Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Wouldn’t you be dirty if you were veteran Northern Rivers trainer Leo Clapham? He trains his horse Lady Alabama up for months to get it ready to run the 1350m at Doomben on Saturday. Even books a claiming apprentice Olivia Kendal to ride the mare to give it a bit of weight relief. Then he […]
They’ve taken my career and life away from me. There’s no easy way to put it, I’ve been filthy at the world. I haven’t really shown up to work or been dedicated because I feel like I’ve got nothing to do in racing any more. Baily Wheeler No-one took anything away from Bailey Wheeler, except […]
Last week’s decision by the Tablelands Regional Council to get rid of 44 council owned buildings and facilities in a cost-saving push seems surely likely to imperil the future of racing in Atherton. The council intends to divest or demolish the Atherton Turf Club storage and equipment sheds at Tolga racecourse and, crucially, the on-course […]
If your boots are made for walking you hire Nancy Sinatra to come and sing at your party. But if you want Nothing But The Best you get Frank. It’s a bit like Leap To Fame against Kingman. The latter is very bloody good. But the former is better. Damian Sheales is Kingman. James E […]
The strong mail out of George Street is that the exceptionally able Catherine Clarlk, one of the top sports administrators in the Dominion, has been told that her tenure as QRIC Commissioner is soon to be over. Apparently the QRIC itself is all but a dead duck too. Whether Kim Kelly decides to ride out […]
We are told that the decision on what to do with the Deagon racecourse has been put back to about Easter time. I think the answer however is already known. Why would Racing QLD have set aside asset funding for an Apprentice Jockey Centre at the Gold Coast when they already have one at Deagon? […]
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 […]
