Horse Misses Start 10 Lengths and Wins – in the Slowest Sectionals in Living Memory
How often do you see a horse miss the start by about 12 lengths and still get up and win? Not very often is the answer. But you did today in the 6th at Toowoomba. In Your Element stayed in the gates at the start, and was tailed out behind them. He stayed back there […]
Shut Up Mick, You Are Talking Crap – And Mr T. Akers, You are Talking Even More
“It’s $9000, race clubs keep punishing owners so that’s what it will be,” Price said. “All they do is punish owners, I know it is a revenue raiser for them, but it makes you wonder what horses don’t nominate because they missed the early nomination. There have been nomination deadlines for big races in Australia since […]
The Greatest Racing Investment on Earth – A Greyhound
On average, a well bred greyhound costs you no more than about five grand to buy as a pup. The average price of a thoroughbred yearling horse is around $120 000, twenty-four times what it costs to buy a dog. The richest gallops race in Queensland is the 2YO Magic Millions, which is worth $2 […]
If You’re Happy and You Know it Send Your Mare to France – Brae Solkoski Isn’t a Carpenter by Trade, or At Least That’s What I’m Told
Hello Sailor. He reminds you a bit of Rock Hudson this bloke doesn’t he? Brae Sokolski imagines himself to be the smartest man in racing, and given his incredible record of success since emerging out of nowhere six years ago to become the most successful owner in Australia, you can understand why. The thing is […]
What a Mangy Crop of First Year Thoroughbred Sires We’ve Got This Season
With less than three months left of the season, and all of the rich 2YO races gone except the few up here, there is only one first year sire with progeny topping the million dollar mark (Russian Revolution), and just one other (The Mission) who looks a bolters chance of joining him. At this stage […]
At Least They Are Not Running it on the Polytrack at Caloundra
Well that was inevitable. Why it wasn’t announced earlier in the week is anyone’s guess. We understand that the acceptance deadline will be extended until later today. Its hard to see too many trainers wanting to scratch. The 10 000 isn’t affected, but you would imagine that there will inevitably have to be changes to […]
Gavin a Kick For Goal – Hang on Mr Smith, It’s Not Footy it’s the Trots
Have a look at what driver Gavin Smith does to the horse in front in the 2nd race at Addington yesterday. It’s not’s hocking, it’s even more shocking. If this is not a serious animal welfare rule breach, then I don’t what is. Smith should be put out for 3 months at least for this. […]
Who’s Going to Ride the ECG and the Vet Cert in the Trial
Stewards advised Mr Bowen that a Veterinary Certificate, an ECG Report and the horse would need to undertake an official Barrier Trial prior to racing again. This is another clanger in a series of them made by Stewards at the Gordonvale meeting on Saturday. Who do you reckon is going to ride the ECG and […]
Since When Does 25 Whip Strikes Not Break the Rule? – I Know, I Know – When You Hit a Horse 14 Times Before the 100 Metre Mark
I want to tell you a little story that demonstrates the sheer incompetence of the QRIC thoroughbred steward, and illustrates it for all too see. We are at the Gordonvale races just south of Cairns on Saturday, and it’s race 4. The horse in the blue with the red cap is Magnate, ridden by Frankie […]