Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Winston Peters poses with Stamina in Mongolia. By Stewart Sowman-Lund When NZ Racing Minister and Foreign Minister Winston Peters looked a gifted horse in the mouth he decided to call it Stamina – but it almost had a very different name. Peters was in Mongolia back in February – the first visit to the nation […]
We’ve been telling you since the day he became Premier that Steven Miles is a bucking idiot. This proves it. We’re a week out from the State election and Miles party is facing political oblivion. Many of his parliamentary colleagues are facing the fight of their lives to retain their seats. They and the ALP […]
The LNP long spruiked their intention to close down the QRIC when they inevitably come to power at the end of the month appears to have all but vanished into the haze, with the QLD government-in-waiting seemingly abandoning their plan behind the cover of one of those ‘comprehensive reviews’ that politicians call when they don’t […]
Is this monument to the Matildas World Cup achievements unveiled at Suncorp Stadium yesterday the most stupid that you have ever seen or what? All the players look like they are from the Kalahari Desert. And we didn’t even win the Cup. The pair of clowns who unveiled it Steven Miles and Shannon Fentiman won’t […]
PETER V’LANDYS: Absolutely. My evidence today will absolutely destroy what they’ve written in that letter anyway because none of it is true. The other thing that was said in Parliament, which is completely false, is that I interfere in stewards’ inquiries. In the 20 years I have been at Racing NSW I have not interfered—and […]
Hundreds of thousands of dollars allegedly went missing from one of NSW’s most successful country race clubs and it only narrowly avoided going under after Racing NSW granted it the benefit of the doubt. The Sunday Telegraph can reveal the mysterious case of the missing cash, which an auditor suggested was misappropriation but the club […]
Acting QRIC Commissioner Malcolm Letts, a man without a clue It was like a tale of two cities when the Racing Queensland and QRIC bosses appeared at the Budget Estimates Committee to answer questions from the politicians this week. RQ CEO Jason Scott was totally across his portfolio, answering questions all the hard questions about […]
Here is an article about the budget estimates hearings today and other integrity matters, penned by an anonymous QRIC watcher who was keen to share with our readers their views. The views contained therein are those of the author, not ours. Although we share a number of their sentiments, we don’t agree with them all. […]
Australian Turf Club Funds generated from a rezoned racecourse (sale of Rosehill) with a Metro Station would secure the financial future of the ATC into the next century Sale would allow creation of 25,000 much-needed new homes Proposed sale of Rosehill offers unprecedented benefits for the entire community, not just racing The proposed sale has […]
A new punter opens an account with Betfair. On the day he opens the account the punter makes six deposits of $3000 each, a total of $18 000. Over the next 12 days he makes 30 deposits totalling $100 000. A few days later he makes 12 deposits of $5000, adding up to $60 000. […]
