Two of the Suspected Dead Horses Breaking Down During Their Race at Morven
No horse deserves to die at the races. Imagine the outcry if it was punters dropping dead like flies. What the hell is wrong with this track?
And You Thought the Paul Gallen Double Header Was the Main Attraction
This Casey Bailey, a one-time contender for the title of 2020 Australian Rodeo Queen. Casey is from Wangaratta in Victoria, and likes rodeos and football, and does Equine Breaking-in and education services. I suspect that she may be partial to kung fu movies too, at least if what occurred at the Callaghan Racecourse, Rockhampton on […]
Please God, Let Us Get Kim Kelly
We tipped you into Peter Chadwick’s departure months ago if you remember, and reminded you of the tension between he and the QRIC Commissioner Shane Gillard just last week. As usual we were right. It’s not that hard to be on the money if you keep your nose to the ground and work hard, instead […]
But God Doesn’t Exist – And Anyway We’ve Already Got Kim Kelly – It’s London to a Brick On – Hooray!
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 […]
Is Danny Bougoure a Lunatic or A Genius?
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 […]
Saturday’s Country Wrap
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 […]
Stone the Crows – And the Sharks and the Broncos Too
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 […]
Darrel Graham Ain’t the Only Shania Twain Fan in Town – And Moods Boot Scoots Better Too
Moods at the Moranbah Workers Club on Friday arvo, completing his preparations for the big one https://www.facebook.com/moranbahraceclub/videos/5951508254860334 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 […]
Why Do We Bother?
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 […]
The Keal Kid’s Back – The Brown Rice Works
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 […]