Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ricky Vale, far right I was wrong about the prelim to the big fight at the Ville Casino on Saturday night. Ricky Vale was not cutting Tim Cook’s lunch by shagging his missus, firstly because he doesn’t have one, and secondly because Mr Vale professes that he wouldn’t go within 10 foot of her if […]
Tommy sure did kick didn’t he? How terrific. Or should that be horrific? I’ve met a lot of bent blokes in my lifetime, and quite a lot of crooks too, hundred if not thousands of them combined. It’s what you get when you grow up on racetracks of all three persuasions, and when you are […]
I haven’t been to Muttaburra for a couple of years, and I wasn’t there last week, so I can’t tell you what the rainfall was from eye witness experience. But Elders are Australia’s number one rural company, and their word can usually be relied on. They say that it hasn’t rained at all in the […]
The Horse Racing Division faces its first defection before the racing season has even started. Indeed, the one who was to act as Chief Stipe, that is to say race commissioner, got stuck in the stalls… of the stable. He never went out on the track at all. He arrived in Mauritius two weeks ago, […]
It seems the Stewarding ranks in Tamworth may soon be getting unexpected boost of numbers, for integrity officials seem to be leaving Queensland faster than Jack Callaghan twigged to the stuff up in the recent Blacks a Fake draw held on the 19th hole at a piss up at a golf club 33km south of […]
We are looking at race 5 at Albion Park last night. Pete ‘Noddy’ McMullen is on the fave Dance In The Sun, in the light blue, white with little red stars colours out the back. It blows from evens ($2.00) out to the $3.50. There is a very good reason for that. Noddy’s not trying. […]
A leading Queensland jockey who was injured in a fall at Doomben three years ago is suing for more than $2.4m, claiming actions of racecourse staff caused his horse to take fright. Champion jockey Jim Byrne, 51, fractured his right knee when he fell from two-year-old racehorse Kavak, during race seven at Doomben Racecourse on […]
Long-term Brisbane Broncos supporters Ladbrokes has axed a lucrative longstanding sponsorship deal in response to the state government’s new betting tax. Long-term Brisbane Broncos supporters Ladbrokes has axed a $7.5m sponsorship deal in response to the state government’s new betting tax. The Courier-Mail can reveal Ladbrokes, which has sponsored the back of the Broncos’ jersey since […]
A fairytale finish at @BrisRacingClub! The Greg Kilner-trained Swanston salutes with @teganharrison17 on board. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/3JU8D1tiJi — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 23, 2022 Have another look at the replay of the run down the home stretch in the last at Doomben yesterday. Where is the interference? At what stage was the horse first past the […]
You’d have to kidding wouldn’t you? Tegan Harrison is riding Goddess Of Peace, the one in the Grant Dixon trot colours, the white and real dark brown checks. The Stewards claim that the horse took charge of Harrison, and shifted out approaching the 600m mark and bumped heavily with the fast blowing favourite Tow The […]
