Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
On the 26th of May last year jockey Wanderson D’Avila suffered a fall at a race meeting in Mareeba. D’avila was transported to hospital to assess the injuries he suffered in the fall. The horse that he was riding had no such luxury of professional assessment and treatment for its injuries. It was euthanized then […]
Some people in racing don’t seem to want to help themselves. Take for example these two riders photographed recently working at the Callaghan Park track in Rockhampton. Trackwork riders are supposed to wear high-vis vests so that they can be easily seen by others in the pre-dawn darkness. The rider pictured – – understood to […]
Pre Dawn Rockhampton trackwork incident could have led to massive injury and legal consequences. The track supervisor at Callaghan Park was running late yesterday morning. We don’t know why, he just was. These things happen. What happened next shouldn’t have though. The trackwork supervisor’s job begins before dawn. It is to drive around the track […]
One of Tasmania’s largest harness racing operations has been charged with breaching its duty of care following a 2023 car crash, in which several people were seriously injured. Five young people, who worked for Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd, were driving back to Mr Yole’s stables in Sidmouth in January 2023 when their Ford Ranger, […]
Will Rixon drove he and Valley Start into a bit of bother in the 2nd race at Menangle on Tuesday afternoon. Rixon was 3rd the fence when they reached the straight for home, but rather than wait for the gap to appear he decided to make it appear, so he pushed out underneath Sofia Arvidsson […]
Saturday’s fatal fall at Innisfail that resulted in the death of the horse Ancient Song and serious injury to apprentice jockey Mel Campbell might never have happened but for a series of systemic failures. For the purpose of preventing a repeat of Saturday’s tragedy these failures need to be identified and addressed. This is not […]
The Fall 6-year-old galloper Ancient Style faltered at the 600m mark of a Maiden race at Innisfail on Saturday and crashed to the turf, dislodging apprentice jockey Mel Campbell in the process. Campbell suffered serious injuries in the fall and is presently hospitalized. As bad a state as she is in, it could have been […]
