Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
STEWARDS REPORT – MOUNT ISA: SATURDAY 27 SEPTEMBER 2025 On Thursday, 25 September 2025, Stewards questioned trainer Mr Bevan Johnson regarding the nomination of HAN DYNASTY for both a 1,000 metre and a 1,450-metre race at Mount Isa on Saturday, 27 September 2025. Of particular concern was that HAN DYNASTY, which in 48 race starts […]
Toowoomba trainer Mark Currie realized a long-held dream this afternoon by winning the Weetwood Handicap at his home track with Tavs, and then made it a feature race double when Cryptolini took out the Toowoomba Guineas. Both were outstanding training performances. Tavs, a NSW restricted grade galloper when he joined the Currie stable, was first-up […]
Former Australian Turf Club (ATC) Chairman turned head of the QLD Racing Review Matthew McGrath appears to be somewhat confused when it comes to the Property Stakes. McGrath declares on his Linkedin page that the ATC owns Randwick racecourse. It doesn’t. The Crown (the NSW Government) does. Randwick is occupied and operated by the ATC […]
Matthew McGrath, the man from NSW running the QLD Racing Review, is a great self-promoter, but are his claims to being a highly successful racing administrator true? The simple answer in our opinion? No. In a submission McGrath made to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Sale of Rosehill he made the following claims, which no […]
The conga line of Queensland jockeys who have been outed over the doctored Health Assessment Report (HAR) scandal just got longer, with apprentice Mitch Goring the latest to cop the wrath of the Stewards. Goring has been disqualified for 8 months for submitting a HAR for the current season that was not signed by a […]
There is a wee bit of funny business going on with the nominations in the bush this weekend. Han Dynasty is nominated for 3 races this weekend. One is over 1200m at Longreach. Another is the Country Stampede qualifier over 1000m at Mt Isa. The third is the Country Cups qualifier over 1450m at the […]
25-year-old Queensland apprentice rider Reece O’Connell has made one of the most spectacular starts to his riding career in recent memory, with a double at Dalby on the weekend coming on top of the treble he rode on debut at Nanango seven days before. O’Connell’s record now reads 10 rides for 5 wins, 2 seconds, […]
Queensland gallops trainer Kerrod Smyth has been disqualified for 10 months after one of his maiden gallopers returned a positive swab to elevated levels of TCO2 after a race at Rockhampton in July. 38.5 mmol/L carbon monoxide was the reading the horse returned, well in excess of the threshold of 36.0 and almost certainly indicative […]
The much awaited decision in the Noel Callow appeal will be handed down at noon on Monday. It’s important to note that this appeal relates strictly to Callow’s 10-month disqualification for his conduct in the published recordings made in Darwin last year. Any alleged rule breaches emanating from subsequently released recordings will be dealt with […]
Another Queensland jockey has been stood down from riding. It’s apprentice Mitch Goring this time. We don’t know at this stage the reason why, but judging by recent events it will be either a positive test result or, more likely, a doctored Health Assessment Report. These errant jockeys are giving the integrity officials a lot […]
