Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
See that man (circled) behind the barriers watching the start of race 5 at Mt Isa last Thursday? You know, the race we wrote about yesterday in which two runners were loaded into the wrong gates and started from transposed barriers? The one after which the Club Starter was shown vision of the start and […]
When reviewing Stewards patrol film vision of the event it was established that TORONADO ROUGE (Jockey S McGovern) and ROGUE ‘N’ READY (Apprentice N Palmer) after being loaded last into the barriers simultaneously, had started from transposed barriers. It was confirmed that TORONADO ROUGE had started from barrier seven, and ROGUE ‘N’ READY had started from […]
The adage that there is no such thing as free money was proven true again last night, as cheap multi hunters chasing the short priced Emma Stewart trained favorites for an easy kill went down in a screaming heap at Melton as three went down in the space of just 4 races. Apollo Storm was […]
Hi Catherine (Clarke, QRIC Commissioner) Is animal welfare no longer a priority for QRIC? Judging by the actions or should I say the non action by stewards at today’s Eagle Farm it seems animal welfare is far from a priority. Firstly in the mounting yard before race four Jackson Morris after mounting Crafty Eagle unnecessarily […]
Fresh off another 6 winners last weekend – including her special at $26 -Australia’s deadliest tipster Dr Georgia Whiting is back with some more winners for us this Saturday. Can the good doctor do it again? She has tipped six winners twice in the past 5 weekends, so why not?
Tasmanian trainer fined $2,000 for animal cruelty after repeatedly whipping racehorse Magistrate Evan Hughes said trainer Liandra Gray had already experienced a form of punishment from ‘unwanted media attention’ over the case. A Tasmanian racehorse trainer has been fined $2,000 after pleading guilty to animal cruelty for whipping a horse more than 40 times in […]
Don’t you hate it when a short-priced favorite gets caught in a pocket that costs it all chance of winning, while the plunge horse in the race sails on by to victory? There was nothing James McDonald could do to get Cross Tasman out. He was stuck in a zip fastener with no gaps in […]
If you are going to get one wrong in a call it’s best that it isn’t about a horse that bears your name. “Barsby is all out” caller Chris Barsby shouted into the mic at Albion Park yesterday as the runner on its outside loomed up to hit the lead. The problem was that Barsby […]
The nominations for the Australian Horse of the Year awards are in, and there are some very even contests across the card. We’ve had an early crack at picking the winners. I’d be interested to hear your thoughts. Champion 2YO Cool Archie Marhoona Vinrock Nepotism Tempted An extremely tough race to start the day with […]
Mitch Beer certainly is one different sort of cat. I’m just not sure what kind. You’d never see J.B. Cummings looking like this. T.J. or C.S. Hayes either. Nor Waller, Gollan or Maher. Like I said, Mitch Beer is one of a kind.
