Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Take a look at the ride of Group 1 winning Kiwi jockey Ryan Elliott on Irish Legacy yesterday at Ellerslie. the horse in the green and gold with the white cap that flops out of the gate last. What the hell? His utterly stupid steer caused Irish Legacy to cop more checks than a bank […]
Why on earth did the Stewards waste their time and put undue pressure on James Orman by inquiring into this ride? What the hell could they possibly have imagined that Orman did wrong? Putting a horse on the fence at the mile mark of a middle distance race run on a tight turning track is […]
Ten years ago the then QLD Racing Minister Steve Dickson – the man who famously declared that QLD racing was half a furlong in front of the southern states – announced this worthy initiative to integrate young riders from Korea into Australian racing. Sadly like a lot of Minister Dickson’s grand ideas it faded away […]
It’s not quite unanimous – Brad Davison is sticking up for the jock – but Willo’s ride on Jimmysstar at headquarters yesterday was absolutely ridiculous, a total misjudgment of the horse, its opposition, the pace and the race. Williams should never have been leading on Jimmysstar. I don’t care which way you cut and spin […]
Archie, We know the story so far. That is Dale Evans was dead as a maggot on Nic Some More at Mackay in Dec 2023. Super Steward Tate Hudson and Cadet Suli charged him with failing to take all reasonable measures on the horse, found him guilty and suspended him for 4 months. The next […]
Some people attract trouble like honey pulls flies. Apprentice Kiwi jockey Wiremu Pinn is one of them. After a chequered career at home in which he often found himself in more strife than Flash Gordon, Pinn came over to Melbourne to ride last year seeking a new start. It kicked off well too, with the […]
Apprentice Mikaya Weir must have been inspired by Ben Dorrie’s midweek call for Cyril Small to be inducted into the Queensland Racing Hall of Fame, for you’d swear she was doing a Cyril on Vo Rogue impersonation aboard Smart and Dapper in the 8th race at Newcastle yesterday. It worked too. Watch in wonder. All […]
Can anyone tell me how when we have relatively simple national racing rules that apply across Australia they can be interpreted so differently from State to State? I refer here specifically to the whip rule, and the disparate application of it by the Stewards in Victoria and NSW. Yesterday the Racing Victoria stipes outed rider […]
Do you remember us telling you a couple of months ago about how repeat offending hook merchant jockey Dale Evans pulled up a fave named Nic Me Some in a race at Mackay? The Deadest Ride of the Year – Dale Evans Should Be Put Out For Life – UPDATED Well Evan has finally been […]
Apprentice Jockey Olivia Pickering Suspended For Three Months Racing NSW Stewards have conducted an inquiry in relation to an incident involving licensed apprentice jockey Olivia Pickering (pictured above) and approved rider Tayla Poy that occurred at Grafton Racecourse on Monday, 29 January 2024. Evidence was taken at the hearing from Ms Pickering, Ms Poy, licensed […]
