Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
South African trained jockey Sean Cormack is a very, very good hoop, far too good to be riding in Townsville on a Saturday afternoon. Cormack has won 14 Group 1 races. That’s more than Ethan Brown, and you wouldn’t see him hunting around in North QLD when there were richer races on offer much closer […]
This is the photo finish of the 6th race at Townsville last Friday. Who has run 5th to 8th? Racing QLD have it as being the horse one from the outside, in the orange silks with blue and orange cap with orange pom pom. So did RISA, the official website of Australian racing. But it […]
Archie, No interest in the race whatsoever. Before they crossed the line I thought jockey and trainer might have a look an throw in a protest. Rightfully so. Had grounds to do so. I thought 1/2 length was going to be too great to uphold and in my opinion dismissed was right call. But in […]
So jockey Lauren Guernier gets hurt and taken to hospital after her mount in the 3rd at Atherton on the weekend breaks through the barrier gates and throws her, the poor kid. Thankfully we are told she is alright. Guernier has a ride in the next race. Chief Steward Paul Gillard scratches it because according […]
Story by Aaron Kelly, ABC Angela Jones can still remember being bucked off her pony onto a prickle bush as a kid on the family farm. Then there’s her first horse that her father, Jason, bought for a carton of beer. Not to mention taking an equine companion along with her to boarding school in […]
MS B ASIF ASKED MINISTER FOR SPORT AND RACING AND MINISTER FOR THE OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES (HON T MANDER) With reference to the Next Lap Report, and the Minister having specifically made note that ‘Careful consideration will be given to the sale of Deagon Racecourse’ – on the potential sale and future of Deagon […]
Following the running of Race 4, Stewards interviewed Trainer B. Dias regarding the activities undertaken when saddling IN SOCIETY prior to this event. Stewards adjourned the inquiry to a time and date to be fixed. This is taken from the Stewards Report of race 4 at Eagle Farm yesterday. What does it mean? What activities […]
Silver Wedding was backed from $5.00 int0 $2.45 to win the second last race at Eagle Farm yesterday. It didn’t. The horse missed the start by 6-8 lengths and went down by a length. A tragedy beaten it was. Or was it? Silver Wedding is the horse in the black and gold, second from the […]
To the best of our knowledge the author Nick Butterworth is no relation to Copy That’s owner Merv Hi mate Can’t agree re Grant Dixon drive He didn’t go inside a marker He touched it no more than you would the old style wooden hub rail I haven’t looked but I would be fairly sure […]
Watch the horse behind the leader go straight over a marker peg and flatten it as it goes to the inside early when the runners turn for home. That is an offence against the rules, and the horse got the run up (and over) the rail well before it should have as a result. The […]
