Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Mature age apprentice Tom Orr (pictured above) clearly has some problems with his weight, but the young man has to stop wasting or it could do him serious long-term damage. Orr’s registered riding weight is 55.5kg, which while light by normal standards for someone who is 170cm (5ft 6″), is a bit too heavy for […]
No disrespect at all to Luke Spicer, who I am sure is a very nice and capable bloke. But why the hell would Racing QLD send a regional track supervisor to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia as its representative at the Asian Racing Conference, when the burning issues are the Group racing pattern committee and calendar, drugs […]
REVENUE: 2016: $246.3m 2025: $373.4m The ATC share of wagering revenue rose by $127 million in the past 10 years. EXPENSES: 2016: $216.5m 2025: $374.2m PRIZEMONEY: 2016: $96.2m 2025: $210.9m NON-PRIZEMONEY EXPENSES: 2016: $120.3m 2025: $163.3m Commercial Expenses: 2016: $58.9m 2025: $67.2m Racing Costs: 2016: $17.3m 2025: $25.2m Administrative Expenses: 2016: $11.0m 2025: $18.8m Track […]
Former Group 1 winning international jockey Robbie Fradd deserves high praise for the splendid work he has been doing for junior riders since being appointed as apprentice mentor earlier this year. Fradd seems to attend every race meeting he can in South-East Queensland, and is a vocal advocate for apprentices in the Stewards room helping […]
Apprenticeships were for five years. All apprentice jockeys were males and described as he, him and his. There were no female apprentice jockeys, or female jockeys at all. The trainer was called the ‘Master’. The Master was required to teach the apprentice the business of a groom, jockey and trainer. They provided the apprentice with […]
An ancient apprentice-master agreement uncovered by archaeologists digging up the site of Winx’s four Cox Plate wins. Agreements like this don’t exist anymore. That’s because in the 21st century they are illegal, just like wage theft is illegal Last week we wrote a story explaining our belief that the 25% of apprentice jockeys earnings from […]
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We have often been critical of the quality of the replays of non-TAB races provided by Racing Queensland’s contractor Regional Cast, and with good reason too, for a lot of the time its tres ordinaire indeed. That is why today’s coverage of the races at Cloncurry was such a pleasant surprise. The replays of the […]
There were 21 horses scratched from the 5 race card at Cloncurry on Saturday because there were no-one there to ride them. Only five jockeys turned up to the meeting. Every rider earned a minimum of $1655 in fees and percentages. Two of them earned around two grand. It’s bloody good money for a day’s […]
peterprofit.com welcomes the news of the appointment of journalist and Racing QLD executive manager of Communications and Corporate Affairs Richard Goodbody as the replacement for Andrew Kelly in the role of CEO of Harness Racing Australia. We don’t know a lot about Richard, but those who have worked with him at RQ and at the […]
