Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This appeared in the Steward’s Report from Ascot, WA on Wednesday. Call me juvenile because I am, but I thought it was funny. Race 5. BYRON BAY PREMIUM LAGER HANDICAP (1500m) Jockeys W Pike (GREATNESS AWAITS) and C Parnham (PAT’S GOT SASS) appeared before Stewards in relation to GREATNESS AWAITS being placed on the hindquarters […]
The video of the events leading to the scratching of Modern Games in the Breeders Cup that the Californian racing authorities were trying so hard to hide has finally been released, and you can now see why they didn’t want it to be. Modern Games didn’t rear up and hit its head on the stalls […]
About three days ago Racing Victoria announced its new ‘Million dollar Summer of Speed series’. A month before it begins. How do you prep a sprinter for a series that kicks off in just 4 weeks time? It would be a good trick, wouldn’t it? These races are rubbish, and it is not even really […]
What on earth would possess any sane racing authority enough to convince them that transferring the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield to Sandown, and then moving the Sandown Cup, Guineas and Zipping Classic (formerly the Eclipse Stakes) to Caulfield and moving it back a fortnight while keeping the same now totally inappropriate names was a good […]
The Chairman of Racing Victoria Brian Kruger has declared war on Peter V’Landys. It is the greatest misjudgement since Hitler decided to fight the war on two fronts by taking on Stalin. Kruger has laid down the law. Either PVL comes to the party, or NSW gets frozen out. In Kruger’s fantasy being frozen outs […]
Brian Kruger is talking tough about hauling Peter V’Landys into line. Brian has something up his sleeve. Brian thinks its a winner. That’s because Brian has misread the play completely, and is about to get smashed from the blind. Allow me to explain the go. Melbourne has 30 Group 1 races to Sydney’s 29. PVL […]
There is another part of the clause in the Constitution about what happens with meetings that are inquorate because Peter V’Landys fails to turn up. If the Director that called the meeting – until now the Chairman – does not agree to the meeting being abandoned, it is then reconvened for the same time, day, […]
A week ago on RSN, Messara said there had been little or no progress in chipping away at Racing NSW. Asked if a “blow up” was inevitable, Messara said “that would be a fate worse than death.” “I don’t even want to contemplate it but it’s a possible outcome, one we certainly don’t want to […]
“Will you walk into my parlour?” said the Spider to the Fly, “‘Tis the prettiest little parlour that ever you did spy; The way into my parlour is up a winding stair, And I have many curious things to shew when you are there.” “Oh no, no,” said the little Fly, “to ask me is […]
About 40 odd years ago Dr Geoff Chapman has to change the name of one of his horses from Merkin to Merkin was very cleverly named, which is no surprise because the Doc is a very clever bloke. A Merkin is a pubic hair wig once favoured by ladies of the night who would shave […]
