Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In the early 1900’s an orphan from Western Australia named Wilhemena Smith, who had been born a man in a women’s body, travelled across the Nullarbor to Far North QLD where I live and became a jockey named Billy Smith. Billy was the first – and until a year or two ago the only – […]
A year ago Angela Jones, a kid from Charters Towers, had only ridden 3 times in the city, and had won just a single race in the big smoke. Jones was being talked in some circles as an emerging talent, but a lot of young riders have been over the years, only to disappear without […]
How would you be? You’re a kid from Grafton who has moved up to the Sunshine Coast to chase your dream of being a pro jockey. Today you make the trek up to Gympie for your first ever ride in a race, and your dreams come true. Can you believe it? Young Brodie M0ffat must […]
Campbelltown, City of Magpies and Dreams, broken ones the pair Either Tommy Berry is the most philosophical and eloquent jockey in Australian racing history, or a bloke with same first name is writing his scripts. I would bet the washing machine on the latter. Tommy Too has gotta be a Westie though doesn’t he? I […]
The mail from across the ditch is that the all conquering 9 times Group 1 winning Kiwi rider Ryan Elliott is squarely in the frame to ride the soon to be 4YO sensation Sharp N Smart throughout his Australian assignments in the spring. Unless Elliott makes an urgent booking to spend a week with the […]
Everyone was at the dogs tonight. It was great to see new Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott in amongst it. Even better was seeing the legendary Pammie O’Neill at the track. That’s Pam with my old mate Pas and the 2nd place trophy in the Group 1 QLD Cup. Beaten a bloody nose. Good on […]
Munce leaves Sydney’s Silverwater jail in 2008 accompanied by Junior, a top bloke from Nudgee named Peter Van REDACTED, who played front row for Norths just 2 years after switching over from soccer at SP bookie Bobby Bax’s urgings. He was a great footy coach Bob, and a superb judge. My Uncle Bert used to […]
HONG KONG: An Indian-origin businessman has emerged at the centre of a betting scandal in Hong Kong following charges that a well-known Australian jockey gave him racing tips and used him as a conduit for placing bets in violation of the law. Testifying as a witness with immunity from prosecution, Dinesh Kumar Daswani, a Hong […]
Bridgett Grylls made a bit of an error in the 4th race at Hastings on Saturday afternoon and blew up 4th place and a whole lot of First 4 bets. Grylls was in the pink on the outside challenging the leaders as they reach the 200m mark. She copped 2 weeks for her her mistake. […]
With just under 4 weeks to go in the season there are three jockeys still in contention for the national rider’s championship title. Jimmy Orman from QLD – the Big O – leads. He is 5 1/2 wins in front of the prolific NSW provincial rider Aaron Bullock. with ‘I Like’ Willie Pike a further […]
