Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Does anyone remember John Livingstone, the old trot trainer from Tweed Heads who used to kick around the tracks of Queensland most weeks with his horses? That bloke who was related to one of the Elder boys by marriage, and was good mates with trotting identities like Noel Daley, Brian Pelling, Ross Croghan, John McMullen […]
We see things through the eyes of the person who pays for racing. The punter. As such, we are usually hard on jockeys whose actions result in a horse finishing in a lower position in a race than it should, our stories yesterday about Jamie Kah’s ride in the McNeill being the perfect example. Some […]
What do you make of the decision in the 2nd v 1st protest in race 3 at Rockhampton on Thursday? The QRIC Stewards said dismissed, ruling that the margin of 1 1/4 lengths was grater than the ground lost by the 2nd placed horse as a result of the interference caused to it by the […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC15082409.mp4 Watch Danielle Veivers flog the living bejesus out of the horse in the blue silks with red sleeves This Punter Rocks at Albion Park a fortnight ago. Veivers hits the horse more than 20 times, most of the strikes using force generated by the use of the elbow or shoulder when applying the whip, many […]
Jockey Jason Hoopert doubles as a race day photographer, and presumably has a Racing Queensland issued media pass that allows him into the saddling enclosure to take pictures such as this. Given the comments that he has made that you can see under the picture at the top it should be immediately revoked. There is […]
Congratulations to Australian judo champion turned apprentice jockey Caine Stuart, who landed his first career win yesterday at Roma aboard Green Park. It was dashing front running ride by the kid too. Stuart showed poise, timing and balance well beyond what you’d expect from a youngster having just his 11th race ride, which suggests that […]
On Tuesday jockeys Adin Thompson and Bailey Wheeler conspired to deceive the Clerk of the Scales at Ipswich by pulling some tricky business with a girth. The pair were probably laughing about getting away with it light by only being fined. But dishonesty doesn’t pay. The very next day Thompson received an 11 day suspension […]
Apprentice Dylan Bennett copped a 16 meeting suspension for his ride in this race at Toowoomba on Saturday night. The Stewards deemed to be improper. It’s hard to see from the side on view, but they found that Bennett – in is 3rd the fence in the light blue – directed his out in a […]
There are a lot of questions being asked about Ryan Wiggins ride on the favorite Lean Eagle in the 2nd race at Cairns yesterday, but surprisingly none of them by the Stewards. Wiggins just walked the even money favorite out of the gates and let it settle 4-wide in worse than midfield over the 950m […]
Peter Profit reader and regular correspondent Gold Coast Greg – aka Greg Blanchard – talks to ABC North about the jockey shortage besetting country racing in QLD. Greg makes some very salient points. What he has to say is well worth a listen.
