Vic and Vo, A Brief Life in Pictures
Editor’s note – A huge thanks to the esteemed former Fairfax newspapers racing editor John ‘Lucky’ Lingard for gifting us these magnificent photos of a wonderful horse and an even better story.
49 Down, 1 To Go
The great bush warhorse Fabs Cowboy took his career win total to 49 by knocking them off at Blackall yesterday, courtesy of Tyler Leslight’s claim and a very pretty ride by the kid. 50 wins is a rare achievement on any race track, and it has long been the Johnson stable’s goal for this incredible […]
Danny Bougoure Never Had Any Late Scratchings After Surprise Integrity Unit Inspections
As most of the world knows, Danny Bougoure was booted out of his Eagle Farm stables so that the Brisbane Racing Club could give them to Annabel Neasham. I wonder if that was a smart decision in hindsight? The QRIC Integrity Investigation Team conducted a without warning inspection of the new Neasham stables yesterday. As […]
Jimmy O Flies to Sydney For a Job and Comes Home With $20 Grand – Not a Bad Day’s Work Is It?
Queensland’s leading jockey James Orman went to Sydney yesterday for just one ride. He had three, but two of them were extreme outsiders who he had picked up the mounts on to pay the fare. The one he was really there for was Far Too Easy in the Kosciuszko. Orman rode it a treat too, […]
Another Stewarding Balls Up at Rocky
This is the Stewards report from the internationally broadcast TAB meeting yesterday at Rockhampton. It was a schemozzle, a monument to incometence. Six horses were late scratched from the program as they had no jockey to ride them. There was never going to be anyone to ride them, for the races in question were programmed […]
Brae Sokolski Has Brought Australian Racing Into Disrepute
Australian racing is today a laughing stock, a joke. Our champion stayer has been humiliated. We all have. Unless you have sold it to Coolmore, you do not without notice rip your horse out of the stable of Australia’s leading trainer and export it to be trained by a Pom, Paddy, Wog or Frog to […]
Proof Positive That Terry Bailey is Either an Idiot, Or a Man Who Can’t Be Trusted, or Both
Stewards are satisfied with the bona fides of the ownership of beaten Stradbroke Handicap favourite Azkadellia, despite the stable having been indirectly linked to international conman Peter Foster. Foster’s niece, Arabella, has raced four horses under the title of Arabella Racing, all trained by Ciaron Maher. Attempts to link Foster to the ownership are understood […]
Crime Writers, Con Men, Contradictions, Good Men, Bad Men, Bowlers and Horses
https://www.facebook.com/100036142175590/videos/pcb.777959826752083/789797122284234 What you are seeing above is the farm house of Peter Foster, the infamous international con man and mad punter. It’s at Mt Tamborine. The video was posted a month ago. As you watch it you will see a statue of a horse under a tree. That is Azkadelia. The mare that Foster didn’t […]
Stories Will Be Delayed Today Due to Rain
So What Do the Rest of Us Wear? – Nothing!
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