Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Gee you were unlucky if you backed the favorite Vovo in the last at Doomben yesterday. First the mare collides with the running rail leaving the saddling enclosure. She is vetted and passed fit to run. Then when the whole field is almost loaded one of the runners burrows under the barrier and bolts. There […]
Many still believe that the recently and quite mysteriously departed Melbourne Racing Club Chairman John Kanga was the best thing ever to come along for the club. The 2025 MRC financial report tells a different story. Under Kanga’s first (and as it turns out only) year of leadership the club lost $17.3 million, something that […]
It seems that it may not only be the 1100m start point at Emerald that is more than a few meters short of where it should be. Based on times the 1000m start appears to be about a dozen strides short of where it should be as well. Sunnycoast won the 1000m Open at Emerald […]
The Stewards at Emerald on Saturday expressed concerns about the winner of the maiden running a time of 1.00.7, which was just outside the track record, and upon investigation discovered that there was no fixed marker to denote the 1100m starting point. They ordered that one be placed before the next race meeting at the […]
Have a look at the ride of jockey Sean Cormack on the leader in the white. Watch what he did. He dropped his hands. It looks like Cormack mistook the edge of the big screen for the winning post out the corner of his eye. From the head-on camera you can see clearly see him […]
In a move that will shock no-one who reads this site, Tasracing has today terminated the employment of recently appointed Thoroughbred Chief Steward Martin Knibbs. As we reported on the day Knibbs – formerly a Senior Steward in QLD – was still in his probationary period when he arrived at the track to officiate at […]
Dear lan, The new racing season has begun, but not without its challenges. As a collective group of Western Australia’s leading thoroughbred trainers, we are increasingly frustrated by the current state of the industry and, more importantly, deeply concerned about its future direction. While there are many issues at play, our greatest disappointment lies in […]
What a weekend it was for Barry Purdon. First he returns to race driving for the first time in 6 years under the Friday night lights at Alexandra Park and marks the occasion by steering Higher Power home a winner. It was like Big Ba had never been away from the bike at all. Then […]
Story by our friend the great UK racing writer Will Jones, author of The Black Horse is Dying, Greed Corruption Exploitation Injustice We have paused The Black Horse Newsletters to complete the third book in The Black Horse Trilogy. BEHIND EVERY FORTUNE LIES A CRIME will be published in early 2026. Following the first two […]
The much vaunted World Tote Pool is a dud. All you need do is look at the odds in the four-horse Might And Power Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday to understand the truth of that statement. Treasure The Moment started at $1.65 with Ladbrokes and Neds. It went off at $1.30 on the World Pool. […]
