Parnell Pulls the Pin – Racing QLD CEO Moves to the UK to Live Under the Reign of Peking Charles
More to follow ….
Why Everyone From Ipswich Has Two Heads – With Brains That Small You Need Them
We all read today about how the Ipswich race track has problems at the 1400m mark due to trees that no-one can see. Now we learn that the 1350 start is out of action as they perform remedial work on the chute. Races scheduled to be run over that distance have to be altered. So […]
Another Stewarding Balls Up at Rocky
This is the Stewards report from the internationally broadcast TAB meeting yesterday at Rockhampton. It was a schemozzle, a monument to incometence. Six horses were late scratched from the program as they had no jockey to ride them. There was never going to be anyone to ride them, for the races in question were programmed […]
The Electrifying Courage of Racing Queensland
These are the winners at the QLD Country Racing Awards held at the Brisbane City Hall last Sunday night. Do you notice something missing? There are awards for the best Apprentice, Jockey and Trainer at both the metros and the provincials. But these is only an award for best Apprentice in the country. It’s not […]
Going Good the Club at Emerald Isn’t It? – No Knock to Those Who Are Trying
Yes barman, I am surprised at the shit turnout too There were less than 50 people at the Emerald Calcutta night. Some of them even paid for their ticket too. I think they were the good folk near the door. It wasn’t that long ago that Emerald looked like being the next big thing. During […]
Racing Queensland Palaver
Emerald Jockey Club president Leigh-Ann Shields has only been in the role a few months, but her appointment has raised “some” eyebrows in the Central Highland’s town. And, it’s not because she is not qualified for the position, far from it. Shields was secretary for four years and vice president for several months when the […]
Um, Pins – The Race Isn’t Until Next Year Son
The thing I love about Racing Queensland is that they always have their eye on the ball and are up with the play. That’s why CEO Brendan ‘Pins’ Parnell’s outfit paid $100 000 for a slot in the 2022 Eureka trot race, even though it doesn’t kick off until 2023. The early bird catches the […]
Nice Work if You Can Get It – The Great RQ Golden Handshake
Well known former Tennis QLD chief Geoff Quinlan worked at Racing Queensland for three and a half years. He started with the organisation in September 2019 The usual redundancy arrangement in State Government jobs – the redundancy scheme that applies to all non-executive staff at Racing QLD – is the payment of 7 weeks salary […]
Congratulations Owners, Trainers and Jockeys – Your 1% Animal Welfare Levy is Very Well Spent – Not
Almost $1.7 million was raised last year from the 1% animal welfare levy that Racing Queensland deducts from thoroughbred racing prizemoney (but not for some inexplicable reason from harness or greyhound stakes). Do you know how many horses were rehomed for your money? Fifteen. I kid you not. Fif-bloody-teen. Eight pacers or trotters, and seven […]
Pins and the Faulty Calculator
Can anyone tell me how future infrastructure projects that are currently listed as worth $194.4 million can actually be worth $450 million? You would be lying if you did, because it is not mathematically possible. Why do we continue to get spun this crap? RQ obviously thinks that we are all innumerate morons. Well sorry […]