Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Almost 40 years ago the name Harbour Gold became infamous after the horse was beaten in a close finish by Fine Cotton, but almost immediately promoted to first place when it was discovered that the winner was rung in. Now all these years Harbour Gold has done a Lazarus and risen from the grave to […]
After another big weekend for women in racing around the world, it might be time for the Hong Kong Jockey Club to again consider why a top female jockey or trainer is yet to join the jurisdiction on a full-time basis. In Sydney on Saturday, jockeys Rachel King and Kathy O’Hara won Group 1 races […]
This is an absolutely terrible watch pic.twitter.com/SWTsGLDaqG — Archie Brookes (@brookesbldstck) September 24, 2023
2023 TAB Thoroughbred Awards Finalists Queensland Horse of the Year Kovalica Skirt The Law Uncommon James Tip: Uncommon James George Moore Queensland Jockey of the Year Ryan Maloney James Orman Ben Thompson Ryan Wiggins Tip: James Orman Ken Russell Queensland Apprentice of the Year Angela Jones Emily Lang Jaden Lloyd Bailey Wheeler Tip: Angela Jones […]
Sort of anyway. We might be a little slow on the trigger for a few more days. It hurts to think too hard at the moment. She’ll be right though. We ain’t dead yet. Stop laughing you buggers. One day it might happen to you too. God forbid that. All I can say is poor […]
Bill Vlahos is probably the biggest racing scammer in Australian history. He stole almost $18 million from investors in his so-said punting syndicate. I say so said because Vlahos never punted at all. The whole thing was a lie. It was a Ponzi scheme. Vlahos made it all up. A Ponzi scheme is an investment […]
See the bloke circled in red? Shane Wirth. He was a local lad who played for Norths with my mate’s brother. Later on he went to Banyo and Sandgate High Schools, probably getting expelled from one to end up at the other, as kids from our side of town used to do back then. It […]
Don’t be stupid Wangarattians, he’s a bloody good race caller Hi Archie There is an issue about equine vets that I would like to raise. I can tell you from decades of experience that the vets don’t positively identify horses on ambulatory calls to stables or studs, and in many cases not even on their […]
Race caller David ‘Feathers’ Fowler has long been a devotee of Gino’s Italian restaurant at Ascot. You see him there most Sunday nights with papers all over his table as he prepared his Monday morning Press Room show for broadcast to virtually no-one other than dinosaurs of the racing scene like himself, and sometimes you […]
Copley continues the slaying of Magic and Jill. Then the slaughter finishes. King Kenny is asked by the chair if he has any more questions. He looks at the Magic Man and smiles, and says not at this stage with a grin. Murdoch tries to pull himself and his client out of the swirling vortex […]
