Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
by Sally Crosswell, Proctor: 9 October 2024 A racing enthusiast with a criminal history spanning 26 years and three states has challenged a determination he is not a “fit and proper person” to hold a thoroughbred training licence. Gavin Rolls applied for a review of an internal review decision of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission […]
Jockey Michael Murphy (in the red and white) was damn lucky his mount scraped into third place in this race at Dalby on Monday. If it hadn’t his fine for failing to ride it out to the finish line would have been a lot larger than the $200 he copped. Why do riders keep clocking […]
The QLD Stewards are taking a close look at Dylan Turner’s ride on Bowrider in the Warwick Newmarket on the weekend. Is it any wonder why? Bowrider’s the horse in 2nd last place on the inside in the white sleeves as the replay rolls. It doesn’t look good from the side view. From the head […]
There is a troubling rumor drifting across Queensland trot tracks about a looming betting scandal soon to break. We don’t have enough information to publish names, but things being mentioned are a high-profile owner, a driver who may or may not be competing in the Ultimate Drivers Championship, the punt, and $30 000. That’s all […]
If you had backed the favorite The Hairdresser in the 6th at Rocky yesterday you have very good reason to be throwing chairs and kicking in walls, for it sure was something beaten. First the fave misses the kick by a couple of lengths and lands out the back, and I have to say that […]
Take a look at this ride by Micheal McDonald on the odds on favorite Head Honcho in the 5th at Townsville today. It’s the horse in the blue and white. McDonald flops it out of the gate last. He then drives it up to make ground, but instead of positioning it one off the fence […]
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (‘QRIC’) has been advised that a licensed racehorse trainer has been arrested and charged by Queensland Police for criminal offences. QRIC Commissioner Catherine Clark advised that the participant’s licence has been suspended immediately. “QRIC’s role is to maintain the integrity of racing. Therefore, the trainer has been stood down from […]
There is something wrong with the handicapping of race 3 at Rockhampton today. Every horse in the race has been weighted to their proper rating listed on RISA bar one. Svindal. The plunge horse that has been backed from $19 into $5 at the time of writing. This horse is a rating 79.5, as per […]
For some reason the name of Sunshine Coast gallops trainer Damian Batters keeps crossing my desk today. I have no idea why. Please don’t tell me because I don’t want to know. What you don’t know can’t hurt you they say. Like all things, I guess we will find out why Batters name has been […]
We’ve all heard of trainers giving horses an easy run, but this is ridiculous. Tambo’s Justice joined the Georgie Holt stable in October just weeks after it has trialed for Tony Gollan over 1050m at Deagon and finished 2nd last beaten 8.25 lengths. On the 6th of November the horse trialed for Holt over 850m […]
