Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Nick Keal was a really good young apprentice who rode 135 winners and earned stakes money of almost $2.5 million during his short four year career that his rising weight ended. It’s the curse of the tall kid, one that only all day, every day hyper focused jockeys like Jim Orman and Nash Rawiller can […]
Last week we told you the story about jockey Ian French and his comeback to riding after almost a decade off the scene. We told you he was the world’s oldest apprentice, only because Racing QLD said it was so. Apparently he’s not. The QRIC tells us now that jockey French was incorrectly listed as […]
If at the age of forty-seven Ian French isn’t the oldest two kilo claiming apprentice in the world, then I don’t know who is. French hasn’t being legged up into the saddle to ride in a professional race for eight and a half years, the last time we saw him in action being at Mitchell […]
Many have been wondering how jockey Ric McMahon could have been so foolish as to carry a jigger in his hand on the off (right hand) side of the horse he was riding, exposed to public view and, as it turned out, to the camera lens. The answer is perhaps much simpler that you think. […]
There is now very strong mail floating about suggesting that ALL of Todd Austin’s gallopers that had trackwork gallops at Birdsville on Tuesday morning were hit with a jigger. In the absence of any photos or footage it is not possible to prove these claims to be true, at least not without a witness statement. […]
This picture was taken at trackwork at Birdsville this morning. The horse in the picture is ridden by Ric McMahon and trained by Todd Austin. I don’t know which horse it is, but it won’t be hard to identify, for the brand is clear. Look closely at McMahon’s hand, just above where he is holding […]
The horse that Ric McMahon is riding with a jigger in his hand is Hemmerle. Todd Austin is the trainer. It is the topweight in the Birdsville Cup. Or was. All Todd Austin’s horses must be scratched from the meeting, and stood down from racing until the Stewards sort this whole thing out. Hemmerle is […]
See that thing in the US jockey’s hand? It is the same thing that was in Ric McMahon’s at Birdsville trackwork yesterday. It is a jigger. This is disgraceful conduct that brings shame to our sport.’ Everyone involved should be banned for life.
Do you recognise this young lady? It’s former champion South Australian apprentice jockey Libby Hopwood, whose career was tragically cut short at age 27 after she had a horrific fall at Murray Bridge. Libby has now reinvented herself as nymphomaniac exhibitionist who goes by the name of Foxy.Miss and gets her gear off online for […]
I just wanna stay in the sun where I findI know it’s hard sometimesPieces of peace in the sun’s peace of mindI know it’s hard sometimes There were five riders at Mt Isa on Saturday, and there were only ever going to be five. A simple phone call could have confirmed that. So what does […]
