You Always Hear it Here First
We tipped you into this 6 weeks ago. Enough said. You always here it here first.
The Mystery of the RQ/Tom Hedley Dispute
There are strange whispers coming from all parts of the State that Racing Queensland has written a highly unusual letter to the Cairns Jockey Club requesting (demanding?) that club Chairman Ton Hedley vacate his elected role forthwith, or else RQ will withhold funding of up to $200 000 from the club. We have strong mail […]
Disgraceful Disrespect For a Good Man Taken Too Early
Prior to his tragic recent passing, well known grazier Alan John Acton was long a prominent member of the Central QLD community. Alan was also an active and popular member of the racing community, both in CQ and beyond. The Rockhampton Jockey Club it appears didn’t even know his name, or how to spell it. […]
And Here We All Were Thinking Regional Cast Got Paid the Big Money By RQ to Broadcast All QLD Non-Tab Races
You’d love to view the high priced contract between Racing QLD and Regional Cast wouldn’t you? Does it say that the company can broadcast whatever country non-TAB meetings they like, and ignore all the rest? Or that it can only show the punters a few of the ones left over live, and whack the replays […]
Madness, Sheer Bloody Madness
There are 12 race meetings being held in Queensland today. Twelve. What are the chances of their being enough jockeys to ride all the declared runners at them? Um, zero. What’s the hope that all the horses that do have jockeys are ridden at their handicap weight? Um, zero. What sort of nous and common […]
A Nice Earn if You Can Get It
These are the fees paid to board members of Racing Queensland. Below that are the salaries paid to the top executives of the organisation. I make no comment either way, other than to say two things. There are far more things of interest to some people in racing than the horses. And it’s a nice […]
Warped Economics and Women’s Lives
I think I must be missing something here. Racing QLD are paying airfares, accommodation, meals and allowance for 10 woman drivers to travel to and from their bases in NSW, VIC, TAS, SA and WA for a Team Teal fundraising series. The cost of the above is a conservative $20 grand, and probably more. A […]
Les is the Man, Stan – Mine Host at the Pink Pub Rejoices (First Published 14 May 2023)
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 […]
Silence is Golden – Except When You’re Watching the Races
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 […]
If Something Sears it’s Usually Hot
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. […]