Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Excited about the brilliance, strength and courage of Zac Lloyd’s winning ride, I messaged the following about him to my mate, whose opinion I respect. I reckon he is very, very close to McDonald In ability and everything else Total professionals My mate replied in a totally respectful tone that only amplified the fact that […]
August 28, 2026 The Northern Queensland Winter Racing Carnival will go to another level in 2027, with a boost in prizemoney to see almost $3.5 million go up for grabs over two thrilling months of racing. All four major Cups races held across Rockhampton, Mackay, Townsville and Cairns will now be run for $200,000 each, an […]
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I am sure you remember the story about the three licensees who got suspended for 3 months each for accidentally presenting the wrong horse to run at Albion Park a couple of months ago, and then not telling the Stewards about their mistake after they found out. Those blokes – Ricky Gordon, Warren Hinze and […]
Ever since the Stewards raid that we told you about on SA trainer Kevin Weidenbach’s place, poor Kev’s wheels have gone wobbly. It’s weird. Weidenbach has trained 51 from 313 this season, but since the Stewards came knocking he has gone like a busted arse, and has trained just one placegetter from his past ten […]
A fortnight ago Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison (pictured above) was telling us that the proposed changes to gambling advertisement and inducement laws would slash 30% off betting turnover, and lead to the wholesale closure of country tracks. A Seld-Defeating Argument? – Racing Victoria CEO Needs to Be Careful What He Doesn’t Wish For, Because […]
Fratianno started at $1.35 in race 2 at Tuncurry yesterday. Those who backed it at those odds must have been absolutely off their heads. Prior to this race this horse had started 19 times without a win, and had proven itself a nonnie (non-winner) beyond compare, with a heart the size of a pea. It […]
The great untold story of last year’s QLD Provincial Trainer’s Premiership is how close Mark ‘Boof’ Currie came to winning it, and how far he would have won by had he not broken down four months out from the end of the season. You can see the final results in the picture at the top. […]
QLD provincial rider Peta Edwards got a bit carried away with the ship in race 6 at the Cairns Amateur meeting on the weekend. She hit her horse 8 times prior to the 100m mark – 5 strikes is the maximum allowed – and 24 times in total, nine strikes above the limit of fifteen. […]
The last time I saw the bloke in the picture working a stand at Gympie was in the late 1970’s. Here we are almost 50 years later at the Muster Cup and he is still at it. The only thing different are the wrinkles and the colour of the hair. And the fact that he […]
