Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We predicted that there would be 17 scratchings from the Mt Isa meeting due to no jockey being available to ride them, but we were wrong. There were actually 21. Jockey Jason Hoopert unfortunately had a fall in the first and had to be taken to hospital, so given there were no riders to take […]
There are five races at Mt Isa today. The field sizes are 8, 9, 9, 9, and 12. The problem is that only six jockeys are set down to ride at the meeting. That means that there will be 17 late scratchings from the meeting for want of a rider. This should have been totally […]
Former Racing Queensland CEO Brendan ‘Pins’ Parnell talks a good game. So he should, for he is a former polished presenter. You want a fact, Pins has got it. Want some buzz words? He has that too. Pins is also a genius at talking himself up, and backing his boasts with stats. How huge company […]
There are 46 acceptances for Saturday’s race meeting at Mt Isa. 32 of the acceptors are trained by one person, Tanya Parry. Parry trains: 6 of the 8 runners in Race 1 6 of 9 in Race 2 3 of 8 in Race 3 Each the 9 out of 9 starters in Race 4 8 […]
In a highly unusual move made in the wake of the controversy surrounding the Albany Racing Club’s finances and the club CEO’s arrest on fraud charges, Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has imposed strict conditions on the club’s continued license to operate and hold race meetings. The conditions, imposed for a 12 month period […]
Broadcaster Ray Hadley has been on Scott Steele’s case for long enough to get his facts right, but still he hasn’t and it does him no credit at all. That was proven yesterday when Hadley had another go at Steele – and indeed the whole management of the three codes of racing in Queensland – […]
This looks like being the summer of North Queensland racing’s discontent if the rumors coming out of Cluden Park about the Townsville Turf Club’s financial problems are true, which our sources inside the TTC inner sanctum assure us they are. The club’s recorded a million dollar loss for the year we’re told, which is an […]
I never cease to be astounded about the massive contradiction between the devout faith in racing integrity espoused by the people who run the three codes in this State, and the records of people employed or licensed in Queensland under their rigorous regulatory watch. Here are just a few off the top of my head. […]
It’s lucky King Charlie’s not riding at the track in the town named after him We have been writing about the problems with the million dollar redeveloped track at Charleville for more than a year now, and judging by the Stewards report from the meeting there on Saturday not much has changed. The sand track […]
For the past few months we have been telling anyone who will listen that the Bundaberg greyhound track is unsafe and presents a danger to racing animals, and backed our assertions up with facts and figures about injuries sustained by dogs at the course, particularly on the turns. Racing Queensland and the QRIC agree, and […]
