Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Less than three months ago the QRIC issued a bulletin to all harness racing participants advising them that under no circumstances were children to enter the restricted areas of a racetrack, including the birdcage area and tie-up stalls. This below is what the Stewards said, and it makes perfect sense too, both from a health […]
Today’s meeting at Kyneton has been abandoned due to the state of the track after just one race. Which is bizarre given that they were racing on a Good 3 track and there was no storm or other unexpected weather event. It was a surprise to see the horses throwing up such big clods of […]
Another four riders have taken the fall in the doctored Health Assessment Report scandal seemingly without end. Each of them pleaded guilty to submitting falsified reports for a single year. All were disqualified. Licensed stablehand Cameron Munro was banned for three months. Munro’s partner, trainer and trackwork rider Linda Gersekowski, got 4 months. Trackwork rider […]
I hate to say it but I am getting mighty sick and tired of writing about licensed riders getting caught trying to pull swifties on Racing Queensland, the QRIC and the entire industry by submitting doctored Health Assessment Reports (HAR). The line of jockeys getting caught acting dishonestly in this respect seems to just keep […]
The conga line of Queensland jockeys who have been outed over the doctored Health Assessment Report (HAR) scandal just got longer, with apprentice Mitch Goring the latest to cop the wrath of the Stewards. Goring has been disqualified for 8 months for submitting a HAR for the current season that was not signed by a […]
Yet one more Queensland rider has been done for submitting a dodgy Health Assessment Report. It was apprentice Rob Thorburn this time. Thorburn changed the dates on his 2023/34 report and held it out to be the valid 2025/26 assessment. He dobbed himself in as soon as the QJA sent out their circular advising jockeys […]
What you see at the top and above are notices that the Queensland branch of the Australian Jockeys Association sent out to its members late last week. Panic stations have set in among the ranks of local riders. The QRIC are auditing all Health Assessment Reports that have been submitted by jockeys. As we told […]
It appears that we may not have heard the last of the doctored Health Assessment Report scandal yet. The mail is that up to a dozen jockeys are going to be charged for submitting bodged up reports, including at least one big name rider. A person in addition to Jeff McKay is said to have […]
Poor Jessica Lindsay (pictured) – God bless her soul Bailey Wheeler was fined $750 on Tuesday for accepting a ride for which he couldn’t make the weight. It was at least the 2nd time in the past month that he has offended against the rule. There is real concern about this talented hoop’s marked weight […]
Was anyone surprised when Kobe Rocks turned up to the Longreach meeting lame on Monday and had to be scratched? After all we are talking about a horse here who got beaten almost 10 lengths first up and then tailed out a long last beaten 22 lengths at the run after that. He should have […]
