Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s easy. Pre-race swab them There was almost half a million dollars in stakes on offer at the Cairns Amateurs meeting yesterday, including the Cup worth $150k and the Sprint worth $75 000. Three horses were pre-race swabbed across the whole day. Their odds in the betting were $10, $14, and $51. Down south at […]
There are few good stories out the Cairns Amateurs over the weekend. One is that thanks to the big sunnies and hat and the Covid mask no-one spotted me at the track yesterday, even when I was standing there talking to them. It was fun. Race caller David Fowler wasn’t having any fun at the […]
The Cloncurry & DRC non-Tab race meeting scheduled for Saturday September 10 has been rescheduled to be conducted at Mount Isa due to the state of the track. A QRIC Stewards inspection of the Cloncurry racetrack (also attended by 2 senior jockeys) on raceday morning found a number of small stones remaining on parts of […]
The Group 1 J.J. Atkins – formerly the T.J. Smith, and before that the Castlemaine – is Queensland’s pre-eminent 2YO race. It’s Australia’s second best mile race for juveniles too, about a half head behind the Champagne Stakes. Only two New Zealand horses have won it in the 21st century, Sacred Elixir who went on […]
Having a day out at the track to celebrate the life of legendary Clifford Park race caller Pat O’Shea is a wonderful idea, and I respect each and all of the callers from around the State who turn up to pay tribute to the doyen of table top broadcasting. But the actual Race Callers Cup […]
Wasn’t the Makybe Diva at Flemington this arvo an absolute ripper of a race? Tim Clark rode Alligator Blood an absolute treat in the early and middle stages, leading and then setting a beautiful tempo, not too fast, not too slow, just right. Then at the 400 he tried to pinch it by digging his […]
About 4 months ago we tipped you into a young 2-year-old Kiwi gelding that we declared was going to win the Caulfield Guineas. Sharp ‘N’ Smart is its name. He resumes today in a 1400m race at an obscure NZ track called Ruakaka. The mail is that he will win. After that starts the debate. […]
You’re the King Charlie, not the Pope
24 pre-race swabs were taken from runners at Canterbury yesterday. There were 23 swabs taken before the start at Sandown, Guess how many the QRIC sampled in Queensland? Three. The best way to deal with drugs in racing is to ignore it.’ What you don’t know can’t hurt you sweethearth. Ignorance is strength they say. […]
Queensland’s veritable Chief Steward Mr Peter Chadwick issues this directive to all members of the racing industry just six months ago. It makes a lot of sense. Horses should be ridden at their handicapped weights. If they are not, then what’s the point of the whole thing? Chief Steward Chadwick’s directive is plain and clear. […]
