David Fowler is the principal thoroughbred caller for Radio TAB. David, who is a keen form student and punter, has enjoyed a lifetime involvement in the racing media. His personal blog, ‘My Call’, appears exclusively on Horse Racing Only. https://horseracingonly.com.au/racing-article.aspx?id=4409 An intriguing offshoot from the spectre of Covid-19 has been the concept which can be […]
The Red Hottest Ride You Will Ever See
The Stewards wanted jockey Amanda Thomson to explain her ride on Redavni in the second at Innisfail yesterday, in particular her lack of vigor in the straight. I think anyone who watches the race does. Take a look at it, and keep your eye on the horse in pink at the tail of the field. […]
The Captain and the Currie’s Pull Off a Plunge in a Curiously Run Race (UPDATED)
Trainer Mark Currie pulled off the biggest plunge anywhere in Australia yesterday when his horse Tavs won race 3 at Eagle Farm. The money came for him early and came hard, and it kept coming all the way until the starter let them go. $19.00 into $4.20 Tavs was backed, and the way the race […]
Wearne Appeal Decision Deferred
Central QLD stable hand (or trackwork rider, there appears to be some confusion as to which) Chris Wearne’s appeal against his 16 month disqualification for animal cruelty rule breach offences was heard yesterday by the QLD Racing Appeals Panel sans its leader Justice Kerry O’Brien, who is presumably enjoying an Easter break. The hearing was […]
Run Too Fast, Fly Too High – The Ballad of KO Racing
A number of readers have been curious about what ever happened to everyone’s favorite racehorse syndicator KO Thoroughbred Racing, so we thought that we’d give you an update. According to official sources complaints made against KO are currently the subject of an ASIC investigation. In these circumstances the QRIC is unable to take any action […]
Form Reversals, Stick Jumping, and Angry Skies
There is nothing that gets a punters blood boiling more than a major form reversal that results in a win. We saw one yesterday when the Team Hayes trained Angry Skies took out the Warracknabeal Cup. Angry Skies had gone like a busted arse at its previous two starts this prep. It has run last […]
HOW CITY OF TROY BECAME A FAKE WORLD CHAMPION RACEHORSE
City Of Troy at Coolmore, wearing his Longines World’s Best Horse rug By Will Jones, award winning author of The Black Horse Newsletter Aidan O’Brien, of course, told everyone City Of Troy was his best Epsom Derby winner and even the best horse he had ever trained. No one, of course, believed him; it was […]
Deciphering an All Aged Mystery
The great Ajax (above), triple winner of the All Aged Stakes The All Aged Stakes is one of the oldest and most prestigious races in Sydney, with today’s edition the 160th running of the race. It’s an intriguing affair too, with live chances left, right and centre; Group 1 winners all across the page; and […]
How to Make the Eureka Great Again
At a time when there is huge conjecture over the future of the $2.1 million slot race, we have a simple idea about how to Make the Eureka Great Again (MEGA). There is only 4YO in the country that has the WOW factor, that pulls in punters and fans from all quarters to watch every […]
Some People Have All the Luck
The biggest plunge of the day was landed yesterday at Menangle by owner Rex Horne and his mate and trainer Leon Jurd, when their pacer Lochiel, which had failed to run a place at its previous ten starts, was backed from $16.00 into $5.00 in the last ten minutes of betting to win the 6th […]