Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The worst kept secret in Hong Kong is a secret no more, after English hoop Harry Bentley yesterday had his license suspended for 2 months and copped a fine of AU $60 000 after being found guilty of improper conduct for tipping horses to people who weren’t their owners, meaning that he was most likely […]
Watching the Champions Mile live on Saturday I thought that Declan Bates had pulled his rival’s pants down, and was cursing the others jocks to the clouds. Then I watched it on replay and checked the secs and realised that Jennie’s wasn’t just a lucky win, it was a run for the ages. The first […]
In the story below that we published in April we told you that Ben Yole didn’t have workers compensation insurance for the young workers who were injured in the terrible accident on the way home from the races in Hobart as required by law, and that he was underpaying their rightful entitlement to wages. We […]
Hi Archie, In short the Australian Trainers Association, with support from other members of the racing alliance group ( jockeys, owners, breeders etc) met yesterday with Minister Grace Grace (pictured above) and advised her of our intention to issue a strongly worded press release stating that the industry had no confidence in the ability or […]
Hi Archie, I have very much this year to date been sitting back watching and listening to different media comments around how racing in Queensland is traveling around numerous issues. The smokes and mirrors around RQ and QRIC do your head in. Consultation processes with either RQ and QRIC with Industry are what I would […]
Not sure if this relates to your QRIC Rumble story but…. Apparently a Racing QLD representative and the QRIC Deputy Commissioner are on a charter flight to Rockhampton on Thursday to pick up Senior Steward Shane Larkins en route to flying on to Longreach, from where they will drive to outback Isisford to inspect the […]
As we read earlier, the QRIC rostered a junior Steward named Ethan Suli to chair the stewards panel at the meeting in Barcaldine on Saturday, despite having the experience Senior Steward Tate Hudson working at the meeting. It wasn’t an isolated incident. Junior steward Ethan Suli chaired yesterday’s meeting at Mackay too, while Tate Hudson […]
It’s just a fast growing whisper at this stage, but the mail is that there is apparently a delegation comprised of members of the Trainers Association, the Jockeys Association, the Owners and the Breeders who are meeting with the QLD Racing Minister on Wednesday to vent their deep concerns about the QRIC regarding their lack […]
There has been a terrible fall this morning in the first race at Te Aroho in New Zealand, with jockeys Craig Grylls and Jasmine Fawcett both hitting the ground hard. Miraculously both jockeys appear to be okay. It’s a bloody dangerous game this racing caper, and we don’t appreciate how brave these jockeys who keep […]
To stay fun and entertaining, racing needs positive role models and influencers Most people don’t realise, but it is one of the few sports in the world where both men and women compete equally against each other. By celebrating this, the heroes and the history, racing has an amazing narrative that fans can be emotionally […]
