Snakes Alive!

The 6th at Beaudesert this afternoon was delayed due to a snake reaching the winning post first. They say it was big one too. One brave member of the track staff shooed it away. I bet the job ad didn’t mention snake catching as a required skill. Only in Queensland. The royal state of racing […]

Tips and Whispers From Around the Tracks

The ‘someone’ who was attended to by ambulance officers at the Rockhampton meeting on Tuesday was the assistant starter Bevon Burnell. The same Bevon Leslie Burnell who appeared in the Rockhampton Magistrates Court at 9.00am the next morning. Coincidence? Which North QLD jockey is couch surfing at the moment after first his wife walked out […]

QLD Jockey Stood Down After Arrest

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has been advised that a licensed jockey was arrested by Queensland Police for an offence against the Criminal Code. Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Catherine Clark said that the participant’s licence has been suspended immediately. “QRIC’s role is to maintain the integrity of racing so the jockey will be stood down […]

Nice Work if You Can Get It

Craig Williams earned $400 000 by riding the winners of the Everest and the Kosciuszko. Now that’s a mountain anyone would like to climb. Ciaron Maher’s earn for the day was even better. He took home a paycheck of $1.2 million for the day. Which Tasmanian Steward is refusing to work under the current chief […]

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