Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Official Stewards Report, Eagle Farm today Since when did horses have bumpers? They have fetlocks, which have ergots at the bottom that bumper boots or tapes are placed over to prevent injury. Was Disputed River wearing any? We will never know, because the Stipes Report doesn’t tell us, and they think a fetlock and ergot […]
Archie, Let’s reflect on the reign of Commissioner Gillard. Report writers used to assist stewards at TAB venues in writing stewards reports, advising racecaller, on course tote and TAB of correct weight and doing transcripts. These were experienced and loyal people. Apparently the cost was around $300k a year. The solution to a problem that […]
Queensland Horse of the Year Blacksadance Future Assured Leap To Fame Speak The Truth Leap to Fame by unanimous decision. Queensland Aged Pacer of the Year Blacksadance Future Assured Leap To Fame Speak The Truth As above. Queensland Trotter of the Year Adelle NZ Sir Fahrenheit NZ Sugarinspice NZ Van Sank This is a tough […]
The Controlling Body or Stewards may reject a nomination without assigning any reason Australian Harness Racing Rule 23(1)(13) As you can see above, the principal racing authorities in each State – HRNSW, HRV, HRSA, RWAA and Racing QLD or the QRIC – and/or the Stewards in each of those jurisdictions has the right to reject […]
The world class capital of racing integrity – Queensland – has had a couple of interesting additions to the ranks in recent years, both of them with links of various degrees to the Ben Yole scandal. Harness racing steward Steve Shinn was formerly the Chief Steward in Tasmania, before departing under a cloud sometime in […]
What’s the most common form of cheating – tubing – you don’t have to be a genius to figure out that tubing a horse will give it a huge advantage. If horses are not pre-race tested, how do we find out what’s going on, if it (TC02) is burned off in a race? – Robert […]
Keep your eyes on the horse in front as they approach the crossing after the finish line in race 2 at Doomben today. No it wasn’t a steeplechase. This crossing has already killed one galloper. How long will it be until it slays another?
Remember that story we wrote about Bailey Wheeler last night. Do you reckon this is a coincidence? Yeah right. As we always say, imitation is the sincerest form of flattery. By Ben Dorries 08:10am • 26 January 2024 Teenage Brisbane apprentice Bailey Wheeler has been stood down for the second time by his master, Group 1 […]
Not that many months ago Bailey Wheeler was the red hot gun Queensland apprentice, riding winners in town at the same sort of strike rate as the top senior jockeys in Brisbane. Wheeler was going so well that he still sits a close 2nd on the metro apprentices ladder behind Ceejay Graham, who has had […]
