Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
TO: The Punters of Queensland FROM: A.J. Butterfly, Sportsman and User of a Calculator SUBJECT: The Great Rock ‘n Roll Funding Rip Off Punters, we’ve all been robbed. You are all getting excited about the massive injection of funds into racing now that we are going to get 80% of the Point of Consumption (POC) […]
Wayne Innes is a parasite, a conman, a fraudster and a thief. He stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from Racing Queensland by deception, and went to jail for it, which wasn’t the first time that the former corrupt copper had seen the inside of a cell. Innes is not only a racing thief, he […]
You can understand an outfit like Racing Queensland having one, or maybe two, lawyers on staff to deal with matters of legislative and contractual importance, but four? That’s weird. This was taken from the Racing Queensland website yesterday. I think it might be yet another of those clerical errors that seem to permeate the operations […]
There is nothing better than watching a race until the 200m mark only to have the screen go black, is there. After all, it is the service that we pay On The Bit Racing $300 000 a year to provide. A blank screen. The contract is up for tender at the moment. If this mob […]
This is a video of a jump out conducted somewhere in wretchedly unsafe circumstances, and without any regards for proper standards, jockey safety or animal welfare. For some reason the QLD government funded country race broadcaster On The Bit Racing – which is not run my Matt Peters, just ask him – has sought fit […]
The NSW Derby is one of the great races on the Australian harness calendar. The honour roll boasts named like Vincent, Lenny the Shark, Smolda, Elsu, Il Vicolo, Courage Under Fire, Westburn Grant, Rowleyella, Rufus Youngblood, Rip Van Winkle, Paleface Adios, Peak Hill, Lawn Derby. Stars one and all. This is a good horse’s race. […]
The cushion track at the Sunshine Coast is about as popular as Scomo. Yesterday there were a staggering 54 scratchings on the 8 race card, which has pretty much become the norm. The problem is this. Poly tracks were designed and invented to allow a course to race all year round regardless of the weather […]
In the space of less than an hour, Doomben’s now a Heavy 10. And it’s still pissing down, with no sign of any respite. Today’s card is cactus. It won’t be going to the Farm. The word is that the meeting will be put back to Wednesday, when betting the turnover will be more than […]
The to nominate, accept and race in the $105 000 plus $30 000 Northern Jewels handicap being run at Townsville on Friday a horse has to be QTIS registered. The eligibility rule is plain and clear, written in black and white on the Racing Queensland website, and in the race calendar (Race Magazine) published by […]
Ray Hadley did a segment about the eviction of Danny Bougoure from Eagle Farm on his morning radio show yesterday, and described it as an absolute disgrace. For legal reasons I am unable to describe Ray’s comments in full, but you can listen to them yourself if you wish to on the 2GB website. It […]
