Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Prominent punting pundit Peter Mair was kind enough to share his thoughts about the problems with wagering in Australia, and in particular with bookies being allowed to screw over their customers/clients. AUSTRALIAN RACING: ANSWERS BEFORE QUESTIONS – An Alternative View There is no doubt that the nub of the issues that Peter has identified are […]
The racing industry nationally seems to be embroiled in controversy. Internecine warfare is being waged in the NSW courts, along with ‘bans’ on media commentary, and there is destabilising squabbling in other states (and New Zealand) mainly about the future funding of racing. Then, from left-field came news of an AUSTRAC investigation of cash-betting activity. […]
Archie From the ABC Website: “The nation’s anti-doping agency has revealed that it plans to expand drug-testing in Australian sport in response to the soaring popularity of unregulated peptides in the broader community.” Perhaps they may care to widen their testing into the racing/harness industry where certain trainers can mysteriously attach a 5th leg to previously […]
A New Force in QLD Greyhound Racing? Is it true that Australia’s biggest greyhound owner has paid 3 million plus to purchased a dog training property in Queensland not far from the Q? And is the owner really bringing one of New Zealand’s best trainers over to prepare his dogs from the property? Rats in […]
Wayne Francis Innes – aka Mirrors – is a career criminal, fraud mainly with a little bit of drug dealing thrown in on top, although he has never been pinched for selling ‘CD’s’, which was code word for gear. Mirrors has served two jail terms for his frauds, the most recent for bribing senior Ipswich […]
Which prominent Far North QLD racehorse trainer was recently spotted by a vet about to needle his horse before a well paying country race meeting? And who was the Steward that did nothing about it when the matter was reported to him? Is the $8 million that Yulong paid to buy a share in the […]
Gee aren’t Racing Victoria’s integrity systems good. Not. RV obviously didn’t even run standard background checks on their new Chief Vet before making an international announcement about his appointment, in the process making themselves a global laughing stock after it was quickly revealed that the bloke they had appointed to replace Grace Forbes, who had […]
The 5th and last race at Longreach on Sunday was declared a no-race after the Stewards in consultation with the stater established that when the start was affected the barrier gates opened at different intervals and most of the field was disadvantaged . Fair enough too. Look what happened when the gates flew, or some […]
When we told you the story last week about apprentice Jace McMurray getting done with a cheater vest (a modified safety vest, with the back padding removed to reduce the weight), and then blowing up at the Stewards for pulling him up on that and his later attempt to weigh out without silks, we mentioned […]
Hi Archie. Re your story re Workcover and trainers in Qld. Even if a trainers or any employer for that matter doesn’t have a workcover policy, Workcover will cover the worker for injury regardless and then deal separately to try and recover costs from the employer. They will try to negotiate a settlement with the […]
