Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This reply by the publisher of the North West Weekly Matt Nicholls to suggestions that he be appointed to the Racing Queensland board show exactly why he should be, and is the right person for the job. For once Gary Gorrie and I agree on something. Article courtesy of John Lingard at his as ever […]
Capalaba – Queensland’s new 366m duck racing track The Capalaba Greyhound Club has been drowned again by a big Brisbane storm, this time by Cyclone Alfred. It happens every time there are flooding rains in the Brisbane area, like it did in 2o22 and again in 2011 before that. On each of these occasions the […]
The cyclone has played havoc with the Queensland racing schedule. The dogs and trots are all off until Tuesday. Knowing how low lying Albion Park is it’s likely to go well underwater, which means we may not even race then. The gallops in the South-East corner are all off until next week too, with the […]
What you see at the top was a post published by Cairns Jockey Club (CJC) committee member David Robertson on his personal Instragram account. It is grossly sexist and a highly offensive case of body shaming a woman because of her size. That type of behavior is unacceptable in any realm of society, and is […]
The nation’s premier Winter Carnival will take centre stage in 2025, with more than $28 million in prize money on offer. The most innovative and lucrative Queensland Racing Carnival in its history will take place from May 3 to July 5, headlined by nine million-dollar races and 55 black-type features – including eight Group 1 […]
Faith Elliott (pictured at top) is an apprentice jockey coach at Racing Queensland. She is also a trackwork rider licensed by the QLD Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC). Which is all kind of funny in a strange way. Funny hoo hoo, not funny ha ha. You see one aspect of Faith Elliott’s job is to set […]
Is that man in the orange working on the Gold Coast track repair who I think he is? Bill Shuck? Surely not. It was only four years ago that Shuck pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud committed when he worked as Infrastructure Operations Manager for Racing Queensland in 2014 and 2015. The frauds involved […]
Former Group 1 winning jockey Shane Scriven – Scrivo to his friends, of which there are many – attended the Magic Millions meeting today in his official capacity of coach and mentor to Queensland’s apprentice jockeys. Or that was the official line anyway. The reality is that there was only one Queensland licensed apprentice at […]
Isn’t this ironic? It’s the Carbine Club of QLD Magic Millions Luncheon yesterday, an event attended by racing luminaries from across the spectrum. At Table 2 we have a group of highly respected and reputable owners including Noel Greenhalgh. Neville Morgan and Peter Tighe. Melbourne Cup winners John and Sheila are there at Table 6 […]
We have written at length about the twice jailed compulsive gambler and all round conman Wayne Francis Innes, the man whose most recent stretch in the can related to a six-figure fraud on Racing Queensland. Innes is an inveterate thief who over the three decade course of his criminal career has shown no inkling of […]
