Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Angry Anderson is dead. Long live Angry. I didn’t know the bloke, so I can’s say much by way of a personal tribute to him, but what I can do is recall the night in Warrnambool when the little bloke with the bald head and all the tatts stared the 6ft tall bookie David ‘Lay-Off’ McLauchlan […]
Story by Phil Purser Please be advised that Gitana, the widow of Dan Costello, has advised that a memorial service for her late husband Dan will be held at Albion Park on Sunday 30 August at 2pm. As an aside, Gitana is meeting with me on Wednesday of this week, so that we can work […]
Paul Browning’s new AI tool wins Queensland award after controversial church sacking The Anglican Church fired him for refusing to stop commercialising an AI tool – now Paul Browning has won a Queensland innovation award for building a better one. Kylie Lang follow A former private school principal sacked by the Anglican Church after defying […]
Dr Paul Browning is one of the best people that I have ever met. The word good was invented to describe him. The word brilliant was too, but Paul’s far too humble to allow anyone to use it. For more than 30 years I didn’t trust anyone, not a single soul, not even my parents […]
QUEENSLAND HAS LOST A WONDERFUL RACING MAN – DAN COSTELLO By Phil Purser WHEN Dan Costello lost his long battle with cancer last night in the palliative care section of Redcliffe Hospital, after being admitted there last Wednesday – Queensland lost one of its favourite racing sons far too early at just 67 years of […]
A hat trick this morning! Player of the Week. Seeds don’t fall far from trees. His Poppy taught him well. Go little man. Eat your heart out Liam Messi.
Eddie McGuire is blowing up big time about Peter V’Landys outsmarting the AFL by scoring a broadcast deal for the NRL that puts the aerial ping boys contract in the shade. V’Landys played them all off a break, Eddie says. Of course he did. It is called the art of negotiation, and no-one anywhere is […]
Ottavio Galetta, a hugely successful owner in both horse codes, has passed away age 82. Galetta, an immigrant from Calabria at a young age, first came to prominence as the owner of the great pacer Don’t Retreat, the 1976 Australian Harness Horse of the Year. He later became the owner of the dual Group 1 […]
Story by John Lingard – letsgohorseracing.com.au THE prayers of the racing world are with the family of one of Australia’s favorite jockeys, Cyril Small, who is fighting to survive a massive stroke. Small, 67, best remembered as the rider of the legendary galloper, Vo Rogue, was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital on Saturday. (PHOTO […]
