Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This above and below is what happens to a horse when it suffers a heart attack during a race. Ancient Style did not do this. Its off-forequarter gave way and it plunged head first into the turf. There is a cover-up going on here in an attempt to hide the fact that the Stewards had […]
Injuries per 1000 starters 14 Thoroughbred 3 Harness Medical conditions per 1000 starters 610 Thoroughbred 57 Harness Deaths per 1000 starters 33 Thoroughbred 1 Harness Source – Qld Racing Integrity Commission Click to access Equine-lifecyce-and-on-track-injury-report-2023-24.pdf
According to the QRIC published Equine lifecycle and on track injury report there were 3321 gallopers retired during the 2023/24 financial year. Racing QLD’s statistics show that in the much longer period between January 2022 and June 2024 only 274 retired horses were accepted into industry funded retraining schemes, and just 179 of these horses […]
The Fall 6-year-old galloper Ancient Style faltered at the 600m mark of a Maiden race at Innisfail on Saturday and crashed to the turf, dislodging apprentice jockey Mel Campbell in the process. Campbell suffered serious injuries in the fall and is presently hospitalized. As bad a state as she is in, it could have been […]
Racing Queensland’s decision to recommence racing at Redcliffe before the new $6 million LED lights were connected to the power probably wasn’t the brightest idea in the world was it? The comeback meeting on the triangle had to be cancelled before a single race was run. The power on the old lights went out, and […]
Morning Reading the article on the race meeting in Mt Isa on Saturday, I thought I’d offer my thoughts. I’ve been following race meetings throughout the year in this region (the North-West) and this is no stand out. It happens every meeting all year, the trainer stacks the races with horses doesn’t matter the class […]
We warned you over a month ago that Cluden Park would become the centre of controversy over its handling of the finances, and now here it is. There are a lot of untold stories here. Maybe one day we will tell them. First though let the Townsville Bulletin bring you up to speed with the […]
Former QLD gallops trainer David Reynolds appeared in the Townsville court again today. The charges are unknown but can probably be guessed at given Reynolds form. This bloke is fast becoming the Andrew O’Keefe of the racing world, spending more time in court rooms and police stations than is healthy for any person. Let’s hope […]
Two months ago the QRIC refused to relicense former QLD trainer Gavin Rolls was refused a new license on character grounds, with the QCAT upholding the racing authorities decision that we was not a fit and proper person to be granted the privilege of holding a license. “The criminal history of the applicant (Rolls) tends […]
by Sally Crosswell, Proctor: 9 October 2024 A racing enthusiast with a criminal history spanning 26 years and three states has challenged a determination he is not a “fit and proper person” to hold a thoroughbred training licence. Gavin Rolls applied for a review of an internal review decision of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission […]
