Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Chief Steward (of) thoroughbreds is a significant role within the commission, the successful candidate will need to be an expert on racing and have a sound understanding of the industry here in Queensland. They need to be a strong leader too as a key element of the role will include training and coaching the […]
Danny Bougoure has been in the wars lately, after being kicked out of his infield stables at Eagle Farm to make room for Annabel Neesham to have some. Matt Rudolph from the BRC that run the track reckoned that D. Bougoure’s strike rate was not good enough to justify him keeping barns there, and as […]
MT ISA Six years ago trainer Tanya Perry told the local paper that she needed to cut back on horses because of the cost. Thankfully she didn’t, because we wouldn’t be racing in the far north west districts if she had, and Tanya wouldn’t have trained a double in the Isa on Saturday. It was only […]
The Cloncurry & DRC non-Tab race meeting scheduled for Saturday September 10 has been rescheduled to be conducted at Mount Isa due to the state of the track. A QRIC Stewards inspection of the Cloncurry racetrack (also attended by 2 senior jockeys) on raceday morning found a number of small stones remaining on parts of […]
Moods at the Moranbah Workers Club on Friday arvo, completing his preparations for the big one We told you last night about trot trainer D. Graham and co flying over to Vegas a couple of weeks ago to see Shania Twain live in Vegas, but we forgot to tell you about the bloke who couldn’t […]
There is a six race card at Bedourie in outback Queensland today. Bedourie is a town of 122 people out in the arse end of nowhere, just north of Birdsville. Racing Queensland is throwing $76 500 at the meeting in prizemoney alone. The cost of Stewards and ancillary services would bring the cost up close […]
Wow, it was only yesterday that we wrote a story about the former gun apprentice Nick Keal riding trackwork, and welcoming him back. Now we learn that on Saturday he’s returning to saddle in race riding. Nick’s got three mounts so far at Goondoowindi on Saturday afternoon, and with undeclared riders in the last two […]
The APG is a world of pain, all of it self-inflicted. It’s competitor Nutrien Equine has had huge numbers entered into it’s 2023 yearling sales. Melbourne has 315 entries, and the sale will be run over 2 days. Sydney has 238. Neither of those numbers is surprising, given that APG have withdrawn from selling in […]
Queensland’s veritable Chief Steward Mr Peter Chadwick issues this directive to all members of the racing industry just six months ago. It makes a lot of sense. Horses should be ridden at their handicapped weights. If they are not, then what’s the point of the whole thing? Chief Steward Chadwick’s directive is plain and clear. […]
https://www.couriermail.com.au/lifestyle/qweekend/is-there-anything-brettlyn-beaver-neal-cant-do/news-story/059f9847b6867bf268942cb384f54270 Beaver Brophy – aka Brettlyn Neal, but really just Beaver – is an Aussie legend. I love her. Beaver got her start at the Birdsville races in 2010 when she was working as a security guard. She joined Fred Brophy’s travelling boxing tent and won 240 plus fights, against women and blokes. There has […]
