Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The first set of lights at the top of the straight in Redcliffe are clearly out. Yet still they race on. Why are the QRIC permitting this to happen when it’s clearly dangerous? The almighty turnover dollar takes precedence over driver and horse safety. So much for welfare. Like expunge – which the QRIC should […]
Woodend Beach driver John ‘Lurch’ Dunn threw a sickie again today at Addington, once more leaving the owners, trainers, race officials and punters who rely on him well and truly in the lurch, if you pardon the pun. That’s about the 4th time in the past 18 months, which would be a case of invoking […]
Everyone in the world knows that Zac Lloyd is brilliant, but he needs to pull his head in big time, before he puts someone down. How many suspensions has Z. Lloyd had now for careless riding? I’ve lost count, but it’s a lot. Yet still he continues on, riding in breach of the rules and […]
We applaud Racing Queensland’s move to fall in line with the other States except NSW by introducing new concussion protocols that include mandatory race day stand downs and possible further 12 day stand downs for jockeys that are showing signs of concussion after race falls and other head knocks incurred at the track during races […]
Jockey Rajiv Maragh seemed headed for certain victory as his 3-year-old colt Al Basha thundered down the stretch at Belmont Park on that May afternoon in 2007. But just before crossing the finish line, Al Basha suddenly spooked and turned sharply left. Maragh fell from the saddle, getting kicked in the head on his way […]
Race 3 at Barcaldine, 10th of June 2o23. The field gets to the 100m mark. And the screen goes blank. When the vision comes back on there are people running everywhere, and ambulances racing on to the track. The reason is because jockey Robbie Fraehr had taken a terrible fall 20 metres from home, has […]
Shane Dye is cherry picking selected statistics from a safety vest study conducted by a children’s toy designer in 2014 to suit his argument that there is a problem with the current equipment. Dye and his supporters like Sheila Laxon and Damian Oliver have honed in on an increase in the number of neck injuries […]
Dr Lisa Giusti Gestri completed her studies in Industrial Design at the University of Florence (Italy). She started her professional life working in Italy and then in Australia as an industrial & product designer of furniture, train interiors, and toys for early learning capabilities in children. Besides, Lisa designed high-end products for commercial and residency […]
I was never going to show this super slow-motion video I did of Dean Holland’s fatal fall out of respect for he and his family, but Shane Dye’s dangerous untruths have forced my hand. If Dye’s claims that it is safety vests that are causing fatalities is allowed to pass as truth, then many more […]
Young rider Dan McGillivray went down at Beaudesert yesterday afternoon in race 6. He was airlifted to hospital. His colleagues were so worried about him that they elected not to ride after he fell, and the meeting was abandoned. Fortunately while McGillivray has suffered serious injuries he has survived relatively intact. This is like a […]
