Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have it on excellent authority that Ben Yole Racing did not have workers compensation cover for his young workers involved in the tragic car accident in January 2023. In the State of Tasmania workers are covered under the Safe Work Tasmania Workers Compensation insurance scheme when they are working. That is, working under or […]
It beggars belief … that it took a bunch of journalists to uncover what was pretty clearly on the tip of every industry participant’s tongue about suspicions of race fixing. Dean Winter – ALP Racing Spokesperson The Tasmanian Racing Minister Madeleine Ogilvie was asked in a Standing Committee in Parliament yesterday if she had ever […]
The problem you get when you allow idiots to dream up dumb arse ideas and applaud them is that you always get the right result. A bloody stupid idea that costs a fortune and achieves nothing. Last night’s million dollar slot race the Nullarbor is the case in point. Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) […]
How good is this for a sports bucket list completed? 1. Watching Rod Laver in 1960 and again in 1969 (along with Margaret Court) 2. Attending every day of the first ever tied Test in 1960-61 3. The first State of Origin in 1980 when Arthur Beetson entered the arena to the chants of “Artie, Artie’’ 4. Attending […]
Prior to his tragic recent passing, well known grazier Alan John Acton was long a prominent member of the Central QLD community. Alan was also an active and popular member of the racing community, both in CQ and beyond. The Rockhampton Jockey Club it appears didn’t even know his name, or how to spell it. […]
2. POLICY 2.1. Except as otherwise provided for by this Policy, horses which are trained by or under the effective control of a trainer will not be selected to comprise more than fifty percent (50%) of the starters in any race field. 2.1.1 Where the total available nominations, and therefore race field size, is an […]
As predicted, everyone is blowing up about the ridiculous decision to partially redraw the barriers for the Quokka after the world class stuff up by RWWA yesterday morning. This is what we said. The partial decision decision was always going to be fraught with problems. Yes it was a no win situation whatever they did, […]
Illegal performance enhancing drugs have no place in Irish racing and breeding industries. In particular, the Task Force supports the position of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities that the use of anabolic steroids should not be permitted in or out of competition. Doping is cheating, and cheating is fraud: cheats have no place in […]
POSTSCRIPT ● Pedisnap didn’t win another race for O’Brien after the cobalt violation. Hillyer’s investigation of the trainer was not intended to catch a cheat, but to cover-up for a cheat. ● In addition to the intelligence the Black Horse Newsletter received about the case in Australia, we have found out the name of the […]
