Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dan McGillivray is Australia’s most suspended apprentice jockey by a country mile. When it comes to time on the sidelines not even Zac Lloyd can match him. It’s D. McGillivray first, daylight second in the race that no rider wants to win. The errant apprentice increased his lead in the Unwanted Stakes yesterday at Ipswich […]
Yesterday we showed you the interference that Doug Hewitt caused in race 2 at Albion Park on Tuesday, and told you how we were confused because the Stewards summary said that Hewitt had been fined, whereas the race day Stewards report said that the inquiry into the matter had been adjourned to a date to […]
A once familiar but today little heard name bobbed up in the third race at Doomben yesterday. I refer to John Zielke, the one time ‘bodyguard to the stars’ turned trainer who about a decade ago enjoyed huge success through his partnership with prominent owner Evan Hartley, particularly with two-year-old gallopers, leading to him being […]
Want to see the worst drive of the week? Look no further than Matt Elkins steer on the short priced favorite Kelloshiel in the seventh race at Redcliffe last night. Kelloshiel is drawn 5 and wears a yellow rug. It has blown from $1.45 out to $2.10. We soon see why. Take a look. https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/REC19032506.mp4 […]
It is my melancholy duty to inform you that the Duke of Scotland is dead. He suffered a heart attack after completing trackwork, and was unable to be revived. Duke of Scotland possessed the outstanding career record of 29 starts for 9 wins, 5 seconds and 4 thirds, and had earnings of $125 000 at […]
The new 2 turn track at the Q is touted as being a state of the art design to maximize the safety of greyhounds and reduce or prevent injury. Most injuries in greyhound racing occur on the first turn, so from a design point of view getting that section of the track right is an […]
Tom Smith, the Rockhampton based trainer with the most famous name in racing but not a tenth of the ability, is said to be in a spot of Barney Rubble, and if the mail is right he deserves to be too. Smith is reported to have violently beaten an unraced 2-year-old in his care, to […]
163. (1) A driver shall not – (a) cause or contribute to any (i) crossing (ii) jostling (iii) interference Queensland reinsman Darren McCall copped a 12-day suspension for for breaching this rule in a heat of the Jim McNeill trot at Albion Park on Friday. Poor old D-Mac, as he known […]
Yesterday we called on Racing QLD, QRIC and the Toowoomba Turf Club to act by fixing the lights at Clifford Park, and not to race again at the track at night until its done. Today the parties have heeded our call and acted. The Toowoomba club has undertaken to compile a report on the problems […]
Now call me stupid because many have, but I just don’t understand the Steward’s logic in imposing two suspensions on a jockey and then allowing them to serve both sets of time concurrently, meaning at the same time. The penalties handed down to rider Kyle Wilson-Taylor on the weekend provide the perfect example. KWT was […]
