Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A number of Queensland jockeys are known to be very upset about the late cancellation of the meeting at the Sunshine Coast yesterday, in circumstances where the weather forecast showed very early in the day that increasingly heavy rainfall would almost certainly render the troubled track at Caloundra unsafe to race. It has been raining […]
Isn’t it a great boost for QLD country racing that James McDonald has elected to drive up to Blackall for a mount on Saturday in preference to riding in the Group 1 Champagne and All Aged Stakes. It would be fantastic, if only it were true. Sadly however it’s not. RISA – which should know […]
Why was rider Tamara Noble stood down from riding last week? Hopefully not for the same reason as she was in late 2o02, when she was outed after returning a personal positive swab to a banned substance. We don’t know if it was that this time or something else. All we know is that when […]
A lucrative program which would see Hong Kong apprentices trained up in Queensland before returning to their home country is being stalled by an extraordinary previous decision by the state’s governing body not to employ them. Racenet can reveal the Hong Kong Jockey Club has approached Racing Queensland to have their apprentices trained in the […]
More corruption in Albany WA with Natasha Faithfull putting the whip away on truckloaded favourite Beautiful Baroque and allowing the donkey down the outside to win. — Greg Larkins (@GregLarkins4eva) April 11, 2024 This claim of corruption by Greg Larkins – whoever he is – has spread all over the internet. It’s ridiculous. Natasha Faithfull […]
Re: your story about the last race at Cairns on Tuesday. You’re an idiot Archie. Nathan Day lives in Cairns. He is 5 rides back from a collarbone/shoulder type injury. He is limited to a certain amount of rides until back to full fitness. N Day coming back from injury is naturally heavy IVO 60kg. […]
A number of people in Far North QLD are asking questions about the last race in Cairns yesterday, most particularly the corporate bookies and Betfair traders who were skinned on the winner Go Getaboy, which is predominantly owned by Cairns Jockey Club chairperson Tom Hedley or his companies, and his mate and fellow committee member […]
Maybe Tess Townsend needs a rest between engagements. Townsville on Thursday, Home Hill on Saturday, Mareeba on Sunday, Longreach on Monday and back to Cairns tomorrow. That’s a hell of a lot of driving. Do the stewards even monitor this? There are enough accidents in racing already, and frayed tempers come from tired people. Walter […]
You can see Racing Queensland’s mandatory 12-day stand-down protocol for jockeys diagnosed with conscussion above. This is what QRIC Commissioner Shane Gillard who was involved in developing the protocol had to say about it. Racing Integrity Commissioner Shane Gillard welcomes the introduction of the new concussion protocol which brings Queensland thoroughbred racing into line with […]
GENERAL After the running of race three apprentice S McCann was assessed by QAS officers inclusive of a concussion test and stood down for the remainer of the day. Ms McCann was advised that a medical clearance is required prior to resuming riding. After the running of race five apprentice T Townsend was originally assessed […]
