Pop Quiz For Gallops Fans
There are 5 sires in Australia that have an individual starter to winner ratio, and a 6th one that misses by a whisker. I bet you can’t guess even 3 of the 6. The answers are in the story below.
Breeding Quiz Answers
The answers are. The answers are. Drum roll. Drum roll. I hope that was long enough so that you couldn’t see the answers in the preview. The answers are: Frankel – 27/50 Scissor Kick – 38/75 Maurice – 52/103 Brazen Beau – 55/110 Star Turn – 67/119 Real Impact – 54/110
Inconsistency is the SA Stewards Middle Name
It’s the protest that has the South Australian racing industry buzzing – and cost one punter a $30,000 windfall. The controversial decision by Racing SA stewards to uphold an objection in the opening race at Balaklava on Wednesday has a few layers and divided opinions. The Gordon Richards and Damien Moyle-trained Call Me Al beat […]
The Outrageous Stubby Holder Decision – Why the ICAC Needs to Be Called In (First Published January 2022)
Jason ‘Stubby’ Holder is South Australia’s leading jockey. He is also a liar, a trickster and a cheat. And he is a koala too, a protected species. On the 9th of December, after he had ridden trackwork at Morphetville, the Stewards asked him to come to their office at the track and provide them with a […]
The NSW Racing Act – Betting Laws
88 Laying totalizator odds or dealing in totalizator tickets an offence (1) A person— (a) who makes or enters into a bet, or who offers to make or to enter into a bet, on the result of an event or contingency, by which the person agrees to pay to the other party to the bet, if the […]
Bill Collins Redux – The Rooster is on Fire
Rejoiced went for home, Moreton Bay can’t get it … David Fowler, race caller, Ipswich r10 Until it did. Kingston Town couldn’t win either Bill Collins said. Oops. The Rooster does it again. At least he runs true to form.
Letter to the NT Chairman of Stewards Seeking Information About Dead and Retired Horses, Presumed Rehomed
Dear Mr Hensler Thank you for email yesterday alerting me to the error of my story, with regard to TRNT not publishing rehoming statistics. I apologise for that. Since reading your email I have studied the Off The Track website and pages intently, and greatly admire the program and its operation. If of course what I am […]
Where Did the Racing Plates Come From Then?
Have a look at this. It’s a story from 3 years ago broadcast by the ABC. The bones of 300 horses were found out in the bush west of Palmerston, a ‘planned’ housing commission slum town where long before the Teals ever came along I once ran a madly successful independent election campaign for my […]
Noel Callow’s Ride – Slo-Mo Replay From Both Angles
This is the slo-mo of the critical part of Noel Callow’s ride in race 1 at the Gold Coast that has led to his license being suspended under a provision of the rules that doesn’t allow such a suspension to be imposed. It looks pretty reckless on this angle. Below is the slo-mo from the […]
How Can Noel Callow Be Suspended From Riding When He Hasn’t Even Been Charged?
It’s a good question isn’t it? You have read the rule at the top. There is nothing ambiguous about it. If a jockey has been charged with a rule breach or a crime, and the Stewards believe (on reasonable grounds) that the hoop poses an unacceptable risk to racing, then the officials have the right […]