Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
What the hell sort of name is the Q? What does it stand for? The Queensland? No, we’ve already got one. The moment you cross the Tweed you’re standing in it. The Quinella? No, there are three tracks at Purga not two. The Queer? In these woke, enlightened days who knows? The Quadragesimal? The Quaint? […]
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Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards today concluded an inquiry into an incident which occurred at the Toowoomba Turf Club on the morning of the 14 April 2023, whereby a racially derogatory remark was directed toward Jockey Bradley Appo. After taking written and verbal evidence from both Jockey Bradley Appo and Apprentice Sariah Champkin, as […]
A horse trainer who sold a non-existent horse for $40,000 and defrauded horse owners will serve seven months home detention. Mitchell Paul Kerr, 30, appeared in the Christchurch District Court on Tuesday to be sentenced on three charges – two of obtaining by deception and another of forgery. He earlier pleaded guilty to all three and was […]
The track record over 2138m off the stand is 1.56.9, run last Saturday night by Bombadier Jujon. It started from the front and led, 7 runs into its prep. Colt Thirty One went 1.57.5 yesterday. He began off 20 metres, and cut the breeze the whole way. First up for 9 months. On a bog […]
Forget culling, ignore death quotas, and just leave things be. The more crocs you kill, the more come out top play, and they play a lot more viciously than they did before too. That’s why we’ve been here the blink of an eyelid in real terms, and the crocodiles have been here since the dawn […]
So Port Au Prince blows from $10.00 out to $16.00, which is quite a surprise to form students who rate the horse as about a $6.00 chance. Just as it is making what could be a decisive mid race move the horse’s lugging pole breaks loose. It is eased out to the back, where it […]
ScreenRecorderProject168_1.mp4 ScreenRecorderProject166.mp4 https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC16121708.mp4 https://www.qric.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/2017-22-December-Trista-Dixon-Licence-Disqualification.pdf (Subsequently appealed – see QRIC records) Dear Commissioner, Chief Steward Harness, General Counsel and Communications Manager As much as it pains me to raise such an issue, I am compelled by the Australian Rules of Harness Racing AHR.246* to bring to your attention what I truly and verily […]
Elouisa Dale gets backed off the map in the 8th race at the Creek last night. It is trained by Chantal Turpin and driven by Pete ‘Noddy’ McMullen. Noddy’s sister Taleah is on the 2 horse Melton Insulted. We all are. Insulted that is. Taleah fires out to the lead to get across the 1, […]
