Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Stewards report into the Luke Tarrant fall at the Sunshine Coast last week has been finalised. It was no-one’s fault that Tarrant fell they found. And Shane Dye didn’t get Veandercross beaten in the ’92 Caulfield Cup either. Puhlease. The title says it all. You can read out earlier story about the fall at […]
Star apprentice jockey Jasmine Cornish had a terrible fall in a trial at the Beaudesert race last week. The track is named Aquis Beaudesert. It is owned and operated by the Gold Coast Turf Club (GCTC), one of the wealthiest racing clubs in Queensland, and the current recipient of at least $63 million in State […]
The Ric McMahon case comes on for mention in the Magistrates Court this morning. We are told by our friends in the north that the great racing man Wally Tutt, a former District Court judge who is making a comeback to the law as a solicitor after many years post being forced by his age […]
This jockey wasn’t caught with a jigger. The charges are based on the pictures taken by an innocent, well meaning photographer that were spotted by us, and published in a story on this website. In the absence of admissions or lag ups, this the best the prosecution got. Which means that the whole case hinges […]
Here is a simple explanation of how the new appeals system is going to work in QLD. We are not lawyers, so this is not legal advice. It’s just telling it like it is. Disqualification Action A DQ or suspension of 3 months or more, or being warned off or put on the forfeit list […]
Former Fairfax racing editor and Senior Olympics reported John ‘Lucky’ Lingard hasn’t lost his touch, either at race writing, tipping or punting. He nailed a 100-1 multi on Derby Day, and a 40-1 one too. Loaded up he did. Texted me a picture of himself lying on a bed covered in green ton notes, with […]
“These new guidelines will provide clear penalties for breaches of the whip rules,” said Mr Chadwick. “This will assist in providing greater consistency to the penalties applied and it’ll also ensure that riders are well aware of the potential penalties for any breaches of the whip rules. “The new guidelines will also significantly reduce the use […]
How many Saturdays in a century would a hoop go to a secondary provincial meeting and find themselves riding up against a Hong Kong Jockeys Premiership winner, a Brisbane Apprentice Jockeys Premiership winner, a dual Group 1 winner, a multiple Group 1 winner in South Africa, and Vo Rogue’s rider? Perhaps the young jocks who […]
Late last year we published a series of stories about how a middle aged North QLD jockey sexually harassed a starry eyed young teenage kid who wanted a life in racing, and traumatised her so much that she was driven out of the State, and damn near driven out of the game. We told you […]
The latest excuse from the Ipswich Turf Club for the appalling state of the track after a $30 million rebuild is that the trees at the 1400m mark are blocking the sun. Sadly there is just one problem with the proposition, and it is a rather biggish sort of one. There aren’t any trees on […]
