Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have written a number of times expressing our frustration that earlier in his career talented young Queensland rider Michael Murphy seemed to lack the desire to fulfil his potential as a jockey, and that he seemed to be wanting be somewhere else working in a different job. Well we were right, as for a […]
The incident that you see related above occurred largely out of sight at today’s non-TAB meeting at Mareeba. It was nevertheless a most dangerous piece of stewarding, and very poor judgement on the part of the stipes. Almost every professional athlete believes that they are okay to continue playing/riding/fighting when they are injured or concussed, […]
James McDonald trekked up to Queensland for 4 rides at Doomben today. He won 3 of the 4, at odds of $7.00, $1.30 and $10.00. If you’d had a dollar on each you would $14.30, a return on investment of over 350%, in a single afternoon. An $11 parlay covering all combos would have returned […]
We told you a couple of days ago about Laura Cheshire’s long awaited return to the saddle at Ballina today after more and a year and a half on the sidelines due to injury. Well good things come to those who wait, and real good things happen to those who are good. Guess what Santa […]
After nearly 20 months on the side lines recovering from the latest in desperately unlucky run of serious injuries, one of Queensland’s most popular jockeys Laura Cheshire makes her long awaited return to the saddle at Ballina on Boxing Day. Laura is one of the toughest, gutsiest women ever to step on a race track, […]
Now perhaps I am seeing things, but it looked for all money to me that apprentice K. Swaffer (horse in blue and white on fence) had established a clear run up on the inside of jockey S. Wilson (orange colours, one off) in the first race at Townsville yesterday. S. Wilson ride dangerously to close […]
Well hasn’t it been a hell of a weekend in the COVID Vax Stakes at the tracks around Queensland? We’ve had the State’s leading race caller out of the box (the good news on that front is that the reports are that Josh Fleming is getting the jab this week), we’ve had some jockeys allowed […]
Weight has been the curse of many a great jockey since the days of Phar La’s rider Jim Pike. Normal people look at the scales in the bathroom and turn their heads and walk the other way. Jockeys step on them ten times a day, every day, and twenty or thirty times when they are […]
I guess it’s not surprising given his long history of battles with the bottle than Brad Stewart is one of them. Given his closeness age to Chris Caserta and the fact they were mates it’s probably understandable why Justin Huxtable is the other. We all know the QRIC aren’t there to make friends, but my […]
You would have read about the two jockeys who blew over the limit at Doomben on Tuesday morning. I know who they are but I’m not saying. Just like the QRIC aren’t saying that the reason they sent the storm troopers out with their breathalysers before dawn is because they got a tip from some […]
