Big Ups to Krysten
Young QLD jockey Krysten Swaffer ticked up her 100th career win at Innisfail on the weekend. It is a great achievement. Good on her. May there be many, many more.
The Ride of the Century
Craig Williams ride on Sir Delius in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday was sheer genius. The work 0f a master, who had d0ne his form and planned what he was going to do a long time before he did it. Williams knew that he was on a top class middle distance stayer, […]
Is Craig Williams An Absolute Moron?
The rail is off at Randwick, especially as the track deteriorates. Any fool can see that. Craig Williams didn’t. This clown steered the favorite in the last Inkaruna to the inside. He might as well have slit its throat. Granted Inkaruna didn’t finish the race off well, and might have had an issue. But it […]
Bailey Wheeler Comes Back – But For How Long?
It’s great to see Bailey Wheeler coming back with four rides at the Gold C0ast this weekend. It’s not quite where Wheeler should be, but better than where he was. Good luck to the kid. Let’s hope that he doesn’t mess it up again this time. It’s his chances are fast running out. And when […]
How is This For a Hook Job?
Have you ever seen a worse hook job than this one in America the other day. It was so bloody obvious. The jockey should get life.
For the Avoidance of Any Doubt
This morning we published a letter from a reader regarding apprentice jockeys in QLD, which specifically mentioned Jaden Lloyd. The letter was genuine ,as are all the letters that we publish – anything I write myself I do so under my own name – but as is our consistent practice we do not publish our […]
Truth is Stranger Than Fiction
The jungle drums are beating that Mick Dittman has been, or is about to be, appointed as a member of the QLD Racing Appeals Panel (RAP), to replace Skye Bogenhuber, who is reportedly making a comeback to race riding. If the rumor is true – which we believe it to be – it creates quite […]
Failing to Prepare is Preparing to Fail – Words of Wisdom From Former G1 Winning Jockey Jim (Who is not Jim Cassidy, Munro, Pike or Byrne)
Archie I have a strong opinion on apprentices. The system in QLD is clearly failing them. The amount of raw talent is huge, the poor kids have no direction or support. Firstly the fact that they receive 100% of their money on a weekly basis is a disaster. I’m hearing of kids with huge tax […]
Sometimes Everything That Can Go Wrong Does
Race 3 at Longreach yesterday turned out to be an absolute debacle. Firstly four runners were late scratchings because there were no jockeys on course to ride them. Next the stirrup leather of the odds-on favourite Yes Larry broke on the way to the barriers and rider Robbie Faehr was thrown off. Faehr was unhurt, […]
At Least Ryan Wiggins Can Read a Weather Map – Even if Racing Queensland Can’t
Racing Queensland are geniuses aren’t they? A category 5 Cyclone has been predicted all week to hit Far North QLD today, accompanied by torrential rainfall of up to 200mm or more. There was never going to be any hope of racing at Cannon Park in Cairns tomorrow, yet it took RQ until this morning to […]