Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
This picture was taken at trackwork at Birdsville this morning. The horse in the picture is ridden by Ric McMahon and trained by Todd Austin. I don’t know which horse it is, but it won’t be hard to identify, for the brand is clear. Look closely at McMahon’s hand, just above where he is holding […]
The horse that Ric McMahon is riding with a jigger in his hand is Hemmerle. Todd Austin is the trainer. It is the topweight in the Birdsville Cup. Or was. All Todd Austin’s horses must be scratched from the meeting, and stood down from racing until the Stewards sort this whole thing out. Hemmerle is […]
See that thing in the US jockey’s hand? It is the same thing that was in Ric McMahon’s at Birdsville trackwork yesterday. It is a jigger. This is disgraceful conduct that brings shame to our sport.’ Everyone involved should be banned for life.
A jigger is a battery powered electric shock device, similar to a taser. Long used in the Australian racing industry as a means of pushing horses to run faster, their use was curbed during race meets once stewards vision of races improved with the introduction of video surveillance. Illegal under the Prevention of Cruelty to […]
Many so called good judges claim their is a Golden Slipper curse. Richard Callander is one of them. He says that Slipper winners don’t go on to succeed at ages 3 and over. As with many things, Richard is wrong. It’s not a Golden Slipper curse at all. It’s a wet track curse. The horses […]
This judgement is like a movie. One of the thriller kind. It rocks and rolls, it bends turns and twists, and the ending is real hard to read. Dawson looks gone to the world. But little things keep emerging that throw up hope for him. They are not strong. But a drowning man will grab […]
There were three judges in the box at Eagle Farm yesterday, which you would have thought was plenty to make sure that they got the photo finishes right, especially with the aid of modern digital technology that if calibrated properly could do their job for them. The equipment worked fine, it was the people who […]
Kyle Wilson-Taylor rode at 54kg in race 5 at the Gold Coast yesterday. Somehow – perhaps it was a type of reverse miracle – he was unable to ride at 56kg in race 9. How does a rider gain two kilograms in 2 hours? You tell me. Apprentices Yvette Lewis, Angela Jones and Jasmine Cornish […]
🐊🩸🆎🗞Breaking News! In a world first, Alligator Blood, a cult horse in Australia who “Never Gives Up”, has appointed his ex owner, Allan Endresz, as his personal media spokesperson representing his fans. The deal was sealed with a binding “Hoof Shake”. Any queries, contact AB. pic.twitter.com/qphDOZDPMU — Allan Endresz (@EndreszAllan) August 26, 2022 Alligator Allan […]
Nature Strip took out the first round in the Horse of the Year awards by beating his stablemate Verry Elleegant to win the NSW title, but the main game of Australian Horse of the Year is still to come. The champion sprinter would have to be the favourite now though wouldn’t he? The pair of […]
