Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Dear Minister Grace I write with urgency regarding the Queensland Harness Training Centre. I was elated when I first read of Queensland’s plans for the QHTC but overnight that elation has turned to devastation with the release of the indicative master plan which revealed the location. The centre is being built in the most unsuitable […]
An astute reader named Cathy from Camperdown has highlighted something overnight about the proposed new Queensland Harness Centre that everyone else – including us – seems to have missed. The track is being built next to a speedway! Here is what Cathy says. Bought by a public servant obviously with no f***ing clue about horses. […]
Racing Queensland are calling for submissions on the design of the new QLD Harness Centre, with the initial plan being of great interest to harness racing enthusiast, particularly in relation to the track size and shape itself. The plan is for a 1000m track that at first look appears to be a standard oval design, […]
Meet Neale Parry, the man in charge of Regional Cast. Neale is QLD’s most capable and qualified broadcaster of races at non-TAB meetings. Just ask Racing Queensland. But whatever you do, don’t ask racing people out in the bush. Not unless you are wearing ear plugs. Experience Managing Director CQ Commercial Laundry Apr 2010 – […]
The Battle of the Bush final is the big race of the year for country QLD thoroughbred owners and trainers. Prizemoney for the race is great. You get $116 500 for winning, and it even pays $2750 for running 6th to 10th, although you get nothing after that. A horse named Coat of Arms ran […]
St Lawrence – a joint in the middle of nowhere between Rockhampton and Mackay – was once a booming port and town back in the days of the 19th century copper boom, and the glory era of the Peak Downs copper mine. When the boom busted and a cyclone washed away the port, it became […]
A few years ago I got into some trouble about a story I posted about a certain event, one that contained details and visuals of things that you wouldn’t expect someone that wasn’t there to have or know. Welcome to the world of being a scoop making and taking race writer. Court orders prevent me […]
Do you think it would be odd for a high-profile and very senior politician to be leaking private communications to a man who was once charged with an offence under anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing laws? Even if the guy did get off because of problems with the prosecution brief, it would be a bit […]
On Monday we gave you our summation of how State of Origin 2 would pan out, and why. I would love to claim our analysis as genius, but it really wasn’t that hard. The only people who couldn’t see it were Freddie Fittler and the merry band of clowns in the NSW media. Here is […]
Message from Reader up in the North-West, sent 10.384,1 am Sunday morning When is when enough. Regional Cast I presume recorded the vision of the races at Mount Isa yesterday 17/6, but who would know? They promise a live broadcast and now here it is at 10.30 am Sunday morning 18/6 and there are still […]
