Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The best thing about Queensland racing is the consistency of the QRIC Stewards. I just love it. This is the Stewards report from race 4 at the country meeting at Einasleigh Stewards considered an objection lodged by L. Morrison the rider of I LOVE ROCK’N’ROLL which finished 3RD against MISHANI REBOIUND being declared the winner […]
Well which one is it? Is the Lyell Creek a Mobile Free For All or a Standing Start Discretionary Handicap? It can’t be both. The statement at the top was made by Harness Racing New Zealand earlier in the week. What you see directly above is the conditions for the Lyell Creek published on the […]
How the hell does this work? On Monday last week bush trainer Mark Oates accidentally left a lead bag out of the saddle of one of his runners at a bush meeting at Longreach, and the QRIC fine him $1000. The following Sunday at the Sunshine Coast leading trainer Tony Gollan’s stable foreman Craig Cavanough […]
A punter who consumed two “bags”of cocaine in a matter of hours at the races has sensationally claimed he is behind a failed drug test for a Mark Currie-trained sprinter, throwing the high-profile case wide open. In a stewards’ inquiry on Wednesday, Nigel Soden submitted a statutory declaration saying he petted the Currie-trained End Assembly […]
In the stuff up of all stuff ups, betting on Saturday’s new $4 million WA slot race the Quokka was this afternoon suspended pending an inquiry into irregularities with the barrier draw. It turns out what happened is that midway through the draw Uncommon James barrier was by mistake called out as Massimo’s, and all […]
Illegal performance enhancing drugs have no place in Irish racing and breeding industries. In particular, the Task Force supports the position of the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities that the use of anabolic steroids should not be permitted in or out of competition. Doping is cheating, and cheating is fraud: cheats have no place in […]
(Background note – Dr Lynn Hillyer is the Irish Horseracing Regulatory Board’s Chief Veterinary Officer and Head of anti-doping) There have been multiple cobalt cases during Dr Hillyer’s tenure as Chief Veterinary Officer, but O’Brien’s violation goes to the heart of everything that’s wrong with her anti-doping programme Pedisnap ran four times as a three […]
