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The Celine Gaudray Decision in Full
Date of hearing: On the papers Date of decision: 6 May 2025 Panel: Judge John Bowman (Chairperson). Appearances: Mr Marwan El-Amar appeared on behalf of the Stewards. Mr Matthew Hyland represented Ms Celine Gaudray. Charge: Australian Racing Rule (“AR”) 115(1)(C) states: (1) A jockey or apprentice jockey must not: (c) bet, or have any interest […]
Celine and Ethan Get on the Piss and the Punt at the Pub on a Sunday Afternoon
On the last Sunday in March jockeys Celine Gaudray and Ethan Brown, who are partners, spent the afternoon getting on the piss and punting on the trots and dogs at The Coopers Inn pub in town. They’re both pissed, and they are using Ethan Brown’s Sportsbet account to put their bets on through the app […]
VICTORIAN RACING IN FREE FALL – THE COLLAPSE HAS BEGUN
Story by guest columnist The Digger The wheels are falling off Racing Victoria as it scrambles to plug gaping financial holes with mass job cuts, slashed prize money, and a desperate restructure of a sinking ship. In a brutal cull, as many as 30 staff — including on-air talent from Racing.com — have been axed […]
Another Adjournment on Animal Cruelty Charge Decision
The delivery of the Liandra Gray animal cruelty case decision has copped more checks than a bank teller on a Friday afternoon, with the matter again delayed this week. The decision is now set down to be announced next Tuesday. Barring a new pandemic we are told Gray will definitely know her fate then. We […]
“Totally and Utterly Out of Their Depth … Its a Shit Show” – Dr Turf Rips Into Racing Victoria
Bjorn Baker on the Proposed Sale of Rosehill
By force of his ‘every man’ persona reinforced through his entertaining post-race interviews and his prominent role on television advertising tractors Bjorn trainer Baker has become somewhat of the voice of the average person in racing in recent times. Baker speaks common sense in a way that is without airs or seeming self-interest, and in […]
The SCTC Barrier Stalls Debacle Should Not Have Happened – Part 2 – Who is to Blame
We all accept that accidents happen in life, but in a multi-billion dollar industry like racing it is incumbent on those who hold race meetings to have in place contingency arrangements in case of things such as the failure of essential equipment required for race days. Equipment like operational and fully functioning barrier stalls. Somewhat […]
The Future of Race Calling is AI Driven Bots
The AI driven race caller of the future, working out of a data studio. He sort of looks like a young D. Fowler too. The move this week by Tabcorp/Sky to slash the number of race callers without putting any new ones on says three things to us. One is that Gillon McLachlan’s public shine […]
A Man For All Seasons and Tracks
Australia’s favorite on-course punter David ‘Baldy’ Frolley – known to his friends as Wok – is the last of the diehards whose days are spent turning up to the track to chase the ponies and trying to turn a quid. Baldy is seen at racecourses all up and down the eastern seaboard, from Victoria to […]