Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
There were lots 0f take-ways from Cup day. Here are just a few of them. 1 – Weight Stops Trains Over 2 Miles Joseph O’Brien’s Irish St Leger winner Al Riffa was all the hype coming into the Cup, with one punter – online casino operator and billionaire – Ed Craven, who made his money […]
This magnificent beast in the picture is Parchment Party, the American dirt track stayer par excellence who has made the trek Down Under to try to lift our Cup. The Doc (nude tipster) rates his form big time, and has tipped him to win. Parchment Party certainly looks the part. You couldn’t ask to see […]
The snippet you see above is taken from a story by Peter Ryan about Jamie Melham that appears in today’s The Age. It is wrong. Ben Hayes didn’t take over the training of Harlem (in partnership with Tom Dabernig until 18 months after Melham (then Kah) has won the Australian Cup on the horse. David […]
Fresh from tipping us 5 winners on Derby – she says it would have been 8 if three of her top tips weren’t scratched – the naked tipster Dr Georgia Whiting is back to help us tear the bookies apart on Cup Day. Here are her tips. The Doc has tipped the American dirt tracker […]
There were eight acceptances for the Open Handicap at Cairns yesterday. Five of them were horses owned by Tom Hedley. Two of the Hedley horses were scratched on Thursday shortly after it became clear that there were enough acceptances (min 5) to run the race. Another Hedley owned horse was pulled out of the race […]
Toowoomba race caller Anthony Collins has been kind enough to write in to explain the difficulties he faced during the call of race 3 at Toowoomba on Saturday, the main one being that the fog on the range was so thick that he couldn’t see the horses! That is fair call (pardon the pun it […]
The view from out the broadcast box at Toowoomba on Saturday night (pictured above) G’day Archie, It has come to my attention that you have “critiqued” the call of race two last night under trying circumstances at Toowoomba. To fill you in on a few details that need to be clarified; Last night’s “fog” was […]
We have often been critical of the quality of the replays of non-TAB races provided by Racing Queensland’s contractor Regional Cast, and with good reason too, for a lot of the time its tres ordinaire indeed. That is why today’s coverage of the races at Cloncurry was such a pleasant surprise. The replays of the […]
The latest controversy out of Callaghan Park, Rockhampton is said to be that the trackwork supervisor, a bloke named Bevon Burnell, does not hold a First Aid Certificate and hasn’t for years. This is a major concern. What happens if a rider fall and gets injured, or suffers a medical episode and requires urgent CPR? […]
There are concerns that racing will be less viable in warmer months as the industry makes changes. By Matt Nicholls: North-West News The Outback racing industry is up in arms over a change in heat policy that is taking control away from local clubs and placing it in the hands of south-east Queensland officials. There […]
