Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
The Ipswich track was rated a Heavy 8 at the outset of Wednesday’s race meeting, to the surprise of many for only 3.5cm of rain had fallen on the course proper over the past 7 days, with only 0.2mm of it – a mere sprinkle – having come during the previous 72 hours. Only a […]
Racing Victoria presented only one expert witness in the Darren Weir case, an Equitation Scientist (whatever that is) named Dr Andrew McLean. Dr McLean’s role in the case was to demonstrate that the use of a jigger on a horse in training had the potential to corrupt the outcome of a professional thoroughbred horse race. […]
We are not comfortably satisfied that the outcomes of the relevant races were in fact affected. Therefore, the cases of the Stewards succeed or fail on the “likely to affect” provision. It in turn succeeds or fails on the finding of the capacity of the jigger treatment given to the horses to affect the outcome […]
In a decision that has left many shaking their heads in disbelief, Darren Weir has escaped the serious charge of attempting to corrupt the outcome of the 2018 Melbourne Cup, with the judge in charge of the VRT – a former shareholder in horses trained by Weir – describing his use of a jigger on […]
A former Canterbury harness racing trainer spent more than 2 million dollars online gambling before filing for bankruptcy. Mitchell Paul Kerr has been sentenced to five months of home detention for misleading statements and withholding information while filing for bankruptcy. Kerr, whose licence was cancelled by the Judicial Control Authority for Racing, concealed crucial details […]
The KPMG report into its Best Practice Review of QRIC hasn’t been publicly released yet, but obviously the Commissioner and his sidekicks that most people deem responsible for the issues plagueing the integrity body, and by extension the racing industry, have got a copy. Their response? Improve their style of management so that the operation […]
The South Australian Racing Appeals Tribunal has overturned Todd Balfour’s 5-year disqualification for pulling down the pants of a Steward and exposing him naked from the waist down, and replaced it with a 4.5 month DQ, which includes time already served. The Tribunal characterised Balfour’s actions as an assault, describing what he did as inappropriate […]
Have you ever heard that in a race call before? I don’t think I had until I heard it in a trot race at Dubbo tonight. Know what it means? I didn’t. It means a long neck. After my night on the punt I need half a dozen. https://magpile.com/kingbrown/#:~:text=Kingbrown%20is%20West%20Australian%20slang,like%20a%20good%2040%20should.
