Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I’ve seen some tough beats in my time, but this one is right up there with them. Allsop in the red was the $2.30 favorite to win the 2nd today at Mildura. He looked home too. But its never over until the big girls sings. And this happened before she could. It looks even […]
Athletics NSW call all competitive events off once the temperature hits 40 degrees, and for good reason too because humans are most susceptible to heat exhaustion or heat stroke once the mercury rises about that level, which poses a real risk to their health and safety when performing vigorous activities, particularly outdoors in the unshaded […]
In the same week that it’s former general manager Mark Bayliss indicated that he would plead guilty to a charge of racing related fraud, the Albany Racing Club (ARC) 2023/24 annual report has been released to members, with the financial statements revealing that the club lost over $120 000 last year and is trading while […]
The disintegration of SA gallops trainer Ryan Balfour is complete. Racing South Australia have ruled that he is no longer a fit and proper person to hold a license. Balfour’s license has been cancelled, effective immediately. The license cancellation period is indefinite. He may reapply for a license in the future, but I wouldn’t like […]
RWWA CEO Ian Edwards is lucky he’s not paid on performance. If he was his salary would be zero. Under his watch RWWA lost $40 million last year. CEO Edwards was paid a salary of circa $650 000 for his sterling achievement. Rewarded for failure. Where do I get me a job like that?
On Thursday (Nov. 7), there will be no horse racing in France. Instead, representatives of both sports (trot/flat) will gather for a protest march in Paris. The reason is that the French government has announced plans to increase the totalisator tax. This will cost the sport up to 50 million euros per year, prompting harness […]
Unless a miracle happens greyhound racing in Victoria as we know it will be dead in 3 years time. The sport’s already on life support. Its only a matter of time until the doctor turns the machines off. Spending has outstripped income by $30 million in the past two years, and if continues at that […]
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 […]
2 Units latest video release for brain dead morons. If you can work out what the hell they’re on about you’re doing better than me. 2 Units is a company owned by David Strehlau, who calls himself the Sultan, and Nicholas Foote, a pair of 30 something self-styled form experts who dress and act like […]
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 […]
