Pop Quiz For Gallops Fans
There are 5 sires in Australia that have an individual starter to winner ratio, and a 6th one that misses by a whisker. I bet you can’t guess even 3 of the 6. The answers are in the story below.
The Sportsman Get Eaten By Pacman – Damn dot.com
GREEDY RUPERT BURIES ANOTHER GREAT AUSTRALIAN NEWSPAPER RUPERT Murdoch’s News Ltd has decided to close THE SPORTSMAN, which for so long was regarded as Australia’s best racing newspaper. It’s just another ruthless decision by the greedy media baron who arguably would have spent more on ‘married at first sight’ than revenue lost by the super […]
Tony, Tony, Tone
https://www.racenet.com.au/news/the-archer-2023-australian-bloodstock-owned-inver-park-likely-rockhampton-bound-20230418 I am a great fan of Tony McMahon, but I reckon he is getting carried away by his passion for all things Rocky when he describes the Archer slot runner Inver Park as an aristocrat of the English turf. Frankel is an aristocrat. So are Mill Reef, Brigadier General, Arkle, Eclipse, and Dancing Brave. Inver […]
Putting the NT Rehoming Program to the Test
At the invitation of Thoroughbred Racing Northern Territory (TRNT) Chief Steward David Hensler, I have perused the principal racing association’s Off The Track website pages thoroughly, and am most impressed. All retired racehorses in the Territory are rehomed according to the site. 56% are retired interstate, and attract a $250 transport subsidy to help move […]
Correspondence From the Territory – We Agree We Were Wrong, and Apologise
Good morning After reading your article this morning I wanted to provide you with the details of TRNT Off the Track programme statistics which you indicated are not available. This link below is from our website and outlines the breakdown of the number of thoroughbreds that were successfully rehomed in the NT for the last […]
A First Hand Report From the Wild West
Einasleigh Ellie chimes in with a first hand report on our reported D. Reynolds knockout. It is a bit different to the one that we heard. But Ellie has eyes, and is usually pretty accurate. Assuming that she is right – and even though there are two sides to every story, it’s a fair bet […]
So What Happens to Desleigh Forster if Her 6 Month DQ Sticks?
As most racing folk know, trainer Desleigh Forster was recently disqualified for using a stock whip to force one of her horses that she was training into the water walker at Eagle Farm. Forster appealed the sentence, and in doing so made history by becoming the first person ever to be granted a stay by […]
A 21 Gun Salute to Ronny
The Etheridge Shire is a shit of a place, a barren 4000 square km wasteland north of Hughenden sitting between nowhere and nowhere else. No-one lives in the joint that once used to be called the Einasleigh Shire either, other than about 714 cow cocky’s or lost souls. According to the most recent census only […]
Methinks the NT Don’t Want Us to Know Too Much About Horse’s Post Racing Life
Thoroughbred Racing NT says that many horses have been rehomed successfully in the Northern Territory and have gone on to enjoy life after racing. How many is many? 5? 10? 100? 1000? Who knows? The NT don’t tell you. And why would they? After all, this is what retired NT jockey turned accredited retired horse […]
Jesus Wasn’t the Only One Resurrected in April
中山8R、7番グリモリオゲート内で倒れてたけど起きてよかった、、、 pic.twitter.com/zKJvun1Tpy — あきさめ (@YuuSetsuzai) April 16, 2023 One minute he’s about to get the last goodbye needle. The next minute he rises again. Life’s a just a matter of moments. Be like this horse and seize them. And no matter how hard someone knocks you down, always get up. The alternative ain’t pretty.