Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Nonnie is the curse of punters the world around. Nonnie stands for non-winner, and we’re talking maidens here. We are talking horses that appear to have the world of ability and often start favourite, but just refuse to stick their head out on the line when it counts, or shirk the task when they […]
A reader has kindly set us straight on the origin of the name Mr Kaplan for the Tony Herlihy 3YO pacing filly in New Zealand. Apparently Mr Kaplan is the alias used by a female character named Kathryn Nemec in a reportedly outstanding American crime thriller TV series called The Blacklist. This is what the […]
Mirrors is a con man, a fraudster, a thief and a weak gutted cat. He’s a dog too. The fact that he is still allowed on Queensland race courses is a disgrace. I don’t know what to say about the licensees who walk up and shake his hand. There is something very wrong with this […]
In Queensland the answer is seven. See the official Stewards Report from Eagle Farm yesterday (above)? Ingratiating was slow to begin and raced wide without cover it says. I backed Ingratiating. It is the horse in the Godolphin blue in the replay below. As you can see, Ingratiating never, ever left the fence, not even […]
I’ve just been reading through the Racing Victoria ‘Green Paper’ – Strategic Plan – for the next decade, and am sitting here shaking my head and wondering what planet these people are on. Some of RV’s potential (read: gunna happen, but we just can’t say so yet) plans are no brainers. Sandown gets sold to […]
Anyone standing at the Eagle Farm gates waiting for them to open at around 10.00am yesterday morning must have thought the track was being invaded when an army of 21 QRIC soldiers sprung out of land transports and charged toward the course. The 7 Stewards, 4 Judges, 3 swabbies, 2 Clerks of Scales, 3 Starters […]
Gary Portelli posted this beautiful photo of Warwick Farm at dawn trackwork this morning. If you had never been to Liverpool before you would almost be packing up to move there. It looks lovely doesn’t it?
Our story overnight about Cryptojock has come to the attention of highly respected blockchain expert Gordon Christian, the managing-director of award winning online digital company Digital Playhouse, and caused him enough consternation that he has written to racing.com requesting an urgent investigation into the bona fides of Cryptojock and its currency. Mr Christian’s correspondence was […]
https://www.racing.com/news/2022-06-01/news-industry-a-new-crypto-era-in-horse-ownership Racing.com featured the above story on its website on Wednesday. about the so-called revolutionary crypto currency racehorse ownership opportunity called CRYPTOJOCK being offered by an electrician from Ipswich named Matai Noble. A real racing media outlet would have had a little bit of a closer look at the scam/scheme before they dived in and […]
Tinklecoin Named after Nathan Tinkler, Australian racing’s greatest failure. With the backing of the banks the founder has made a huge investment in the industry. Assets held in secure Singaporean trusts and Isle of Man banks. Lifetime promise of bills never being paid. You can have as many coins as you like. Every bottle collect […]
