Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
A Q&A with the boss of Queensland racing integrity, Kim Kelly. By Matt Nicholls: North-West Weekly, 30/10/2025 This is the full transcript between North West Weekly editor Matt Nicholls and Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) deputy commissioner Kim Kelly in response to criticism from the Outback racing industry about changes to the heat policy. You can read […]
As we told you a couple of weeks ago there is a huge push by the thoroughbred industry at present in Western Australia for increased funding. One of the main issues being ventilated by the gallops trainers is their claim that harness racing is receiving a disproportionately large share of total revenue earned by the […]
Is was revealed today in the Racing Appeals Panel that the QRIC had cut a deal with trainer Todd Austin to reduce his disqualification over the Birdville Incident involving shocking a horse with jolts of electricity from jigger from 5 years down to 3. The question that must be answered by the QRIC is why? […]
Serious questions are being asked about the QRIC’s commitment to participant and horse’s safety in Central QLD following surprise drug testing of barrier staff yesterday morning at the Callaghan Park track. The first issue is the efficacy of the testing apparatus used, with some claiming certain barrier officials were ‘high as kites’ yet returned negative […]
Archie What know for the ex-trainer Austin who is at the track every morning training out of a car hiding behind the steering wheel? It will be interesting to see what or who takes the horses that are still at Austin’s property without a trainer officially attached to them. Or maybe just maybe the Stewards […]
This is the latest video recording that jockey Noel Callow has been called to a Stewards Inquiry to explain. We doubt there is much that Callow can say about it other that what he did was wrong, racist and unacceptable, and was fueled by alcohol and ignorance, both of which problems he has subsequently taken […]
Jim Murdoch KC is not a quitter, even when handicapped by a cold, which the Magic Man sounds like he might be at the moment. He regroups, changes track, and tries again. Murdoch can’t remember the Price matter. That is because he didn’t write Price’s submissions, we did. It was a shy at the stumps, […]
