Dogs, Birds, Bent Rails and Bloody Idiots – A Day at the Mt Isa Races in Pictures
What the Hell is Going on With the Sky Broadcast at Eagle Farm?
Did you just see and hear race 4 at Eagle Farm on Sky1? I bet you didn’t see or hear all of it. The fools doing the broadcast stuffed it up completely. Twice during the race they cut to the vision from Innisfail, which was supposed to be on Sky1 but got bumped to Sky2 […]
Jiving Gerry Runs a Mile From the Alligators – Do You Blame Him?
The identity of the proposed new owner of Alligator Blood remains a mystery, with billionaire Gerry Harvey declaring “it’s not me”. It had been speculated that Harvey, the breeder of Alligator Blood, had been offered up by embattled Allan Endresz as the “new” owner of the horse, who has been banned from racing in NSW and Victoria. Racing Victoria confirmed today that […]
A Man Who Just Doesn’t Know When to Stop
Robert Heathcote pleaded guilty to administering, or causing to administer, a product that is well known to contain cobalt to 23 horses in the space of just 2 months. His disciplinary history showed that he had been convicted of like offences before, and was thus a repeat offender. Many trainers with no disciplinary history at […]
On Noel Callow, and all Things Shallow
We have few things to say, and instead will reflect on the issue by asking a few questions, as follows: Is anyone actually surprised? Have the QRIC Stewards gone back and looked at any of Callow’s rides since he has been in Queensland? Have they looked at the ones that showed up in the betting […]
JC and The Pineapples Head South to Sweeten Up the Spring
That’s JC with fist pump and the pork pie hat. I hope he’ll be doing it again at Caulfield on Saturday. No-one has more fun at the races that the Pineapple crew, the owners of the unbeaten 3YO filly Shesgotheboom, last start winner of the Aquis Jewels. They and their brilliant little girl are back […]
There is No Way On Earth That the Inside Could Have Won This Race
This is the finish of race 5 at Sandown yesterday. The judge put up the picture below and declared the inside horse the winner. I have watched the replay 20 times. There is no way on earth that the result of this race could possibly be what you see in the picture. The inside simply […]
Anyone Know Mr K.A. Thomas? – I Hear He Might Have Had a Real Good Win
There were only four horses in the 2nd race at Mackay on Tuesday. Two of them were owned by the same person, Mr K.A. Thomas. One was trained by Tim ‘Lay Down Sally’ Cook and ridden by his apprentice Alisha Donald. It’s name was Corporal, and it started at $31. The other one was called […]
I Always Thought in Journalism an Exclusive Meant That You Had the Story First – Jiving Gerry Chimes in, and Big Ben Strikes Again – Ding Dong
Ben Dorries from Racenet never ceases to amaze. On Saturday he told us a tale of woe about the treatment of Alligator Allan Endresz by Racing Victoria, and pleaded with the world to support the undischarged bankrupt who owes Australia $11.8 million and won’t pay, on the basis that Alligator Al always pays his feed […]
Stripping Stan Fox of His Race is an Absolute Disgrace
It’s too late to try and change it, and there would be no point trying anyway because Peter V’Landys is all too powerful, but I want to state for the record that I reckon changing the name of the Stan Fox Stakes to the Callander-Presnell is an out and out disgrace. I mean no disrespect […]