Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
HEZA ROMEO. – was retired from the race near the 600 metres when the bridle detached, with Jockey Nathan Thomas dismounting, after which the gelding became free and galloped for a distance before being recaptured. Stewards questioned the Club’s Starter, the Starter’s Assistant attending HEZA ROMEO in the barriers, the Veterinary Officer in attendance at […]
This is the video of Heza Romeo rearing in the gates and almost flipping over. When you see it you realise why Racing QLD cut it out of the replay published on its website. It is very damning. This horse should never have been allowed to start without being vetted first. Those responsible need to […]
Heza Romeo was backed in from $3.60 to start $2.45 favorite in race 1 at Cluden Park, Townsville today. It was never a chance. The replay starts too late to show it. but the horse reared in the gates was up in the air for 2-3 seconds. It wasn’t backed out of the gates to […]
With race clubs in Australia increasingly seeking to secure non-racing revenue streams – predominantly through pubs and poker machines – this article from the US about the push and pull between cheap, easy income from the one armed bandits on one hand, and the expensive, difficult chore of holding race meetings on the other, is […]
We recently expressed our opinion that the AFL had erred by allowing A-grade referee Nick Foote to continue his side hustle as a racing tipster sponsored by corporate bookmaker Sportsbet. In light of this video (at bottom) published this week on the 2Units website featuring Foot (the clean shaven one) and his business partner Dave […]
There is a yet to be confirmed rumor that news will break in the future of a major fraud at a Queensland race club. $6 million gone missing over 10 yrs is the rumored mischief, and the shovel is said to have only scratched the surface. The code and club are presently unknown, but there […]
The Ontario horse racing industry is warning it could be a major casualty in the trade war between the United States and Canada, and the fear is particularly palpable among horse breeders already struggling with rising costs due to inflation. Arika Everatt-Meeuse, the second-generation owner of her family’s Shannondoe Farm Thoroughbred breeding operation near St. […]
An 80-year-old Grafton trainer suffering from Alzheimer’s disease has been suspended for three months after being found guilty of sexually harassing a former stable employee who is now working as a Clerk of the Course. Trainer James Leslie Jarvis was ruled by the NSW Racing Appeals Tribunal to have subjected Northern Rivers Racing Association (NRRA) […]
Auckland Trotting Club – I The beleaguered Auckland Trotting Club are going so good that on Friday night they cut off the 20% members discount at the bar and restaurant without telling anyone. What next? Do they take the hat around so they can pay the power bill? Auckland Trotting Club – II Murmurs are […]
