Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Me collecting Belle Of Monatana’s trophy from Watches Mackinnon after her first Group 1 win. Happy days. Somewhat surprisingly – or a lot surprisingly TBH given our rocky start, and a number of my close mate’s opinion of the bloke – I quite warm to N40 principal Josh Davine, and like the young fella somewhat […]
The connections of the beaten horses in the under-distance Hobart Cup appear have no hope, particularly those of the second and third horses. The rules of racing permit protests within a 30-day window after the declaration of correct weight under certain circumstances. But a Chief Steward being made aware of an irregularity in the distance […]
The 1993 Golden Slipper field was far from the best we’ve ever seen, but Mick Dittman’s ride on Bint Marscay from the outside barrier was. Those jockeys not old enough to remember L. Dittman should watch this ride and learn. He was a great rider Mick. Which you’d expect because he was a Queenslander. Bint […]
Story by Jon Tuxworth Furious trainer Peter Luttrell has declared his horse was “robbed” of winning Sunday’s Hobart Cup and will seek legal advice after TasRacing admitted a starting barrier blunder ensured the race was run several metres short of the scheduled distance. The Imogen Miller-trained Blonde Star, an outsider paying more than $31, won […]
How on earth did the Stewards let the Hobart Cup to be started from the wrong position, which meant that the race was run about 30-40 meters short of the advertised distance of the race? Are these people utterly incompetent or something? Surely the officials in charge of racing integrity must know where the proper […]
Story by Jon Tuxworth: The Mercury Sunday’s Hobart Cup has been rocked by controversy with an enquiry launched into how starting position barriers were not placed in the correct position for the city’s biggest annual race. Tasracing has released a statement confirming the race distance was “marginally less” than the scheduled 2400m distance as a […]
There are a number of Australians who are key note speakers at the Asian Conference this week in Saudi Arabia. These are they. Apologies to anyone we’ve missed. And BTW they are not really rogues, I was using jingoism for a cute headline. PS – Has anyone seen a real Kiwi? ——————————————————— Gillon McLachlan TABCORP […]
Former Toowoomba gallops Chief Steward Clayton ‘Crayons’ Warren has bobbed up again a Steward in South Australia. If I were a trainer down there I would be putting earmuffs on my horse. See story below. All You Have to Do to Become a Chief Steward in QLD is Bite a Horse’s Ear
The winner of the last race at Addington yesterday Roger That looks like a nice horse. Both figuratively and literally. It’s very well bred too, being a relation to Cyclone Jordy, Sanchez and multiple Group 1 winner Don Hugo. And it is a good sort. But there is a back story to it. Graeme Rogerson […]
Wodeton must be the most frustrating horse in the world to train. He certainly is to bet on, which I have done more times than I care to admit. I got sucked in after backing him when he ran 2nd in the Slipper, and kept following him every race thereafter. Yes I should have known. […]
