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Do you recall the bad fall at Townsville in February in which Bubba Tilley and Graham Kliese hit the deck? The fall that caused Bubba to break his collarbone and Kliese his wrists? The one we blamed on the crazily large field sizes from the 1000m start? Bubba and Kliese Survive the Fall – But […]
I am not sure whether to describe what went on at yesterday’s non-TAB meeting at Wondai in QLD as a tragedy or a farce. It was probably both, and there but for the grace of God could have been a whole lot worse. A runner in the first race fell. Henry’s Blade was its name, […]
The Tanya Parry trainer Rock On Angel – who certainly isn’t – refused to parade before her race at Mt Isa on the weekend. After a lot of persuasion jockey Masa Abe coaxed her to do the barriers. When she arrived there she started rearing like a mad thing and flung him in the air. […]
Last Friday jockeys Les Tilley and Graham Kliese were injured in a fall at Cluden Park. Just six days later at the same track the first 3 races on the card were run without an ambulance following the field around. What the hell? Safety first? It seems not.
RACE 5: GC BOWLS CLUB MARCH 15TH 0 – 60 HANDICAP 1000 M Following this race, Apprentice L. Martyn, who was struck in the face by a clod during the race, was examined by QAS officers and cleared to fulfill her remaining engagements. Is it any wonder that poor Leah Martyn got hit by a […]
Racing Queensland is responsible for determining the maximum field sizes for races at each track, based on its assessment of safety. I strongly believe that it has failed when it comes to allowing 16 horse fields over 1000m at Cluden Park, Townsville. Townsville is a track with a circumference of only 1680 meters. That is […]
Racing QLD don’t usually publish replays of race falls. They have here. It’s race 9 at Townsville. The fall happens in the straight. Les ‘Bubba’ Tilley and Graham Kliese go down. The word is that Bubba has broken his wrist and collarbone. Poor bugger. I hope he gets well soon. Kliese walked back to the […]
1 August 2025 Recent observations at harness racing meetings have raised serious concerns regarding underage and unlicensed persons being present in restricted areas such as tie-up stalls. Restricted areas are off-limits for valid reasons. In simple terms, it is unsafe for individuals without the proper experience and licensing to be in proximity to horses weighing […]
See this video someone sent me? They say it’s trainer Darleen Duryea, in the fall back in 2021 that almost killed her. I don’t if you noticed it at full speed cos I didn’t first time around, but as her horse goes down there a huge clod dirt come up, next to left side of […]
If you thought the South Australians were stupid for allowing a woman on the drink to lie on the ground next to the barriers at the start of the race at Clare, then how about this at Evangaline Downs in America last night? They let the race start while a bloody ambulance on the track! […]
