Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Gold Coast track curator Nevesh Ramdhani suspects a rogue sprinkler was partly behind Saturday’s debacle, which saw the Magic Millions meeting called off after just two races. Ramdhani, who says he is not 100 per cent sure what caused a wet spot on the turn to appear on Saturday morning, says he was let down […]
Someone from the Gold Coast Turf Club – my guess is Nevesh Ramdhani – arrives at the track at the crack of dawn to inspect it. Ramdhani – who has dumped 44mm of water from the infield pond onto the track over the previous few days – finds to his horror that the area of […]
The applications have only just closed and the interview process is yet to begin, but the rolled gold mail is that former Gold Coast schoolboy from The Southport School (TSS) turned Bond Boy Mr Josh Blanksby is $1.20 and firming to step into Brendan Parnell’s shoes by being appointed as the next Racing Queensland CEO. […]
Scott Steele is the controversial CEO of Albion Park who is currently stood down as a result of pressure from the Racing Minister, after she became aware that he is presently on bail after being charged the year before last with rape and sexual assault charges involving two separate young woman victims who were racing […]
Here are three different perspectives on the King of the Mountain at Toowoomba. The first two are from readers. The last is my own. Isn’t it wonderful that we live in a democracy? We truly are the lucky country. You are spot on, King Of The Mountain was a belated Christmas gift to the local […]
Well, you could say you’re PeterSay you’re PaulDon’t put me up on your bedroom wallCall me king of the mountain They ran the much vaunted $750 000 King of the Mountain slot race at Toowoomba last night, For all it was worth they might as well just have run it in some wheat farmer’s back […]
Paddy Busuttin is a world renowned horse trainer famous for the deeds of his durable stayer Castletown, and at age just 68 or 69 he’s a whole lot younger than you probably imagined too. Busuttin would be be a great mentor to aspiring QLD trainers who attend the Racing QLD Academy, if it were not […]
Wayne Innes – the bloke with the phone to his ear in the picture above – is a twice jailed fraudster, conman and thief who received a reduced sentence in return for becoming a police informant and wearing a wire to send Paul Pisasale and a bunch of other Ipswich Council employees to jail. That […]
The Racing QLD staff must all be on holidays. But how they do they take acceptances if they are? Surely the 24/7 QRIC have told them about their smashing in the Supreme Court at the hands of lawyer Tim Fuller and Alligator Al. Haven’t they? Fix the form guide RQ! I’m trying to punt here.
Racing Queensland is seeking a dynamic, commercially astute and energetic Chief Executive Officer to lead its organisation into the future. As the Principal Racing Authority for the three codes of racing in Queensland – thoroughbreds, greyhounds and harness – the successful candidate will oversee a $1.9 billion industry with more than 43,500 participants, 13,500 full-time […]
