Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing Queensland recently spent tens of millions of dollars putting in lights at the Gold Coast track so that races could be held at night. The question is why? Since the start of 2025 there have only been six night cards held at the Coast, plus a couple of twilight meetings where the last race […]
Lachlan Murray is the acting CEO of Racing Queensland. Muz doesn’t act very well. To be fair to the bloke, not even Marlon Brando could sell us the bullshit lines that he is spouting. He knows and understands that rising fuel costs are causing havoc to participants in all 3 codes across the state, Muz […]
The Roma and Gympie race clubs have stepped up to help trainers offset their markedly increased fuel costs by offering them a travel subsidy to race at their meetings. As the Gympie club says it is not a huge amount of money they are giving, but for a small club with limited money and resources […]
Three cheers to the Yeppoon Turf Club for supporting industry participants with subsidies to help them get through the current fuel crisis. We are Australians. Mates help out mates. But where is Racing QLD when you need them? PVL has led the charge on racing authorities looking after their own, and Racing Victoria has followed. […]
Seminal QLD racing writer Matt Nicholls has for weeks been calling for the Queensland racing authorities to put measures in place to assist racing participants during the current fuel price crisis. Matt’s entreaties make sense. QLD trainers travel further than any others in the country to get to race meetings, and the cost burdens on […]
So V’landys as usual leads the charge, and puts up $3 million to help NSW racing participants ride out the knock on effects of D. Trump’s war that isn’t. Racing Victoria do what is always does and falls in behind. Well sort of, but not really, because it’s been badly managed for years and doesn’t […]
Racing Queensland are geniuses aren’t they? A category 5 Cyclone has been predicted all week to hit Far North QLD today, accompanied by torrential rainfall of up to 200mm or more. There was never going to be any hope of racing at Cannon Park in Cairns tomorrow, yet it took RQ until this morning to […]
An Open Letter to Racing Queensland CEO Lachlan Murray Dear Mr Murray, I’m writing because I am deeply concerned about the current outlook for country racing in Queensland, particularly across the western parts of our state. My greatest concern is the welfare of participants – especially trainers – who are the heart and soul of […]
First Captain’s Mistress and the broken seat, and now this. Call me the cooler. I should give up the punt. But what else would I do on a Saturday? The crossword? Play bowls? Go bushwalking? F**k that. What time’s the next?
