Mud In My Eye
At least Jett Stanley didn’t lead. Well not until after a while anyway. Mud in your eye Archie. Jett’s off for home.
The Quaddie Killer
Daniel Moor is one of the most under-rated jockeys in the country in my opinion. He has ridden more than 1100 winners. collected four Group 1’s, and achieved success internationally. Moor may not be the very best in Australia, but he is up there amongst them, and would be even higher up toward J-Mac, Zac […]
The Wheels of Justice Turn Slowly
Jockey cum racing photographer Jason Hoops Hoopert is back in the Mt Isa Magistrates Court for what must be the 3rd or 4th time as his charges – believed to be drunk in charge of an e-scooter – slowly wind their way through the judicial system. The wheels of justice don’t turn fast.
Oh My Goodness
Watch the horse on the outside. Oh my goodness. It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Superman. That was spectacular. Let’s just hope the jockey is okay.
More Excuses Than There Are Raindrops in a Storm – The Stewards Report into Bailey Wheeler’s Crazy Ride on the Fave at Kilcoy
CAPTAIN EAGLE – Began awkwardly. When questioned regarding the tactics adopted, specifically his riding from the 600m, apprentice B. Wheeler stated that his instructions were to let the horse flow, not to place pressure on the gelding’s mouth, that the horse had been successful at the track when ridden this way, and with the big […]
Is Bailey Wheelbarrow For Real? – Who Knows? – I Doubt Even He Does
Is it any wonder that Queensland’s once leading apprentice Bailey Wheelbarrow (Wheeler) is these days spending his weekends riding at shit meetings like Kilcoy and Cliff0rd Park? After watching this poor excuse for a steer at the Mooney Valley of the north on Friday there is no way that any metro trainer worth their salt […]
A Very Somber Mood in Mt Isa
The riders at Mt Isa today paid a fitting tribute to their fallen comrade Shane McGovern, who has been tragically lost to a terrible trackwork incident. All jockeys at the meeting are wearing black armbands in the memory of Shane. It is a very somber mood indeed. No-one wants to be out there riding today. […]
A Very Sad Day For Racing
The QLD racing industry is in mourning today as we learn the terrible news that popular bush jockey Shane McGovern has passed away earlier this morning due to complications from the horrific injuries he suffered in a recent trackwork fall. The thoughts of the author and all of our many readers are with Shane’s family, […]
Will Some People Ever Land Another Winner?
John Zielke was one upon a time the premier trainer of 2YO’s in QLD, back in the days when he used to be in charge of Evan Hartley’s horses. It all seems so long ago not. Zielkie is what the Kiwi call a waka jumper, a bloke who instead of committing himself to something long […]
J-Mac v Willie – May the Best Man Win
With just under 3 months of the season left to go the Australian metropolitan jockeys premiership has already become a two horse race. J-Mac v Willie. Two brilliant hoops both riding winners at the extraordinary strike rate of 24.2%. At this stage McDonald leads by 103- 96 1/2, with daylight back to young gun Zac […]