Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have had a couple of calls since we put up the story about Jaden Lloyd being allowed to claim 2 kilos off Hatchet’s weight when he replaced the over weight Ryan Maloney at the last minute in the $127 500 QTIS 3YO Handicap at Caloundra on Saturday, and most of them are saying that […]
The rule that is printed at the top of this page relates to the replacement of riders at race meetings, in situations where for whatever reason one jockey cannot meet their declared commitment to take the mount, and another jockey must ride it instead. The words in the rule are simple and clear – another […]
The tale of David Moran’s suspension is an interesting one, and quite salacious too, but setting that aside it raises some very serious questions about the integrity of Harness Racing Victoria, and the Principal Racing Authority’s commitment to honesty, fairness, justice and the truth. For the purposes of this discussion, we wish to concentrate purely […]
New Zealand trainer Trudy Keegan, for reasons of her own, is unvaccinated against COVID-19. That is her choice, but it means that she is not allowed to put others at risk by attending the races. On the 13th of January she decided to say ‘stuff you’ to the racing participants who acted responsibly, and went […]
Queensland does not just have a shortage of jockeys. We have a shortage of Stewards too. If you have at least one leg, an eye or ear (applicants with neither will still be considered under the QRIC Equal Employment Opportunity policy), are prepared to kiss Pete Chadwick and his boss Shane Gillard’s arse, hate Archie […]
There is a lot of ill-feeling floating around Queensland racing circles about Winxy Waller’s Queensland racing manager, a young regally bred son of a rich and influential funds manager named Fitton. The word is that this silver spoon fed fast tracked yuppie was contacted recently by a well-regarded and earnest jockey manager, who was simply […]
They would have to be kidding wouldn’t they? Charging race fans who can’t get to Emerald for the ceremony $22.19 to watch a live stream of the Queensland Country Racing Awards. These people are rorters. They are being sponsored to the tune of a large sum of money generously donated by Ladrokes. A number of […]
A huge controversy has erupted in Tasmania over the racing authority Tasracing seemingly hooking the fields to allow the Ben Yole stable to race its horses up to four times in ten days at the expense of pacers from other stables in the State which are being denied a run at all. Under the Tasmanian […]
Dear Paul, I am writing as a follow up to my email sent on Friday 21st January which did not receive a reply and needs to be addressed. BOTRA has received a high volume of calls and messages in relation to the TTC meeting on January 26th since Friday the 21st. Participants are outraged with […]
Shaun, Thanks for your email from Friday and today raising concerns around the Wednesday 26th January TTC meeting at Elwick. In relation to the Friday email I was of the view that the industry communication that was released on Friday afternoon addressed your concerns and the issues raised. I quote from it below. “We are writing […]
