Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I was speaking to a well known jockey of my acquaintance this morning, a man who has ridden a couple or three Oakleigh Plate winners in his time , and after the customary greetings, salutations, follow-ups and sly slags, the subject turned to Europe and the Balkan regions. No, were not discussing Russia’s invasion of […]
Do you reckon this race was a fix? It’s the 2nd at the Valley, and Ben Melham rides the winner. I don’t. But a couple of well connected readers say that it was a welcome back Benny benefit, a charity event put on by a few jockeys to show their colleague that they think he […]
We have a very weird day of racing ahead of us sports fans, with Randwick rain sodden and get heavier by the second, Doomben drenched and off, and Morphetville just plain awful, meaning that most of the betting action is going to be focused on Caulfield, where 3 of the 9 races boast less than […]
We recently wrote a series of stories in which we were highly critical of the Racing Queensland funded ‘broadcaster’ On The Bit Racing and its related entity the Queensland Country Racing Awards for nominating a licensee that both organisations were aware was facing serious criminal charges for their prestigious Queensland Country Trainer of the Year […]
One of NZ trainer Rochelle Lockett’s horses threw a positive swab to methamphetamine – speed or ice – at a recent meeting of the Otaki-Maori Jockey Club (which is a damn fine club with a real good track). No-one is suggesting that Ms Lockett gave the horse meth, or that she has anything to do […]
Not all that long ago the drainage at the Ipswich race track was that bad that if a pensioner with a leaky bladder peed on the track they immediately call the race meeting off for fear the jockeys and horses would drown. Yesterday it absolutely pissed down, so much so that the track was downgraded […]
What you see above are the Victorian TAB win pools on the Queensland gallops meetings held on the turf last Wednesday at Doomben (in the blue) and for the meeting held this Wednesday on the poly track at the Sunshine Coast (in the orange). The difference is stark, isn’t it? It is vividly clear that […]
There are only 34 scratchings at the Sunshine Coast today. Gee that poly track is a good idea. The trainers love it. Race 1: 1 CRACKING THUNDER (23/2 0724) 3 LEORED (23/2 0702) Race 2: 2 DRAGON CLAWS (23/2 0822) 4 HOME OF GOOLAGONG (23/2 0818) 5 KABOOM (23/2 0828) 11 TRIPLE CITIZEN (23/2 0725) 14 TINA SEBRINA (22/2 1859) Race 3: […]
The poly track at the Sunshine Coast is about to get its first big test. South-East Queensland is literally under water, with the heaviest rain seen for a long time lashing the coast from Gympie to the NSW border. The prospects of racing on any grass track on the weekend at this stage look mighty […]
