Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Winton ‘Big Deal’ Veall is one of Cairns most colorful racing characters. What color exactly is up for debate. Last time we heard about Big Deal – an avowed fan of Frank Sinatra, and wannabe impersonator – he was at the Cairns Cup meeting squiring around a young lady of the night who was up […]
A parcel of big ugly fat-necked wombat headed big bellied magpie legged narrow hipped splaw-footed sons of Irish Baliffs or english landlords Ned Kelly in the Jerilderie Letter, describing Victorian Police. He was a good judge our Ned. Sal Perna was a bull-necked, wombat headed, heavy set, mean eyed former copper who in 2010 became […]
Are we the only ones who reckon that the Gloucester Park race programming is so bad that it atrocious? At a time when harness racing is for various reasons rapidly losing marketing share because of it’s lack of relevance and appeal to the ordinary person, the sport has become increasingly reliant on wagering revenue for […]
To date we have given Queensland’s new non-TAB race meeting vision provider Regional Cast an easy run, mainly on the basis that anyone has to be better than the previous provider On The Bit Racing, who were absolute shockers. But we are not so sure anymore, for on the evidence before us it seems that […]
“Our trainers toil away caring for their horses, providing secure employment for their staff, building and investing in infrastructure for today and for the future, and ultimately, delivering the racing product daily around the country “In essence, these trainers are fulfilling their charter. For Racing Australia sadly, you, the Board, cannot say the same. “It […]
I agree. A thorough examination of cash payments made into the bank accounts of Adam Hamilton and/or those closest to him would make for a fascinating case study into the ethics of race writing and ‘alleged’ mainstream journalism too. Being Petty am I Ad-man? Ten ton per ain’t petty to most, if you know what […]
Archie Last seasons Premiership winning Toowoomba stable seems to have lost their recipe. From the stable’s last 25 runners in Toowoomba, it has had just 1 winner. I wonder if it might have something to do with their horses now having to be stabled where the cameras are on them after acceptance time, with the […]
There are about 4500 patched bikies in the country and a number of them own racehorses, the training fees they are paying could come from (proceeds of) illicit drugs or extortion. But racing doesn’t know that until they (the bikies) have been convicted of something. Racing must do better with the due diligence of (racehorse) ownership in […]
Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, the CEO of the Hong Kong Jockey Club and man that we call Winnie the Pooh, claims to be an animal welfare expert. Retirement farms for horses are not enough, and the industry needs to find other pathways following retirement, he beats his chest and proclaims. Just like the Pooh declares to anyone […]
The ‘adopted son’ of Hong Kong, Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges, dressed in a traditional Chinese costume, practised Tai-chi at a function with the elderly. His mate Johnny must have been out the back reading Mao’s little red book on the throne. John Messara AM wouldn’t be out the back in the shadows trying to sabotage his one […]
