Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Everyone is social distancing here today at Gold Coast races. Emma Freedman Yes Emma. Absolutely everyone. Even the Racing Minister. Do these Covidiots want to get sick or something? They call irresponsible fools like this super spreaders don’t they?
With all the COVID-19 flying around in the breeze combined with Gerry Harvey’s company’s blase attitude toward keeping the punters safe, you wouldn’t go to this year’s Magic Millions meeting for quids unless you had a death wish. It doesn’t mean we won’t bet on it though. Here is the mail. Race 1 Raffle. Leave […]
PART 1 – DIRECTION – FACE MASKS Unless an exemption applies to them, a person must wear a face mask covering the person’s nose and mouth at all times when the person is in an indoor space Indoor space means an area, room or premises that is or are substantially enclosed by a roof and walls, regardless of whether […]
Can anyone see a 1.5 metre social distance gap between these bright young things having a ball at the Magic Millions Polo? No, me either. That means that everyone in the picture is in breach of Queensland’s COVID-19 Health Directives, the laws put in place to protect residents of the State from contracting the virus, […]
The Magic Millions sales ring is pumping. Not. The Gold Coast CEO Steve Lines reckons that the normal crowd on Magic Millions day is 24 000. I’ve been going to the Millions for 35 years and I very much doubt that, but let’s run with it as spoken. There is no evidence whatsoever that any […]
John O’Shea has copped a ‘significant blow’ drawing barriers 20 and 21 with I Am Lethal and Bend The Knee says Jett Hatton, a cub journo three months out of his apprenticeship. There are five emergencies in the Magic Millions Guineas, so the O’Shea pair have really drawn 15 and 16. Draws like this aren’t […]
He’s a Star Man ‘That was arrogant’ caller David Fowler declared as Nash swung on the Waller trained Starman and looked around as he coasted to the post in first place, with daylight second. It sure was. Flying High Like a Rocket in the Sky Michael Costa’s rain dance worked. Sir Rocket was unbeaten on […]
While base Queensland metropolitan prizemoney levels continue to linger 25% percent below those in Sydney and Melbourne, is throwing half a million dollars at a 900 metre sales restricted race for 2-year-olds in mid-January really the best way to spend our scarce resources? I mean, who does this race actually promote? Gerry and Katie the […]
Twenty-five years ago a well known Victorian agent the late Bryan Muschialli sold a number of Victorian pacers to breeders in the provincial town of Lipa in the Philippines. “Descendants of those horses race on dirt tricks and paddocks at festival times honouring the patron saint of the towns as well as the patron saint […]
