Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It was interesting to see former jockey cum trainer Adrian Coome working behind the barriers at Callaghan Park, Rockhampton during the week, and even more fascinating to see former trainer Nick Walsh – the man who once boasted the best strike rate in the State before he was disqualified for 12 months for using the […]
We told you a couple of days ago about an alleged animal cruelty incident involving Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor, and as usual you heard it here first. Taylor was today immediately stood down from training and had his license suspended after QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams flew to the beef capital and viewed the CCTV […]
The mail is that leading Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor was riding one out at trackwork on Friday morning (assuming young horse) and it wouldn’t go out on to the track, so he’s got these spurs on it and it was jacking up and carrying out and it’s flipped over on the concrete, cracked it’s head, […]
Hi Archie Rocky cup day yesterday may have set a record for the smallest crowd size seen in the last 20 years. (Excluding Covid restrictions). An attendance figure of about a thousand patrons has been put forward compared to 3500 to 4000 in previous years. Just another sign of the lack of competency of RJC […]
The word out of CQ is that the perpetually pesky Callaghan Park sprinklers have failed again. And that the quote is $670 000 to fix them, Who is going to pay for it to get fixed? The club is fly blown. And Racing QLD is on the bones of its arse. I guess they might […]
The problems with the Callaghan Park, Rockhampton track clearly continue. At 8.08am this morning the track condition was published on the Racing Australia website (RISA) as being a Good 4, which is what you would expect given that it hasn’t rained a drop in Rocky all week, the sun is shining brightly and it’s 25 […]
Yo Peter Profit So the recent email sent to Rockhampton Jockey Club members informs them of the new recruits- Damon Quigley as curator and Nick Lloyd as racing liaison officer. The club cries poor and blames lack of manpower on the ground so their solution is to create another admin position? How does this fix […]
A scapegoat is a person, group, or entity unjustly blamed for the faults, failures, or misdeeds of others, often to deflect responsibility or manage collective anxiety. This concept stems from a biblical ritual involving a goat sent into the wilderness bearing the community’s sins The news out of Rockhampton this morning is that the Rockhampton […]
Has no-one ever told the RJC that upside down horseshoes are unlucky? Hi Archie Regarding Bill Ousten’s response to criticism of management and maintenance of the Rockhampton track irrigation system published on your site. Firstly Bill is a bit of a trier who has done some good work over the years to help racing in […]
The message below to Ray is to Ray See, the administrator of the Facebook page Racing Around QLD, from a committee member of the Rockhampton Jockey Club. We have a few questions of our own to the committee man that we pose below. Ray, I’m on the committee of the RJC and just want to […]
