Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Exclusive report by Anna Clark One-time jockey and former Sky Racing commentator Chynna Marston has saddled-up on OnlyFans with handle referencing her career experience As sexy social media handles go, we can think of a few more subtly evocative ones and even a couple that might avoid the disparaging and brutal double entendre. But then […]
Why would the QRIC need to send 6 Stewards, 3 Judges, 2 vets, 2 swab attendants and 2 starters to yesterday’s midweek Doomben meeting? It wasn’t a Saturday metro, and only 6 horses were pre-race swabbed, and just the winners after. So why the cast of thousands? None of it makes any sense from a […]
Dear Archie, A musing more than a criticism tonight. The last race at the TAB meeting at Home Hill yesterday saw significant interference to 8 of the 9 horses. The only horse not interfere with jumps from gate 1, lobs in front and wins. Now, stewards may not have considered these points. Or had consideration […]
6 – I Am Invincible Australia’s modern day answer to Sir Tristram blitzed the sale, with six lots selling at a million or above. Given his continuing outstanding record of success, why wouldn’t they? He’s not Australia’s no 1 sire for nothing. 4 – Snitzel The champion sprinter turned sire once owned by incarcerated cocaine […]
We told you last week about the weanling colt that the bankrupt water thief during a drought Dean Baring’s family company Traxion Management Services paid $2000 for at last year’s Magic Millions sale, and was selling 12 months later as a yearling. They sold the little fella alright. For $70 000. The buyers were NZ […]
The news that horse racing in Macau is shutting down has been portrayed in the mainstream media as shocking, but the truth is that who really cares? Macau racing has only been around for 30 years, and for most of that time has been riddled with mass corruption, illegal betting and race fixing. Jockeys who […]
An international advisory body on horse racing has expressed shock at the Macau Jockey Club’s weekly practice of destroying retired and injured horses by shooting them in the head and is to seek an explanation. The Paris-based International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities, to which Macau, Hong Kong and 50 other racing jurisdictions are affiliated, […]
Efficient getting ready to see his fans 😍@LivingLegendsAU pic.twitter.com/giCJ3a1Bhn — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) January 13, 2024 Does Efficient really have any fans outside of Nick Williams and his family? The horse was always a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, a gay deceiving punter’s enemy who won seven races in his 29 […]
It’s hard to get a real gauge on the NZ 3yo horse of the year Sharp N Smart’s return to the track at Ellerslie today. His third beaten 4.5 lengths looks okay on paper, but he had the perfect run in third spot on the fence, and the winner Legarto – our tip as a […]
Gday Archie I am a keen observer of the online thoroughbred sales, summit bloodstock purchased 7 horses at the Inglis digital November late online sale . Due to your articles on Summit Bloodstock I watched with interest, and saw that the horses status remained transferred (in no trainers stable) for approximately 6 weeks before ending […]
