Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You can’t look at the replay of Romantic Warrior’s win in the Jebel Hatta without fixing your eyes on the leader and second favorite Measured Time, trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden like a lunatic by William Buick. It was almost like he had elephant juice in him, and then suddenly he hit the wall. […]
Faith Elliott (pictured at top) is an apprentice jockey coach at Racing Queensland. She is also a trackwork rider licensed by the QLD Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC). Which is all kind of funny in a strange way. Funny hoo hoo, not funny ha ha. You see one aspect of Faith Elliott’s job is to set […]
Original Stewards Report (above), and amendment to report (top) In the wake of our story about the whip battle between C. Meehan and T. Chambers at Rockhampton yesterday the QRIC has updated its official Stewards report to include reference to an inquiry that will be held into the incident. Whilst it remains a mystery how […]
Chris Meehan in sky blue silks and cap, with purple sleeves, Tasha Chambers in the blue with blue and white striped cap Here is the rear view Stewards vision of the incident at Rockhampton that the 5 on-duty stipes didn’t see. Looking at it from this angle you can clearly see C. Meehan and T. […]
If you were on Idle Flyer (purple, white cap) in the last race on the Kenso at Randwick on Wednesday you would have thrown your ticket into the rubbish bin and headed for the exit at the 200m mark. Not Zac Lloyd though. Give Up never won a race, and Lloyd didn’t give up. He […]
A readers thoughts on Racing NSW’s plan to set up a Newmarket style training centre Australian trainers don’t know how to train on a genuine Newmarket style facility. Our equivalent is the stables precincts that are adjacent to racecourses. And what starts as trainers properties are often then sold out of the industry….. Hence Racing […]
The Kiama Blowhole A Newmarket style major training centre will be developed in close proximity to Sydney to future proof the industry and provide trainers with an opportunity to acquire their own training base as an asset for their businesses. This initiative will increase the number of horses in training close to Sydney and support […]
Racehorse registrations Australia Ten years ago there were 11 460 thoroughbred foals registered across Australia. Today there are 10 644 That’s a 7.1 decrease across the nation in just a decade. The decline would been much more pronounced had Victoria not increased its breeding numbers by 3.8%. Here are the reductions and increases in the […]
Racing Queensland gave the Emerald Turf Club more than half a million dollars last year to construct a stewards’ room, jockey facilities, and male and female amenities, including disability access, kitchenette, TV monitors for race review and broadcast footage, and washing and drying facilities. It’s a pity no-one thought to spend any money on fixing […]
The thing that has troubled me from the start about the Gold Coast Turf Club’s (GCTC) assertion that its track was the target of an attack by one or more unidentified saboteurs was the speed at which the club’s position was assumed, and the seeming certainty with which it spoke. From the very moment that […]
