Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
Leading QLD racing writer John ‘Lucky’ Lingard asks this week on his letsgohorseracing.com.au website the question below that many have been posing about jockeys wives (or partners) being tipsters. The answer is that Gai Waterhouse proved in her landmark cases in the late 80’s/early 90’s against being refused a license because her husband Robbie was […]
Tim Mander is back as Racing Minister after being cleared of any wrongdoing relating to his electoral enrolment in between permanent houses following his marriage break down, and so he should be too. As we said at the time he was never guilty of anything, and was simply a bloke temporarily between a rock and […]
Story by John Lingard – letsgohorseracing.com.au THE prayers of the racing world are with the family of one of Australia’s favorite jockeys, Cyril Small, who is fighting to survive a massive stroke. Small, 67, best remembered as the rider of the legendary galloper, Vo Rogue, was rushed to Gold Coast University Hospital on Saturday. (PHOTO […]
One time Sky Channel star Chynna Marston has had her disqualification for animal welfare offences reduced from 7 years to 5 by the NSW Racing Appeals Panel, and her boyfriend Alex Kean has had his cut from 6 to 5 too. Neither of them bothered to respond to the hearing notice, and the pair didn’t […]
Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow Some smarties are saying that prominent Victorian bookmaker Lay Off McLachlan is contemplating registering a business called the Sally Snow Fab Club, with him as the Chairman. We for one don’t believe it, because Knackers and Sally’s boss R. Waterhouse aren’t widely known to be close […]
See the excerpt from the Stewards report of the Emerald race meeting on Monday (above), and the one below. SUMMER SIZZLING – Underwent a pre-race veterinary examination due to having not started in a race for a considerable period of time and was cleared to start. Began awkwardly. Raced keenly in the early and middle […]
When you think about it Baldy looks a bit like the horse is he is scoping out for Zjelko. They both have a similar sort of white nose. It’s probably the ice cream. Professional punter David ‘Baldy’ Frolley has become the most loved character ever written about on this website. Every where he goes to […]
Random human sampling? WTF? Which riders did they eat? Do you reckon they tasted good? Most of them would be a bit like quail in my opinion, and the ones who aren’t would taste like old leather. Not that there is anything wrong with that. I wouldn’t want a sample of one of them though. […]
Gitalong wins two races, one at Gladstone, the other at Roma. This bloke’s a rating 71 horse before either win. It doesn’t get any penalty or increase at all for the Gladstone win, and remains a rating 71. Then comes the Roma win and Gitalong goes up just two ratings points to 73. Compare that […]
