Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Immediately following the declaration of correct weight starter Mr D Bannister approached Stewards and reported that the four runners drawn to the outside had started from incorrect barriers. Stewards immediately opened an inquiry into the matter. They questioned the Starter, Mr D. Bannister, Jockey J. Felix (RIVERINA DEMAND), Jockey N. Summers (FRAZZLED), Jockey A. Holt […]
Praise the lord that the Spring Champion Stakes was postponed on Saturday, for there was no way that our long range tip Sharp ‘N’ Smart could gave possibly won on that crazy sit on the rail, leader biased track. For a moment there a group of us who had been backing the budding superstar in […]
There are 32 horses entered to run in this weekend’s Caulfield Cup. Three trainer have more than half of them, 17 to be precise. Five trainers have 2/3rd’s of the field, 21 in total. Some are of course manipulating the weight scales. It is amazing what you can do off a 50kg minimum. Here are […]
Hello Archie Not sure who your information source is but clearly it’s an EJC hater … here’s some facts from Friday night and Saturday’s race day and some information about the current committee. EJC charged no one entry to get into the Calcutta. There was a minimum of 64 people in attendance (maybe more) at […]
What a hell of a mess Mother Nature has wreaked upon Sydney racing. Thanks to the brilliant stewardship of V’Landys the sport in NSW is awash with cash. PVL is putting the profits back into racing. Prizemoney for the Spring Carnival is through the roof. But then rain pours down and bursts it. It was […]
Following the running of Race 6 a representation of riders approached the Stewards on the basis that track conditions and visibility had deteriorated such that in their view it presented a safety risk. Stewards determined that the appropriate decision was to postpone the remainder of the meeting given the ongoing inclement weather and deteriorating track […]
Our Boy Malachi was a superstar. He won 12 from 14 trained out of Central QLD, and should have won the other two as well. The Boy went to John Hawkes in Sydney after that, and won the Starlight, the Razor Sharp, the Hall Mark, the Expressway and the Caulfield Sprint. He also ran 3rd […]
A well known jockey with an active interest in the future of the sport told a mate of mine recently that there won’t be any male jockeys in QLD in 20 years time, or very few anyway. He’s right. Queensland presently has 42 apprentice jockeys. All jockeys must undertake an apprenticeship, so this is the […]
How the hell could the horse on the outside have won race 3 at Beaudesert on Monday? It seems impossible. But that’s what happened. What sort of angle is this? The photographers obviously know. Bloody hell though, no-one else does.
If you have been convicted of any of the above offences, and your conviction was recorded after 1 July 2016, you cannot get a racing license of any description in Queensland. You are totally banned. If you were convicted prior to 2016 you are subject to the fit and proper test, and at its own […]
