Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I backed Torque To Be Sure in the Magic Millions Guineas yesterday, so thank God I wasn’t on the Stewards panel, because I would have upheld the protest and cost myself plenty. That interference was all Ben Melham’s, and it cost Ninja the race. Everyone wanted to talk about the margin, but that is not […]
Warwoven is currently $2.10 on the TAB, which is not the sort of price that anyone would want to be taking about a 2YO that has twice been tested as lame on the day before the race. It should be $10.00 and blowing, but no-one is game to make the call. Or maybe they just […]
The best performed graduates – sorted by group status. Outstanding results from Magic Millions graduates, with 27 of these top 30 winning a group race Four of these graduates from the 2021 crop are Group 1 winners. 18 of these 30 winning graduates have already earned more prize money than money than their purchase […]
The much promised free to air broadcast of the Magic Millions 2YO Classic, the feature event on last night’s rescheduled card, didn’t happen, leaving tens of thousands of disappointed race fans perched in front of their TV screens wondering what the hell was going on. It is fair to say that one of the problems […]
The view out the unit window of the Gold Coast track blanketed with rain The Gold Coast weather is looking evil. Will the Magic Millions be able to be run tomorrow night? The already suspect track has copped a battering this afternoon. More rain is expected tomorrow. Can it hold up even after the rain […]
In short: A chemical found in a common weed killer has been detected in damage to the Gold Coast Turf Club. Police say they are looking at a correlation between a boom used at the course and the size of the damaged grass. What’s next? Police say they are yet to identify any suspects and […]
January 11, 2025 Racing Queensland has advised that the remainder of today’s The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions meeting will be transferred to Aquis Park this Friday evening. Following the opening three races, the meeting was postponed due to persistent wet weather. The remaining seven races – including the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic and […]
QRIC Deputy Commissioner Kim Kelly claims that on the evidence of his inspections and this track gallop, there are no issues with the meeting going ahead on Saturday at this stage at all, and that if required they could have raced on Gold Coast track yesterday. Now we are usually huge fans of Kelly, and […]
January 9, 2025 Racing Queensland and the Gold Coast Turf Club advise that The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions Raceday will be staged at Aquis Park on Saturday. Earlier today, senior jockeys galloped on the course proper and deemed it safe to ride including the remediated area near the 500m mark. Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards […]
After a drama filled week it has been decided that the Magic Millions meeting will be run at the Gold Coast on Saturday as planned. After this morning’s test gallops both jockeys and stewards were satisfied that the damaged portion of the track is fit for racing and sufficiently safe to proceed with the meeting. […]
