Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Brisbane jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor got into some sort of verbal fracas with fellow rider Jag Guthmann-Chester after race 3 at Doomben yesterday. We have no idea what is was about, because the Stewards Report doesn’t tell us (see story above). All that it is possible to glean is that KWT didn’t cop the blame. Then […]
Last week’s decision by the Tablelands Regional Council to get rid of 44 council owned buildings and facilities in a cost-saving push seems surely likely to imperil the future of racing in Atherton. The council intends to divest or demolish the Atherton Turf Club storage and equipment sheds at Tolga racecourse and, crucially, the on-course […]
Everyone’s favorite woman disrespecting former Albion Park CEO and convicted criminal offender Scott Steele (pictured at bottom) returned to his old stomping ground at Redcliffe last night to team up with his long time trainer mate Shane Graham for a winner in the last race. Diamantina Daisy was its name. which would have come as […]
Story by Julian Linden: Daily Telegraph Legendary trotting reinsman Greg Bennett has won the biggest race of his life, scoring a decisive win in a landmark appeal to finally get his driver’s licence reinstated after almost a decade and a half on the outer. Harness racing’s one-time poster boy has been cleared to return to […]
Liam Birchley is a great trainer, and an even better bloke. He is true Australian too. The wannabe coppers at Racing Victoria back in the day took him without any evidential basis for everything that he had, and kicked him out on his own. Liam was down, but he never bit the dust. Men of […]
South African trained jockey Sean Cormack is a very, very good hoop, far too good to be riding in Townsville on a Saturday afternoon. Cormack has won 14 Group 1 races. That’s more than Ethan Brown, and you wouldn’t see him hunting around in North QLD when there were richer races on offer much closer […]
This is the photo finish of the 6th race at Townsville last Friday. Who has run 5th to 8th? Racing QLD have it as being the horse one from the outside, in the orange silks with blue and orange cap with orange pom pom. So did RISA, the official website of Australian racing. But it […]
Archie, No interest in the race whatsoever. Before they crossed the line I thought jockey and trainer might have a look an throw in a protest. Rightfully so. Had grounds to do so. I thought 1/2 length was going to be too great to uphold and in my opinion dismissed was right call. But in […]
So jockey Lauren Guernier gets hurt and taken to hospital after her mount in the 3rd at Atherton on the weekend breaks through the barrier gates and throws her, the poor kid. Thankfully we are told she is alright. Guernier has a ride in the next race. Chief Steward Paul Gillard scratches it because according […]
Young North QLD trainer Bodine ‘BoBo’ Bailey was unassailable until a month ago when the Stewards came a knocking on his door and started taking hair samples from his horses. Until then he was training winners at almost 50%. Since he can’t go a yard, with no winners and only 2 placegetters from his past […]
