Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
When is the last time you evert saw a 2-horse race at a metro meeting on a Saturday run on a Good 4 track? How about never, until yesterday. There were eight accepted starters for race 1 at Eagle Farm, a Maiden run over the distance of 2406m. Six of them were scratched, leaving the […]
Murdoch KC is back on his feet to sum up the QRIC’s case. He says that this is an important case. The recordings of Callow’s conduct have gone viral he says, not only in Australia but across the world. The Magic Man tells us that racing is under attack from activists determined to shut the […]
We have been able to confirm that Jeff McKay the trackwork rider who was suspended for 9 months for lodging fraudulent medical clearances for the past 3 years is one and the same as the Jeff McKay who at the time of his fraudulent rule breaking was employed by Racing Queensland as an Industry Educator […]
Hot on the heels of racing medical clearance fraudster Liam Sharrock being disqualified for 9 months for submitting false doctor’s reports for the past 3 years. we now have another bloody idiot who has been done for the same thing. Like Sharrock, licensed trackwork rider Jeffrey McKay also submitted doctored copies of his 2021 medical […]
Outgoing RQ CEO Jason Scott standing next to Kevin Seymour at the ID25 presentation The hot mail around town is that departing Racing QLD CEO Jason Scott is leaving to take up the role of CEO at the corporate bookmaker PonyBet, a trading name for Booki.com.au which was formerly known as TopBetta. Scott, who at […]
Racing Queensland have put out a media release promoting the Northern Queensland Winter Racing Carnival. It’s a great festival of racing that’s for certain. Been there, done that, love it, will do it again. The racing is not at issue. RQ’s sense of place is. The peak body’s press release The action gets underway at […]
There are five races schedules for Innisfail on Saturday afternoon. Here are the nomination numbers: R1 – 5 R2 – 6 R3 – 15 (max 12 starters) R4 – 8 R5 – 5 https://racingaustralia.horse/FreeFields/Nominations.aspx?Key=2025Jun21%2CQLD%2CInnisfail N0w if these nominations turn into acceptances there is going to be a problem. It’s highly probable that no more than […]
The Hayden is the best value slot race in the world. There is no fixed price for slots. You buy them at auction, and when you do you get your barrier too. Gate 1 is reserved for a 3-year-old filly, colt or gelding. Gates 2 and 3 are f0r 3yo colts and geldings. Gate 4 […]
Poh Yuan Chin is on Racing Queensland’s Noms Exclusion List – Thoroughbred He owes the QLD Principal Racing Authority $30 594.87. That’s interesting because Poh Yuan Chin is the principal shareholder of a company named Imperial Bloodstock and Racing, which is a major shareholder in harness race horses as part of a syndicate also involving […]
Racing Queensland has spent $44 million building the State’s new greyhound complex the Q. Somehow it appears there wasn’t enough cash left to buy a set of scales that work. Weight is an integral factor in greyhound racing. Under the rules every greyhound competing at a race meeting must be weighed, and the stewards must […]
