Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Well it seems that incompetent Stewarding is like COVID-19. It’s a disease that spreads across the length and breadth of the racing nation. On Friday at Ascot in Perth the runners in the first race lined up in the 2100 metre stalls, and when the starter released them they jumped as one. It was the […]
Work this one out if you can. It’s Chief Steward Chadwick getting tough. At all race meetings apprentice jockeys must claim their full allowance or ride at their minimum weight. Must means shall, as in you shall do this and if you don’t you can’t. But there is a get out clause. If the apprentice […]
Shannyn Stephan’s a bush jockey in Queensland. She likes tattoos too. Yesterday Shannyn was riding at Nanango, up in Joh Bjelke-Peterson country, and had the mount on a maiden gelding who’s not much good named Billirubin in the last race. I don’t think Billi and Shannon like each other much. He threw her off behind […]
The two judges at yesterday’s Gladstone meeting were the club President Dave Weinhert, and club committee man David Thomsen. Under the Rules of Racing race day judges are engaged and employed by Racing Queensland or the QRIC. Both are Government bodies, and as such must advertise all employment vacancies, even casual ones. There are reasons […]
The Gladstone race meeting in Queensland was a five race card carrying $61 500 in prizemoney, including QTIS bonuses. It should never have been held at all. The whole thing was a scam. Racing Queensland guidelines specify that a race has to have five acceptors to proceed. If it does not, then the race is […]
It’s a tough day of racing all round today, and a damn good one too. The punt’s going to be hard going, but lots of fun. Here are a few winners to help you along the way. Sydney – Race 4 No 2 – Williamsburg Very impressive winner of his last 2 starts. Overcome the […]
Racing Victoria has appointed a bloke who runs the netball in NSW as it’s new CEO to replace Giles Thompson, after the latter lost the battle with Peter V’Landys and walked the plank. Netball hey? That’s interesting. Let’s hope Andrew Jones (pictured at top) does a better job that his predecessor did, for despite the […]
This is race 4 at Townsville on Thursday. See the horse coming through the barrier early? It is hard to miss isn’t it? People saw it as clear as day. Not the Stewards. They missed it completely. Five of them, and a starter, and an assistant starter, and a vet, and three barrier attendants. Eleven […]
A mate of mine owns the horse at the back in the famous Graeme Rogerson colours of blue and green with the red cap. He backed it at $26 to win a new house. I only backed it win a car. Is it any wonder that we both feel sick? Why is that $6.80 each […]
Nothing much other than the usual happened at the Mackay races yesterday. Chief Steward Cooke decided to sit on the interchange bench and let someone else chair the meet. The Chief Vet in the State Dr Martin Lenz decided to fly up to Mackay because he had nothing more important to do. Former QRIC Integrity […]
