Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Finally after all these years, a decade or more after everyone else did, Racing QLD has introduced a computer package that stores licensees training records online. Being so far behind the times is hardly cause for applause in usual circumstances, but RQ CEO Jason Scott deserves a clap for finally rectifying the inactions of his […]
New Zealand Racing has a specialized program to attract overseas apprentice riders to come over to live there and learn their trade by riding in the country. A prospective apprentice must have achieved a score of 5.5 on their International English Language Testing System (IELTS) exam, which is compulsory to sit and means that they […]
Some wags who were watching the Cairns races with me yesterday are saying that the inquiry into the incident after the 9th race is about how the Racing Queensland website has Fanciful Mr Fox being ridden by Graham Kliese and finishing 5th, when we all saw that is was actually Lacey Morrison who booted the […]
What do you do when a meeting with Poly goes awry and has to be called off? Why, schedule another one of course. Next week’s meeting’s been transferred from the turf to Poly too. She may be shunned by most, but Poly’s obviously the pin-up girl at RQ headquarters at Deagon. Perhaps they can pay […]
Last night we asked the hard questions about the state of the Gold Coast track, and lo and behold this morning track manager Nevesh Ramdhani goes on radio to talk about it. A Cautious Approach, Or a New $63 Million Track With Major Problems? – Another New Twist in the Gold Coast Saga Sadly however […]
Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott yesterday announced that the Gold Coast will not race again on the recently laid multi million dollar course proper until the QTIS Jewels meeting on the 9th of March. That will mean that the highly expensive new turf surface will have been out of action for almost two months since […]
What the hell is going on with the new mega multi-million track at the Gold Coast? They raced on it once on the 9th of December, and then twice in early January for the Magic Millions meeting, where quite a lot of questions were asked about the quality of the surface, particularly on the big […]
Dear Archie, On Tuesday morning prior to acceptances, one of QRIC’s ring leaders Joshua Adams was on RadioTAB declaring that the Townsville meeting on Thursday would be a late start and races run at thirty minute intervals due to the extreme heat expected on the day under the guise of animal and participant welfare. That […]
Greyhound Racing pulls 22.4% of QLD wagering turnover, and 21.5% of the profits. These profits account for 18.55% of the total three code revenue in QLD. 76.3% of Racing Queensland’s total profit last year was earned by the greyhound industry The dogs made made it’s own single code annual profit of $28.65 million. By way […]
The Sunshine Coast today could only attract enough runner to put on a 6 race race card, and 5 of the 6 couldn’t pull sufficient starters to get an 8 horse field. These six races had fields of 6, 7, 5, 6, 7, and 9. That can hardly be good for betting turnover, and it […]
