Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
To the best of my knowledge, as of Saturday morning the gun 19-year-old Central Queensland apprentice Tahlia Fenton had never ridden a treble. Young Fenton had ridden doubles before – in fact she landed her first one at just her 2nd race meeting as a pro jock – but she hadn’t cracked it for three […]
I found this story on a really interesting website called Weekend Kings. They wrote it not me. I highly recommend taking a look at it, for there are some great stories there about racing. Mick Dittman was one of Australia’s most successful jockeys during his career, but the Queenslander always had a secret urge to […]
Wanderson D’Avila is a jockey. He is also a grub. D’Avila mistreated his wonderful wife, the horse trainer Sharlee, and being the strong women she is, she gave him the punt. The Queensland racing community know what’s right and wrong – or most of them anyway: I don’t speak for On The Bit Racing – […]
There has been some criticism of mature age apprentice Jade Doolan’s vigour, or lack thereof, on the fast blowing in the betting second favourite Bernie’s Tiger in the 2nd race at Mackay on Tuesday, but I have to say I beg to differ. Jade Doolan is just a rookie at the riding game, who up […]
H is for Heavy-handed Wanna see a whip rule breach? A really big one? Then watch Frankie Edwards ride on Sneaky Truths in race 8 here at Cairns on Saturday. Sneaky Truths is in blue with a red cap, out toward the back third last as they approach the home turn. Edwards hits the horse […]
There are two TAB thoroughbred meetings being run this week in Central Queensland. One is on Tuesday at Mackay, the other is on Friday at Rockhampton. Both are provincial race meetings. They each carry the same prizemoney. But there is one big difference, and it is an absolutely inexplicable one. The Rockhampton meeting is restricted […]
This steer here by Brad Pengelly on the horse that starts the replay in 3rd last place in the red and white was the hottest ride in the world. If Pengelly didn’t hook this then I am Mick Dittman. Watch it side on first. Now have a look at the head on. Do you see […]
It’s pretty hard to argue with the Steward’s decision on the protest in the Mornington Guineas. Beau Mertens on the first past the post horse Sharp Response clearly came out on top of Ollie on Jungle Magnate. Mertens also looked to have deliberately used his elbows on Oliver, and to have intentionally smashed his rival’s […]
There are a number of punters blowing up about the way the last race at Doomben yesterday was run, and claiming that two of the three Gollan trained runners set it for the third, the winner Ulysses. The claim is that Rock Amore and Academy deliberately went forward and put on the pace so that […]
It is a little known fact that Danny Nikolic is Australia’s greatest Michael Buble fan. In fact D. Nik is probably top ten in the world in the Buble Fan Club Stakes. I know it’s a weird thing for a rumoured tough guy to do, but Danny has been given the inside run to book […]
