Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Gee Eagle Farm is a funny track. It raced like a Soft 7 yesterday when it was only a Soft 5, with horses throwing up clods almost the size of bowling balls. Yet winners were running Good 3 type times. Mishani Lily is only a 2YO, but she won in just 3/4 of a second […]
The chances of Stern Idol ever running in the Grand Annual Steeple at the ‘Bool today were always 100-1, for the reasons that we wrote about early in the week, namely that the champion middle-distance jumper couldn’t get the 5.5km over 33 jumps trip of the Annual running down a well on roller skates. Ciaron […]
“The Thoroughbred Alliance met today to discuss the ongoing concerns the participant associations have with our grass tracks in S.E.Q, highlighted by recent questionable track ratings where downgrades have happened on race-days. These are certainly not isolated instances, it’s been an ongoing problem for many years. We fully understand how difficult it is for clubs […]
There is a curious glitch in the video of a hurdle trial at Warrnambool racecourse on April 19 – less than a fortnight before the coastal town’s famous three-day jumps racing carnival. The footage shows a six-horse field start the 2800-metre event on Warrnambool’s inner track. But only five of them finish. During the trial, […]
I have been to many a greyhound or trot sale where a large chunk, if not most, of the lots on sale are just there for show and to gain entry to sales eligible races, and quite frankly it gives me the Edgar Britts. Why waste potential buyers valuable time studying the catalogue and trekking […]
Leo Molloy is one of racing’s great characters. He is a registered vet who r0de as an apprentice when young (a long time ago), and later became a trainer. In 2020 he was warned off tracks for a year for calling then RIU (now RIB) investigator and former cop Neil Grimstone a racist c**t. “It […]
What Tim Williams said about the filly with the fractured pastern is irrelevant, it’s the refusal to allow the vet to examine the horse that is. What is it with this trend from the big stables to refuse the services of the appointed race day vets these days?? And why do the Stewards allow them? […]
RV Statement – Chief Executive Officer Racing Victoria Staff@RacingVictoria 10:40am A new CEO will be appointed to lead the State’s peak racing regulator, Racing Victoria, following the resignation of CEO Andrew Jones. Mr Jones said the timing of his resignation aligned with the imminent appointment of a refreshed Board led by a new Chair. “Having […]
Andrew Jones has done a decent job in difficult circumstances, trying to steer an archaic industry toward a sustainable future model. All the while being targeted by "rival" industry media, and resistance from the industry he represented. Impossible role for an innovator. — Shane Ciurleo (@shaneciurleo) April 26, 2024 Shane Ciurleo’s main claim to fame […]
RACING INDUSTRY The Hon. MARK LATHAM (22:06): The whacky plan for the sale of Rosehill racecourse is getting whackier by the day. On the weekend Alex Smith ofThe Sydney Morning Herald reported government sources saying that the racecourse could be moved to the brick pit site at Homebush. There is only one problem: The pit is filled […]
