Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Look at the Stewards Report at the top from Mackay last week? See how there were no swabs in race 1? The reason is because the plane from Brisbane was late. WTF you ask? What’s that got to do with it? The answer should be nothing, but it seems that either the swabbie or the […]
We told you some months ago that TasRacing CEO Paul Erikkson had been sacked from his job. In a more recent article early last month we repeated our claims of his sacking, and questioned how the man could have been subsequently appointed as CEO or the trouble plagued peak body of the gallops sport Racing […]
I’m told that Paul Eriksson is one of those blokes who used to run Enron. The smartest man in the room. In fact we will nickname him Enron right here and now. Back in around June/July a serious complaint was lodged by the usually mild mannered Launceston Greyhound Club (LGC), who claimed that Enron behaved […]
It strikes me as a bit rum when one bloke niggles another bloke all night, for no real reason at all, then calls the other bloke outside, goes outside with the fella he has invited for the stated purpose, gets done like a dinner, and then runs off to the coppers and squeals about it. […]
We are hearing deeply disturbing rumours that a licensed person working in the stables of a well known South-East Queensland trainer is one of the men in the QPS media release below who was last week arrested on child sex charges. The man, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was granted bail after his […]
Five men have been charged with multiple child sex offences following a joint investigation by officers from Argos and the Gold Coast Child Protection and Investigation Unit. The investigation commenced on November 20 on the Gold Coast, identifying the men engaging with Argos Detectives online where they arranged to meet and access a child. It […]
Question One Where exactly did Chris Taylor’s mount Going To The Sun stumble at the 700m mark? Question 2 Is it acceptable for a jockey to ease their mount out of the race when are they in contention as a chance, in circumstances whereby an official vet could find nothing wrong with the horse? Question […]
Senior steward on the ground in Birdsville told the inquiry they were not required to search the campsites of Austin or McMahon the morning after the image was posted on Twitter, despite having the power to do so. Rion Hitchener said former chief steward Peter Chadwick instructed him and fellow stipe Ben Cook not to […]
Last Saturday’s card at the Gold Coast was the main racing show in Queensland, the metro meeting. The races on the program carried prizemoney of between $75 000 and $150 000. Prizemoney at the Toowoomba meeting was between $21 500 and $30 000. Betting turnover on the Coast meeting was 4-5 times the amount held […]
There was a ladies 40th birthday party booked in and paid for at Clifford Park on Saturday night. The woman had booked a package that even included a race named after her, the ‘Happy Birthday XXX’ class whatever handicap. The birthday girl rocked up early to Weetwood park to set up for the big celebration […]
