Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Under the rules of racing once a rider presents to the jockeys room at least 45 minuted before the start time of their first ride, they are required to stay in the room until after they have completed their last ride, unless they are given permission by the Stewards to otherwise leave. There is nothing […]
ATA has addressed the issue again with RQ/QRIC – horses that dual accept and at least one of the races is a Feature (any race $75k or more), trainers have until 5pm on accept day to remove the horse from the Feature race otherwise it MUST run in the feature (even if an emergency in […]
A number of trainers sent us the advice republished in the story below that they received from the ATA (QLD) branch about the dual acceptance rule at the gallops, seeking our opinion. It took us a few reads to get our head around the rule, but once we understood it properly we had to say […]
So Shannon Suvaljko gets suspended for 12 days for shunting Chilli Palmer out onto Grand Couteau when (Suzalko) pushed off the fence into the running line right underneath him. Grand Couteau’s connections lose all chance of winning the race, the black type status and near on $30 000 in prizemoney. Who got the better end […]
Relating to matters at the start and during the race 162. (1) A driver shall not – (n) take or attempt to take an unfair advantage in a race; (u) drive in a way which causes or could cause interference or jostling; (www) allow his horse to shift ground in a manner which impedes, hinders or advantages […]
As predicted, central QLD gallops trainer Glenda Bell lost at the Racing Appeals Panel today. The panel ducked and weaved the question of Bell’s standing to bring the appeal – we can’t prove Archie right can we, especially when we know that he is hooked into the hearing as a spectator and is watching? – […]
That Luke McCarthy is driving Encipher in the Vic Cup not Spirit of St Louis is outrageous, and an open and obviously accepted violation of the rules. Under those rules a driver must – not maybe, MUST – drive horses in the following order of priority. A horse they own and train A horse that […]
Dear Sir A tricky question has arisen in the wake of the 3rd v dead heat 1st protest in race 1 at Menangle on Saturday night. The issue is explained in the story below, which has been made free to read for your ease. Would you please advise of the HRNSW interpretation of the rule […]
The Forfeit List is a register of defaulters, people that owe racing money. A person whose name is entered on the Forfeit List is, under the rules of racing, subject to the same disabilities as a person who is disqualified. That means that they cannot train, ride, race horses, work in a stable or even […]
Fancy that hey? You need a minimum of 2 horses to have a match race. Really? I would never have known. Some rules just do not need to be written.
