Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The President of the Forbes Jockey Club, one Randal Grayson, has been disqualified for 9 months by Racing NSW Stewards for allowing a mare that he owned named Spectrum’s image to starve near to death. Spectrum’s Image was discovered by a vet lying prone on the ground in an emaciated state a body condition score […]
Queensland’s once greatest trainer Ben Currie is back, as of today. The man we call the Toowo0mba Tornado has won his QCAT appeal against the QRIC decision to refuse him a stable hand license. How the regulator ever came to that decision based on the Currie no fault ruling in the End Assembly case we […]
Not a ‘desirable’ person: This ex-jockey is now banned from setting foot on a racecourse Story by Danny Russell: The Age https://www.theage.com.au/sport/racing/not-a-desirable-person-this-ex-jockey-is-now-banned-from-setting-foot-on-a-racecourse-20260804-p60l6j.html More than 30 years have passed since flamboyant jockey Gavin Eades surfed one of racing’s great highs, punching the air in sheer joy after he was declared the winner of the 1994 Doncaster […]
A magnificently penned response by Edward Rennell to the erasure of Greyhounds from the fabric of so many communities and individuals in New Zealand. Beware Australia, both canine and equine, that the political footprint and influence of racing remains small, no matter how much and how many reports state otherwise. And therein lies the vulnerability […]
Story by Matthew Benns, Daily Telegraph https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/administrator-lashes-australian-turf-club-over-strategic-failures/news-story/5d91fce32767b657876e517b0c666b84 The newly appointed administrator of the Australian Turf Club has given members a scathing report on its lack of accountability, internal controls and strategic vision. The newly appointed administrator of the Australian Turf Club has given members a scathing report on its lack of accountability, internal controls and […]
Racing QLD has announced a bunch of wild endeavours to increase the size of race fields in the state, most of which I personally consider absurd, but more of that later. You can read about the basics of the RQ measures here now here if you like. But what is really important is the numbers […]
Remember how Greyhound Racing Victoria recently ordered a change of name for the smart greyhound Organised Crime after a complaint from the general public, declaring that that the dog’s name was “controversial or prejudicial to the interests or image of the greyhound racing industry”? That dog’s name was subsequently changed to Wrongly Accused as a […]
Hi Archie Not sure if you saw the news that Matt Nichols has stepped away from racing A huge blow for our industry Matt has given us a voice in the bush that we desperately need https://letsgohorseracing.com.au/alas-another-good-man-hits-the-road-because-of-the-deteriorating-state-of-racing-in-queensland/ Keep up the good work. Bruce from Barcoo —————————————- Archie’s Reply Matt is a legend, a brilliant and […]
Financial Crisis 1? A leading Group 1 winning harness racing partnership and major standardbred syndicator is said to be suffering all sorts of money problems. So much so that the rumor is that an administrator has been called in. The mail follows months of speculation that the partnership has been very slow to pay its […]
Racing Minister Tim Mander is asked by his ALP predecessor Grace Grace about Kim Kelly leaving and the reasons that he gave for his decision. She wants to know what the go is. Mander says that Kim Kelly is entitled to his views, and that he has expressed them in a series of meetings held […]
