Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tim Mander is back as Racing Minister after being cleared of any wrongdoing relating to his electoral enrolment in between permanent houses following his marriage break down, and so he should be too. As we said at the time he was never guilty of anything, and was simply a bloke temporarily between a rock and […]
Racing QLD has announced that a number of upcoming country meetings have been converted from non-TAB to TAB programs. This can only be a good thing, as by drawing wagering revenue from previously non-earning meetings there is more money to go around for everyone. It also means we punters can get a bet on bush […]
Mishani Glaze has clearly had a major problem since resuming from an 8 month spell. Before the horse went to the paddock its form was 2341. Since resuming in late April it has finished 8th of 12 at Warwick beaten 7 lengths, last at Toowoomba beaten 15 lengths, last at Gatton beaten 20 lengths, and […]
Some people bemoan the money spent on non-TAB country meetings, and claim that its a waste of money. Those who turned out for the meeting at Esk in QLD yesterday disagreed. Just take a look at the crowd. There were more people at the country race day than there were at Caulfield or Eagle Farm. […]
Word filtering through from the 2 day Oak Park picnic meeting is that a number of licensed participants had a very big Friday night, not the least of whom was jockey Amanda Thomson, who they say got a bit fired up on the jungle juice and ended up in an altercation or two. Someone should […]
See the excerpt from the Stewards report of the Emerald race meeting on Monday (above), and the one below. SUMMER SIZZLING – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination due to having not started in a race for a considerable period of time and was cleared to start. Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early and middle […]
Bodine Bailey trained galloper Heez Da Man finished 3rd in a race in Cairns on the 4th of April. It has subsequently been disqualified from the race. There is no Stewards Report about the matter yet, but the word is that it that Bobo’s horse threw a positive swab. We don’t know to what. The […]
There was a protest 1st v 2nd in the last at Townsville yesterday. The side view is above. Head on below. The margin was SFA. I thought the interference was clear, and I would have upheld it. The Stewards disagreed. Protest dismissed. You be the judge.
It was a big day out at Alpha yesterday, with thousands of keen bush racegoers shelling out the hundred to get through the gates, and then later partying into the night. A great time is said to have been had by all. Congratulations to the club committee and all the volunteers and staff who made […]
Random human sampling? WTF? Which riders did they eat? Do you reckon they tasted good? Most of them would be a bit like quail in my opinion, and the ones who aren’t would taste like old leather. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I wouldn’t want a sample of one of them though. […]
