You Always Hear It Here First
Told you so didn’t we? You always hear it here first. Linday Hatch to Give Away Training? Many thanks to our sources. No doubt our scoop will piss Tony Gollan off. Good. He knows why.
Something Weird Went On Here I Reckon, Even if the Stipes Don’t
This below is the Open class race at Blackall on Saturday. The horse drawn the 1 is Han Dynasty, the winner of 26 from 51. It’s never missed the start in its life. The horse in gate 2 is Itsourtime, a dual Group 3 winner in Victoria when trained by Danny O’Brien. It doesn’t miss […]
A Gambling Man?
Dear Peter QRIC have a strict gambling policy which I’m pretty sure means you can’t bet on anything when you’re on duty, even stuff that you’re otherwise allowed to bet on. (Editor’s note – It’s our understanding that QRIC Stewards aren’t allowed to bet on anything at all, although we may be mistaken). Notwithstanding the […]
The 9-Year-Old Who Grew a Leg – How? – It’s All Just A Tinder Surprise
Coming into the first race at Albion Park last night the 9y0 gelding Tinder Surprise has raced 67 time and won 9 races. The fastest of all those wins was in at Melton in 1.55.4. Tinder Surprise entered last night’s race with form of 9646. Based on that form and the horse’s relatively slow fastest […]
Linday Hatch to Give Away Training?
The unconfirmed rumor from around the Brisbane track is that Toowoomba based horseman Lindsay Hatch (pictured above) is giving away training in his own right. Hatch is said to be going to take up a role as stable foreman for his great mate Tony Gollan at the Gold Coast. It is not known when the […]
The Most Hard Done By Bloke in the World – Who the Hell Would Want to Race in the Hanging State?
Tapentadol is a heavy duty painkiller, a synthetic form of heroin, which in itself is a synthetic type of morphine. Bob and Vinnie Knight’s success was born on morphine. Feel no pain, run pain free. Paul Tonkin had an excuse for horse throwing a positive swab to trace elements of the stuff. He had been […]
The Best Money Trainer in Brisbane
Brisbane trainer Lindsay Gough is never going to win a premiership, because he doesn’t have the numbers and probably doesn’t want then, But gee he knows how land a plunge. Gough has to one of the best old-fashioned money trainers in the business. When the cash comes for one of his horses they usually win. […]
Did Harley Hook It? – Or Was it Just a Bad Ride?
There has been a lot of conjecture about Martin Harley’s ride on the beaten even money favorite Scripted in the seventh race at Doomben on Saturday, the main question being did Harley hook it, or just ride it awul? We have looked at the replays from every angle and can’t provide you with an answer. […]
Are They Sure?
RACE 1:BOSS BUILDING MAINTENANCE QTIS THREE-YEARS-OLD MAIDEN PLATE 1800 M Correct weight was delayed to allow stewards and T. Brooker to view the patrol footage of the start and to ascertain whether ROCKING FROCKS had been afforded a fair start. After viewing the official footage, it was established as the start was effected ROCKING […]
How Does This Happen?
I know we all make mistakes, but how did this happen at a Saturday metro meeting in town? Loading horses into the correct barriers isn’t really that hard. The horse drawn the 1 goes into the 1 barrier, the horse drawn 2 goes into 2, and so on and so forth. It’s not rocket science. […]