Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Four desk jockeys pose for the cameras dressed as builders, pretending to look like they know what they are doing You can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear – ancient truism Over the past 3 years Racing Queensland has spent $26.4 million on redeveloping the long trouble plagued Ipswich racecourse. That’s a […]
Well I am buggered if I know why every good jockey in Australia doesn’t move to Mt Isa. After all, you get to ride 5 horse a week and earn a grand, live in the sort of suffocating heat that killed Burke and Wills, eat crap food and drink in pubs with bogans, live out […]
I was trying to watch my mate Battling Benny’s horse run in the first at Thangool today on the six-figure RQ live stream provided by On The Bit. I dunno how Battling’s horse went. But gee that bloke had a nice hat.
During the running of a race a driver shall not shout loudly, or make any improper noise Harness Racing Rule AHR.162(1)(t) Harness Racing Authorities shall not waste money promoting imbecilic race series that reduce wagering revenue while quadrupling costs The Reverend Archie Butterfly What’s all that bloody noise? Are they racing pigs now? Mrs Mango, […]
From 1 May 2021, the Australian Rules of Racing will prohibit: the possession of injectable products containing cobalt salts; and the administration of cobalt salts by injection. These bans are set out in new rules AR 252A (possession) and AR 254A (administration). Penalties apply for failure to comply with these rules. Racing Australia reiterates its […]
Queensland country racing is in the doldrums. We have few trainers, even less horses, bugger all prizemoney, and huge overheads. Peterprofit.com has a plan to revive it, and make it great again. This is the plan, or a rough sketch of it to start. Background There were were 5 country meetings run in the Central […]
Boulia is the arse end of the earth. No-one except council, railway or government workers live there, and no-one wants to. It’s a shit hole. The only thing it’s got going for it is the Min Min Lights, but you can park down the road and see them so why would you bother driving into […]
You have to hand it to Racing Queensland. It’s the master of massacring turnover. It takes raw genius to schedule a Townsville meeting on Easter Monday. I mean these southern slickers think they are smart putting on metro meetings at Warwick Farm and Flemington that everyone wants to bet on, because it’s their day off […]
On The Bit Racing is paid over a quarter of a million dollars from the public purse to broadcast racing. Racing Queensland provides the funds. The Deputy Commissioner of the QRIC advises that On The Bit Racing was responsible for nominating David Reynolds for the Country Trainer of the Year Award, inviting him to awards […]
The two judges at yesterday’s Gladstone meeting were the club President Dave Weinhert, and club committee man David Thomsen. Under the Rules of Racing race day judges are engaged and employed by Racing Queensland or the QRIC. Both are Government bodies, and as such must advertise all employment vacancies, even casual ones. There are reasons […]
