Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
When you get to the elite level of any sport it becomes a game of inches. A single bad decision or a silly small mistake can change the course of history. Think Ben Hunt’s big drop in the Grand Final against the Cowboys, or Carlos Spencer’s floating cut out pass to Stirling Mortlock in the […]
Cyril Small is the living embodiment of racing. He is the reason we all get up early every morning (or in yours truly’s case, go to bed) with hope in our hearts and dreams of unbridled success. The C was a battling trier who met Vo and struck it lucky, and it changed both their […]
Campbell Rawiller is a Melbourne-based apprentice who is indentured to trainer Logan McGill. From March to June last year Rawiller spent three months in Sydney on loan to trainer Gai Waterhouse improving his experience and skills, but he returned to Victoria at the end of the loan period, and has been riding there since. The […]
It’s a rare feat that Central Queensland jockey Adam Spinks has achieved here. Sadly, it is ill deserved. Yes he breached the whip rule. But the reprimand was a bit harsh.
“The mainstream media has a way of twisting words and leading up to this, I didn’t want to comment, I wanted to make sure I had my story straight and they (the media) went and posted things anyway and I thought that was a bit out of line. “I wanted my story and my reasons […]
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, […]
