount in race 4 […]
You don’t see this every day do you? A jockey being suspended for careless riding in a trial. I can’t remember the last time I read about one happening. Until now. —————————– SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Sunshine Coast Barrier Trials Tuesday 11 November 2025 Trial 7 Following the running of this Trial Stewards inquired into an incident […]
