Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It looks like the ongoing problem with getting riders to meetings is about to hit Kumbia on Cup Day, with up to dozen horses likely to be scratched for want of a jockey to ride them. Only seven jockeys have been declared to ride at the meeting: Chloe Lowe, Les Tilley, Corey Bayliss, Brea Harrison […]
Toowoomba race caller Anthony Collins has been kind enough to write in to explain the difficulties he faced during the call of race 3 at Toowoomba on Saturday, the main one being that the fog on the range was so thick that he couldn’t see the horses! That is fair call (pardon the pun it […]
Um excuse me Mr Racing Minister, today is the last day of the month …. The inside mail is that the release of the QLD Racing Review has been delayed because the Government refused to agree to the Review Committee’s centerpiece recommendation that the Point Of Consumption Tax (POCT) rate be reduced from 20% to […]
Archie What know for the ex-trainer Austin who is at the track every morning training out of a car hiding behind the steering wheel? It will be interesting to see what or who takes the horses that are still at Austin’s property without a trainer officially attached to them. Or maybe just maybe the Stewards […]
We continue to receive information that unlicensed trainer Todd Austin is preparing at least 7 horses at the Barcaldine track, and that he is doing it out of a car so he is not visible and can drive off undetected if by chance the Stewards unexpectedly arrive during trackwork hours. Those that know say that […]
Dear Archie, To the best of my knowledge Todd Austin was disqualified for a period of 5 years starting in 2023. Heard a whisper he was at Blackall races on Saturday. Cavanough left some horses behind owned by Toni Austin and Gary Peoples (after winning at Aramac). Have they been getting worked early out of […]
We wrote a couple of days ago about how disappointed we were that the standard of Stewarding at the trots in QLD hadn’t improved since Neil Finnigan assumed the role of Chief Steward, and the total inaction taken about a number of horses that galloped at yesterday’s Marburg all trot meeting reinforces our fears. Let […]
It seems that it may not only be the 1100m start point at Emerald that is more than a few meters short of where it should be. Based on times the 1000m start appears to be about a dozen strides short of where it should be as well. Sunnycoast won the 1000m Open at Emerald […]
The Stewards at Emerald on Saturday expressed concerns about the winner of the maiden running a time of 1.00.7, which was just outside the track record, and upon investigation discovered that there was no fixed marker to denote the 1100m starting point. They ordered that one be placed before the next race meeting at the […]
Racing Review question Doesn’t QLD gallops race clockwise? And QLD harness (all harness just about) race anti clockwise? So if they shift it inside a gallops track are they: A/ going to build a grandstand and finish line stuff and all at the other end of the front straight or in the back straight? B/ […]
