Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
When they arrived it was cold and dark They set up their camp quickly Warmed up with whiskey they walked to the river where the water flowed past darkly In the moonlight they saw the body of a young girl floating face down And there’s so much water, so close to home So this is […]
Race 1: RUM CITY FOODS QTIS Three-Year-Old Maiden Handicap 1200 metres TYCOON FURY – As Jockey B. Stewart was overweight he was subsequently replaced by as per the stewards summary. Jockey Steward was subsequently reprimanded under AR190(3). Raced keenly around the 900m. Held up for a clear run early in the home straight. Near […]
It’s Easter this long weekend, and most people in Queensland have four days off. Racing Queensland has scheduled no race meetings on Good Friday, 11 race meetings on Easter Saturday, 1 on Easter Sunday, and 2 on the Monday public holiday. Call me the voice of reason and common sense (it would be a first), […]
You don’t have to be Einstein to work it out do you? Queensland is running 11 race meetings next Saturday, all bar two – Gatton and Toowoomba – all at times too close and tracks too far away to allow jockeys to ride at more than one. NSW has 6 meetings. Victoria has 4. Western […]
Francis Finnegan – Frankie – says he’s ‘confused’ and ‘taken aback’ by a ruling from the Victorian Racing Tribunal to disqualify him from training for two years. He says that he expected to cop a $5000 fine for pulling a fraud on the racing and punting world by running his talented young horse No Frontiers […]
The only thing that punters were talking about all week was the Queen Elizabeth Stakes This 2000m Group 1 classic was shaping as the race of the decade so far, and would and should have been too, if it wasn’t for just one thing. No it wasn’t the Heavy 10 track. It was how James […]
AR 132(7)(a)(ii) Limits on the use of a whip by a rider (7) Subject to the other requirements in this rule: (i) the whip must not be used in consecutive strides; (ii) the whip must not be used on more than 5 occasions except where there have only been minor infractions and the totality of […]
Star Entertainment are in very poor form coming into the Oaks. It has all but admitted that it knowingly facilitated the operation of a billion dollar money money laundering scheme run out of it’s Sydney casino by a man linked to Triads and the international wholesale drug scene. It’s CEO has resigned in disgrace. He […]
I hate to say we told you so, but we told you so. Chris Waller has played the Sydney handicapper like a fiddle. By nominating Verry Ellegant for the Sydney Cup and then second accepting her when he never had any intention of running her in the race. Waller has been able to manipulate the […]
