Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
Always back the horse named self-interest son, it’s the only one trying – D.T. Crimmins, NSW bookmaker We told anyone who would listen that the partnership between Entain and the TAB would be the savior of New Zealand racing, if only the industry would embrace and support it. Entain don’t play in the racing pond […]
Brad Reid who writes for Harness Link is one of Australasia’s best trot writers, even though as a proud Kiwi he might resent the title. He’s also one one of the most famous male streakers at the cricket in New Zealand. And could have played Super Rugby with a step like his, or competed in […]
So it was with a healthy portion of schadenfreude that I watched the usual stalwarts march up to donate their hard earned on what turned out to be the thinnest, weakest and most unreliable offerings from the major clubs on the east coast of Australia all year. Seriously, they should be ashamed and should undertake some […]
Some people carry on about the ‘woke’ world, a lot of people who are reading this in fact. But does woke mean a weird PC dictum, or it just an awakening to a fair world free of discrimination that has broken glass ceilings and created a barrier free world to achievement, realisation of potential and […]
