Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Queensland greyhound racing participant Barry Taylor (who is not the Townsville lawyer Barry Taylor who owned the Group 1 winning galloper Merchant Navy) has been warned off for failing to front a Stewards inquiry. The Stewards called the inquiry in an attempt to ascertain the current status – i.e. whether they are still breathing – […]
Veteran QLD trot trainer Al Barnes has been disqualified for 4 months for assaulting the driver of his horse Mullum Judy after it raced at Marburg last month. The crazy thing about it is that the victim was his son! Brendan Barnes drove the horse for his Dad, who obviously got angry about something to […]
Here is a little Xmas gift for Peter McMullen and Chantal Turpin. A six horse race where they have five of the runners, and the other one is classes below most of theirs. Why does there need to be a 3-Year-Old race programmed on the third last Saturday of the season anyway? These horses are […]
The reforms devised by the QLD Racing Review committee and accepted by the LNP Government have met with almost universal acclaim, which is a totally unexpected result but immensely pleasing to see, for a happy racing industry is a productive and successful one, and ultimately success on and off the track is everyone in the […]
View from the starting stalls over the straight six at the new Hollywood at the Creek underwater race track Dear Sir We were interested to read your article advocating for the construction of an enclosed air-conditioned horse racing stadium to protect galloper’s welfare when racing in the QLD summer heat, and congratulate you on your […]
It was 28 degrees on Sunday afternoon at the Sunshine Coast. That wasn’t hot enough for the QRIC’s extreme heat policy to be employed. Which was a shame, because two runners in the first two race on the program were diagnosed with heat stress after they had raced, He’s Got Grunt in the first and […]
In Albion Park Chairman Greg Mitchell’s euphoria about the Creek being (in our view temporarily) saved, he seems to have 0verlooked a rather important thing. The racing reform plan to run thoroughbred race meeting four nights a week, every week, in direct competition with the trots. Wednesday to Saturday night is the plan. Gold Coast, […]
Apprentice Bailie Baker has had an absolute shit of a couple of months. First her ever-loving and much loved Dad Glen got diagnosed with the dreaded spanish dancer and died. The weekend after Dad crossed the bar she had a race fall and almost did too. Then to top it all off she got stripped […]
The QLD Govt is going to launch a joint industry fund to secure better returns for clubs. Queensland race clubs will be invited to invest in the fund, set to be managed by an Independent Racing Infrastructure Fund Board. Clubs would be able to track their investment in real-time and have access to their funds […]
Racing Queensland will seek to rationalise its property portfolio and take steps to dispose of the former proposed harness racing site at Norwell. QRIC will dispose of the Bowen Hills property that was earmarked for a new Racing Science Centre. These changes will offer a mechanism for new and upgraded infrastructure. Careful consideration will be […]
