Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Tuncurry trainer Grant Jobson only has two horses, Imastruestar and No Tackle, the latter of which obviously slipped past the Registrars misunderstood. Jobson used to have three horses, but due in part to his stupidity and neglect, one of them died. She was a wee filly, just three years old. All In Writing was her […]
Division 4 – Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour AR 229 Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour (1) A person must not: (a) engage in any dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or dishonourable action or practice in connection with racing; (b) engage in conduct that corrupts the outcome of a race or is intended to corrupt the outcome […]
The reason why trainer Grant Jobson should appeal his 6-month disqualification is simple. He was charged and found guilty under the wrong rule. Racing NSW laid the charge against Jobson under rule AR229(1)(b) – Improper action in connection with racing. The problem is that improper actions are dealt with under rule AR229(1)(a), which is not […]
In a previous life I was a union official successfully negotiating national collective agreements for TV and radio stations, major councils, sporting bodies and national government departments. The one common thread to all was unity: unity of people and unity of purpose. Unity of people as in all rowing the same boat in the same […]
The Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Military Amateur Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle. Try saying that at top pace. It’s one hell of a name for a race. A race that’s somewhat an oddity in itself. Every jockey riding in it is a serving military officer. We’ve got two Majors, a Lieutenant-Commander, a Sargent, and three grunts. […]
Te Aroha trainer Shane Simon says he doesn’t have a problem with meth (known as P or Ice). No-one but him believes it. In November last year Simon threw a personal positive to the insidious, evil drug that has wrecked families and communities. He pleaded guilty of a breach of the prohibited substance rule, and […]
According to Racing NSW’s Strategic Plan owning a racehorse trained in the city costs $70 000 a year, a figure that I know from having owned horses myself to be pretty much right. That’s as much as the average Australian earns, with the Bureau of Statistics revealing that the median pre-tax wage for workers is […]
The proposed measures contained in Racing NSW Strategic Plan 2024-2027 to be introduced to combat the scourge of drug cheating in racing should fill lovers of clean racing’s souls with joy, and strike fear into the hearts of the scoundrels. Racing NSW has set the pace among Australian racing jurisdictions in recent years on drug […]
Developing a world leading racing laboratory As a department of Racing NSW, the primary role of the Australian Racing Forensic Laboratory (ARFL) is to provide accurate and independent analytical services to Racing NSW Stewards to assist in upholding the relevant rules pertaining to prohibited and therapeutic substances in the sport of Thoroughbred racing. Applying the […]
Bill Shuck, right, leaves Brisbane District Court with his legal counsel. Picture: Brad Fleet A former Racing Queensland manager who gave a contractor inside information about racetrack upgrades has walked free. A former Racing Queensland manager who rorted the tendering process by feeding “inside information” about racetrack upgrades to a businessman has walked from court. […]
