Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Alicia Rose was once a promising mare who at the ages of three and four, when trained by Angela Davies at Narara, racked up the excellent record of 10 starts for 5 wins, 4 seconds and a third. Her connections thought so highly of the mare that they took her off Davies after she won […]
Speculation is rife in Brisbane that a group of six jockeys who ride for a major stable are using speed maps provided by a high-profile QLD form analyst and tipster to arrange the rigging of certain races at the major metropolitan tracks. The riders – who include some of the bigger names in the riding […]
Danny Russell and Sarah Danckert The Age. February 7, 2025 Trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon have denied owing more than half a million dollars to a collapsed company at the centre of their Melbourne Cup prizemoney dispute. The trainers say they are, in fact, owed $26,000 in outstanding fees by Esprit Racing, the company they worked […]
The Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission is established by the Racing and Wagering Act (NT) 2024. Its purposes are to: promote probity, integrity and fairness in the racing and wagering industries and among its participants; establish a fair and efficient system of governance over the racing and wagering industries protect the welfare of animals […]
1. A v BETCHA Lodged 15/11/22 Decided 26/11/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 2. E v ENTAIN Lodged 15/7/20 Decided 22/11/24 Time Taken: 4 YEARS 4 MONTHS 3. F v PLAYUP Lodged 29/7/22 Determined 24/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 3 MONTHS 4. L v ENTAIN Lodged 3/1/23 Determined 22/10/24 Time Taken: 2 YEARS 9 MONTHS 5. […]
The members of the Northern Territory Racing and Wagering Commission are: Alastair Shields (chair) Cindy Bravos (deputy chair) Susan Kirkman (member) Scott Perrin (member) Rachael Shanahan (member) Ian Curnow (member). Below are the commission 2024 meeting dates: Thursday 1 February Thursday 7 March Thursday 4 April Thursday 2 May Thursday 6 June Thursday 4 July […]
The spate of Queensland racing identities appearing in the courts recently continues apace, with latest being Sunshine Coast gallops trainer Damien Batters. Batters, who has not had a runner since the 16th of November last year, appeared yesterday in the Maroochydore Magistrates Court. It is not known what charges the trainer faces, but all is […]
Tuncurry trainer Grant Jobson only has two horses, Imastruestar and No Tackle, the latter of which obviously slipped past the Registrars misunderstood. Jobson used to have three horses, but due in part to his stupidity and neglect, one of them died. She was a wee filly, just three years old. All In Writing was her […]
Division 4 – Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour AR 229 Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour (1) A person must not: (a) engage in any dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or dishonourable action or practice in connection with racing; (b) engage in conduct that corrupts the outcome of a race or is intended to corrupt the outcome […]
The reason why trainer Grant Jobson should appeal his 6-month disqualification is simple. He was charged and found guilty under the wrong rule. Racing NSW laid the charge against Jobson under rule AR229(1)(b) – Improper action in connection with racing. The problem is that improper actions are dealt with under rule AR229(1)(a), which is not […]
