Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You’d have to question the intelligence of some jockeys given their rides yesterday. In Brisbane it was obvious that you had to be in the middle of the track down the straight to win. So what do some riders do? Stay near the rail and try to slip up the inside. Morons. It was the […]
Check this out. The rider of the horse in front in the green and white jumps off upon landing after the 2nd last. Philip Byrnes is the blokes name. What he has done is as clear as day. The Stewards didn’t think so. They said nothing to report. After publication of the photo at the […]
King Callow was a bit ambitious taking Kyle Wilson-Taylor on in the jockeys room at Doomben yesterday. He was giving away 25 years, and plus KWT is a real tough rooster and he can fight. Hospital is the only place he was ever going to go in this bout, and that’s how it ended up […]
Date of hearing: On the papers Date of decision: 6 May 2025 Panel: Judge John Bowman (Chairperson). Appearances: Mr Marwan El-Amar appeared on behalf of the Stewards. Mr Matthew Hyland represented Ms Celine Gaudray. Charge: Australian Racing Rule (“AR”) 115(1)(C) states: (1) A jockey or apprentice jockey must not: (c) bet, or have any interest […]
On the last Sunday in March jockeys Celine Gaudray and Ethan Brown, who are partners, spent the afternoon getting on the piss and punting on the trots and dogs at The Coopers Inn pub in town. They’re both pissed, and they are using Ethan Brown’s Sportsbet account to put their bets on through the app […]
On the 26th of May last year jockey Wanderson D’Avila suffered a fall at a race meeting in Mareeba. D’avila was transported to hospital to assess the injuries he suffered in the fall. The horse that he was riding had no such luxury of professional assessment and treatment for its injuries. It was euthanized then […]
“I’ll look after you”. That’s what jockey Rory Hutchings said to the Clerk of the Scales at Randwick yesterday, after the race day official pulled him up for attempting to weigh out without his safety vest so he could make the weight. “I’ll look after you”. There are only two ways that you could take […]
Visiting UK jockey Will Featherstone was pretty excited about riding his first New Zealand winner. So excited that he showboated for the camera, not realising of course that it was on the other side. The Stewards and the RIB adjudicator didn’t share the Englishman’s joy. They hit him with a $300 fine. Poor bastard’s winning […]
In a clear message to licensees that you have to pee when the Stewards direct you to, Queensland jockey Shannon Apthorpe has been disqualified for 12 months after refusing to provide a urine sample when required at trackwork at Clifford Park in March. Apthorpe, who hasn’t ridden in a race since December last year, will […]
What the hell was Mark Zahra thinking on Giga Kick in the Goodwood? He took it straight out to the rear after the start from the wide barrier 12, and probably didn’t have much choice. But Zahra certainly did have a choice about when he made his run on Giga Kick and he left it […]
