Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Archie, Let’s reflect on the reign of Commissioner Gillard. Report writers used to assist stewards at TAB venues in writing stewards reports, advising racecaller, on course tote and TAB of correct weight and doing transcripts. These were experienced and loyal people. Apparently the cost was around $300k a year. The solution to a problem that […]
Hi Peter Just thinking I should let you know you are incorrect regarding Gillon McLachlan being a novice at the racing game. Gillon’s great grandfather was Alistair Clark. as in the Alistair Clark Stakes. The family has been heavily involved in racing for a l0ng time, but they run under syndications. Sam from Swan Hill […]
Thanks heaps Maddie! Nobody loves the game more I can guarantee that!! https://t.co/D75jqRQodT — Jason Bonnington (@JasonBonnington) February 3, 2024
Does anyone remember this dickhead pictured above Simon Blackburn? He’s the Melbourne tradie tosser who got kicked off the TV show Married At First Sight (MAFS) after making a bunch of racist, sexist, homophobic rants on Tik Tok and other social media, the sort of bloke that you wouldn’t pay two cents for, or for […]
How the racing tax scam works John Moyle NOVEMBER 26, 2019 Racing in NSW is a huge business with more than 200 Thoroughbred, harness and greyhound clubs across the state directly employing 90,214 people, and accounts for a $2.4 billion direct spend, with annual profits of $1.2bn. So why is it that the Australian Tax […]
One of the country’s top horse trainers allegedly mocked an Indian stablehand’s accent and told him and other employees to speak proper English while at work. In one instance Stephen McKee even told the other man, “It wouldn’t matter if an Indian died, there would still be a billion left” after he’d nearly been kicked […]
Here is the Damon Runyon story from which Jason Grimson’s latest recycled superstar derived its name. It’s a salutary tale. One night I am standing in front of Mindy’s restaurant on Broadway, thinking of practically nothing whatever, when all of a sudden I feel a very terrible pain in my left foot. In fact, this […]
The embattled board of Racing Victoria has been forced to call a special general meeting at the end of the month, after receipt of a valid petition from the Thoroughbred Racehorse Owners’ Association (TROA) Chairman Jonathan Munz. Munz – an outspoken critic of the performance of the much maligned (and with good reason) RV CEO […]
If sand grooving the track was an approved part of return to racing plan for Aquis Park, then why did the Gold Coast Turf Club schedule a race meeting on the turf in the middle of the schedule. It doesn’t make any sense does it? I f you are working to a plan then surely […]
Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots February 1, 2024 — 7.44pm Racing NSW is in conflict with Tabcorp – the major sponsor of its flagship race, The Everest – after starting legal proceedings against the wagering company. In a move which could have huge ramifications for the billion-dollar racing industry, the state’s regulator has served legal papers on […]
