Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
RV’s goal is to maximise safety for riders and horses and to minimise the occurrence of racing incidents, while acknowledging the inherent risks of the sport. The falls at three consecutive Saturday metropolitan meetings have been widely reported. Each incident is being reviewed thoroughly via a Stewards inquiry. The first inquiry saw two riders suspended […]
Racing Victoria have today issues a 2 page statement in response to widespread questions about the current racing program, and whether it causing rider fatigue and contributing to falls. You can read RV’s statement as published in the article above. The committee of the Geebung Polo Club met today to consider the statement. This is […]
just a week after the tragic crash that shouldn’t have happened that killed 4 horses and maimed a whole lot of kids, things are starting to look real bad for TasRacing, and after years of turning blind eyes to Ben Yole’s nefarious activities so they bloody should. I just hope that this prick doesn’t bring […]
The photos above and below are from the Townsville TAB meeting held on the 20th of January. See the thing I have circled in the picture at the top taken of race 4? It’s an ambulance. Every race held at every meeting around Australia is supposed to have one trailing the field, in case a […]
I wish them well, too, but there is a bigger issue at play here. While PP raises the issue of how long Miller and Crossland had been “working” on the day – it is plausible they had started work at 8:00 AM and the crash (I won’t call it an accident) occurred 18 hours later […]
The image you see is from Trial 1 at Townsville on Monday. Isn’t that just grand? A fatality waiting to happen. Safety in racing? Sorry, I can’t hear you. And here I was thinking that the GAP program was only for the greyhounds.
What you see at the top is the official Stewards report for race 5 at Emerald TAB meeting in Central QLD today. Not content with jockeys hitting horses with jiggers – or perhaps as punishment for it – now they are giving jolts and volts direct to the riders themselves. I’m not sure if anyone […]
The mail is that the mobile starting vehicle used at Port Pirie is the same one that is used at Globe Derby. No doubt the sharing arrangement is a consequence of funding issues and the control body HRSA having no money for new machinery. At Globe Derby they start 7 horses off the front, so […]
Veterinary Officers spend much of their time outdoors on race days, and protection from heatstroke is an important consideration. Dr Flynn says that a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a neckchief and lots of water are essential items on race days. Dr Stacey Flynn, Chief Veterinary Officer QRIC – Safety Spotlight, 24 October 2022 I am sure […]
The #FreeBritney movement did well in getting their idol released from Conservatorship by her Dad, didn’t they? Isn’t she able to look after herself? Not. This woman is insane, that is why she put under the court ordered care of her father in the first place. He wasn’t ripping his daughter off as all these […]
