Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ben Sarina has won his appeal to the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal against the decision to warn him off for life for assaulting a former harness racing Steward, in a decision that has an immediate and wide ranging impact on the powers of HRNSW and its Stewards to supervise or control the activities of disqualified […]
Here is a sample of Matt Nicholl’s race writing for the North West News. It’s great. Add them to your favorites. https://www.northwestweekly.com.au/form-goes-out-the-window-as-outsiders-dominate-program-2025-08-27 ————————————————– It was a tough day to be a punter at Mount Isa on Saturday as form guides were tossed to the ground following a string of unlikely results at Buchanan Park. Five […]
The North West Weekly has put racing back in the headlines with its outstanding coverage of our sport. We are saddened to hear of the demise of its print edition, but are overjoyed to learn that editor Matt Nicholls and his staff will continue to provide us with all the news, views and racing from […]
Dear Peter Profit As a witness with no affiliation to either party and despite being a peace loving man , I’d probably be tempted to smack a bloke in the face too if he approached me in the way the Chairman of the club Mr Gudge did Mr Crear. Mr Gudge, who appeared affected by […]
It is interesting to see that the two trackwork riders who independently of each other submitted falsified annual health assessment result forms purportedly completed by their doctor each year when they weren’t, with the riders – Lane Sharrock and Jeff McKay – having submitted a previous year’s report after altering altering the dates. The appeals […]
GENERAL Stewards have adjourned an Inquiry into a complaint received from Burdekin Race Club President Mr R Gudge regarding the alleged conduct and actions of Trainer Mr B Crear at the on course stabling area just prior to the running of Race 8. We are told that the incident at Home Hill yesterday […]
Remember we told you about Tasmanian stewards being stood down? You always hear it here first. Just to prove it, the three Stewards in the ABC story below are Michael Castillo (gallops), Roger Brown (trots), and Robert Simpson (tri-code). We warned you a long time ago that integrity was being compromised by problems with Stewards […]
What happens in New Zealand happens in Australia too. The cases this insider turned activist Becks Nairn is talking about are true. Each of them can be found in Steward’s reports. Nairn is a very knowledgeable, presentable and articulate spokesperson for those who seek to have racing shut down. She doesn’t fit the vegan activist […]
Which Victorian father and son training team were the subject of a without notice stable inspection by Stewards on Saturday morning? What were the stipes looking for? Was there any correlation between the surprise inspection and the scratching of four of the trainers runners at Caulfield later that afternoon? South Australian trainer Jayson Finnis is […]
The Brisbane Racing Club must know something that most of us don’t about the funding for its new members stand, for the club last month lodged a development application replete with detailed designs and assessments for the project with the Brisbane City Council. It would be highly unlikely that the BRC would have done such […]
