Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There has been much debate over whether Darren Weir’s 2-year disqualification for using the jigger on his Melbourne Cup runners a few years back was t00 light, manifestly excessive, or just right, with the latter being the broad consensus. Whatever your thoughts on the controversial topic are, there is one thing that is certain beyond […]
It seems that the racehorse Sydney Bowler needs a new part-owner. One of the current ones had just been disqualified, so he is not allowed to own his share anymore. Which is probably a good thing because the owner – a certain Mr. Jason Love – received his 4 month disqualification (reduced to 3 if […]
This podcast by professional punter Kingsley Bartholomew is well worth a listen by punters large and small.
By Max Presnell maxpresnell.com/2025/10/20/a-weekly-review-the-good-the-bad-the-ugly-39/ Disclaimer – The views expressed are Super Max’s, not our own The GOOD and BAD centres around Peter V’Landys and Racing New South Wales while the UGLY is Sir Delius with undertones of the sensational Tulloch withdrawal from the Melbourne Cup. Obviously Saturday’s The Everest at Royal Randwick, a dazzling promotion […]
Today’s meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned due to the state of the track after just one race. Which is bizarre given that they were racing on a Good 3 track and there was no storm or other unexpected weather event. It was a surprise to see the horses throwing up such big clods of […]
David Barwell Sydney Morning Herald: October 19, 2025 — 1.30pm A plan to redevelop Wentworth Park into an urban park and sporting complex is ramping up as the City of Sydney Council releases images of what the site could look like if the long-standing greyhound racing track at the site is bulldozed to make way […]
The ninth running of Sydney’s Group 1 $20 million TAB Everest set a new record for World Pool wagering today as a 50,000 plus crowd at Royal Randwick watched Hong Kong’s Ka Ying Rising win the world’s richest race on turf. Watched by hundreds of millions of other viewers around the world, Ka Ying Rising […]
The MRC parted ways with two CEOs in 12 months. It cost the club $2 million ByDanny Russell and Cameron Houston October 17, 2025 — 7.30pm Melbourne Racing Club forked out almost $2 million in severance payments to cut ties with its past two chief executive officers in a turbulent 12 months that saw former chairman John […]
Do you want the long story about the NSW Parliamentary Committee Report into Possible contempt arising from the inquiry into the proposal to develop Rosehill Racecourse or the short one? We will give you the short version because the long one is boring. Racing NSW did absolutely nothing wrong, nor did Peter V’Landys. The whole thing […]
For someone who for a long time has been touted as a millionaire financier and self-made success story the recently departed in mysterious circumstances for MRC Chairman John Kanga sure does run a very strange business. Metropolitan Capital is Kanga’s primary business vehicle. It advertises on its website that it is a specialist finance and […]
