Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Goodwood Cup has just been won and run. It was one of the greatest races I have ever seen, and I have seen plenty. This had everything. It was almost as good as the Saintly, Filante, Nothing Like A Dane and Big O clashes back in the mid-nineties, and that’s huge praise. Stradivarius is […]
Long-term Brisbane Broncos supporters Ladbrokes has axed a lucrative longstanding sponsorship deal in response to the state government’s new betting tax. Long-term Brisbane Broncos supporters Ladbrokes has axed a $7.5m sponsorship deal in response to the state government’s new betting tax. The Courier-Mail can reveal Ladbrokes, which has sponsored the back of the Broncos’ jersey since […]
Well, a little bird told me, a little bird told me A little bird told me, a little bird told me A little bird told me, a little bird told me A little bird told me, a little bird told me Hannah Bird is a very popular racing figure. Her hubby Mat is a real […]
A fairytale finish at @BrisRacingClub! The Greg Kilner-trained Swanston salutes with @teganharrison17 on board. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/3JU8D1tiJi — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) July 23, 2022 Have another look at the replay of the run down the home stretch in the last at Doomben yesterday. Where is the interference? At what stage was the horse first past the […]
As is well known, prior to turning to race writing I was a trade union official for many years, quite a senior one too. I was good at what I did when I tried, which wasn’t all the time because I had undiagnosed PTSD and it interfered with my senses. But all in all I […]
Brisbane apprentice jockey Adin Thompson’s improper riding charge sensationally rescinded by stewards – instead replaced with careless riding. Story and penalty soon on @RacenetTweets — Ben Dorries (@bendorries76) July 13, 2022 Ben Dorrie has just broken the news that Acting Chief Steward Daniel ‘Tyson Fury’ Aurisch has now retracted the improper riding charge laid against […]
What the hell is this Brisbane Acting Chief Steward Daniel Aurisch doing while his boss Peter Chadwick is absent on leave of some sort or another? We all know or suspect that Aurisch is trying to angle for the top job when Chadwick announces his resignation in the future, but is trying to put your […]
Regular reader Dandy Andy was a bit upset about the two horse race on the seven race card at Warwick Farm today, and who could blame him? It’s pretty poor show isn’t it, even on a wet track. Dandy reckons the last time he saw a match race was Lets Elope v Better Loosen Up […]
You are nothing but sucks, giant sucks. You know, like the sucks that get on the bottom of the shark’s belly? Well you are on the belly of a shark’s belly here, sucking up to them. It’s disgraceful. RAY HADLEY, 11 JULY 2022 Sorry about the poor quality of the sound. This is the bloke I […]
The Stewards charging apprentice Adin Thompson with improper riding on Saturday after his maiden Group winner in the Pam O’Neill Stakes attracted everyone’s attention, but most folk missed the adjourned inquiry into Jaden Lloyd’s beaten ride in the tenth race, the one right after. It is the one we should all be really looking at. […]
