Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The inside mail from the Deagon bunker is that Jason Scott is about to be appointed to the position as CEO of Racing QLD. It amazes those of us who knew him as Les Scott back in the days when he was a commission agent at Harold Park for the controversial racing identity and professional […]
To date we have given Queensland’s new non-TAB race meeting vision provider Regional Cast an easy run, mainly on the basis that anyone has to be better than the previous provider On The Bit Racing, who were absolute shockers. But we are not so sure anymore, for on the evidence before us it seems that […]
This is the cover page of a feature story about Toowoomba trainer Tony Sears in this month’s edition of Racing Queensland’s ‘Race’ Magazine. My mail suggests that RQ may at sometime before the end of the year come to regret their slavish praise of Sears. I’m not to going to tell you why right now. […]
Archie I have just been told from good source that the Brisbane Racing Club has determined that as of next month a number of small trainers at Deagon’s leases won’t be renewed, These trainers were told in the past get out of the stables in the side streets of Deagon and move into the stables […]
RACING APPEALS TRIBUNAL QUEENSLAND NOTICE OF DECISION APPEAL NO: RT016-07 DATE: 9 July 2007 APPELLANT: Shane Ernst George Scriven RESPONDENT: Queensland Racing APPEARANCES: Mr Michael Grant-Taylor SC on behalf of the Appellant; and Mr Matthew Tutt on behalf of the Respondent. REASONS FOR JUDGMENT Mr Brockwell Miller – Deputy Chairman The Appellant rode Take The Plea […]
This is retiring Racing QLD CEO Brendan ‘Pins’ Parnell at the very start of his career. Oh how young we all were. Pins tips weren’t much good. Shaftesbury Avenue got beaten into 5th. Noel’s Gamble ran 8th. Shustar ran 9th. I can’t help you with the Caloundra result. Pins tip in Sydney raced in the […]
I’m not being woke here, cos having a brown adopted brother in 1970’s Geebung I’ve been awake to discrimination my whole life, but seriously, what century are the Innisfail Turf Club living in? Racing is funded by the State Government. The government has strict anti-discrimination policies. Saturday’s race day promotion at Innisfail breaches them in […]
Can you believe that in the post #metoo, Jeffrey Epstein and his odious mate Ghislaine Maxwell, Prince Andrew, Grace Tame and Brittany Higgins age, the Gold Coast Turf Club still thinks it is okay to name a race the OFFICE CHICKS QTIS 2YO HANDICAP? That’s what the first race yesterday was called. The office chicks? […]
See how there is a vase of flowers on the wheel of the Racing QLD coffee van? Strange place to put one isn’t it? Notice how it is covering the face of one of the owners that the photo on the van that is supposed to be celebrating them? It is no accident. The person […]
See that? It’s an extract from the Queensland Liquor Act published on the State Government website business.qld.gov.au. Now look this. It’s a story on Racenet, accompanied by a quote from the Chairman of the Gold Coast Turf Club Brett Cook. Gold Coast Turf Club chairman Brett Cook confirmed anyone who shows up with a general […]
