Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Story by our Central QLD correspondent In a memorable display of grit and timing, Tricky Beans claimed a decisive victory in the 1615-metre Emerald Cup Open Handicap, bringing glory to local trainer Raymond Williams and proud owners Edwina and Jason Devine. Ridden superbly by Saul Silvers Olivera, the $13 outsider jumped sharply, settled nicely behind […]
There were two very experienced Stewards in the shape of former NZ Chief Stipe Ross Neal and ex-Gold Coast Chief Steward Paul Gillard on the panel at yesterday’s Cairns meeting. You wouldn’t have known it though by the way owner Tom Hedley and his trainers played them off a break. The two race day officials […]
Brad Collins is a Kiwi barrier attendant who works at tracks in the lower North Island. On the 15th of April he was at the Foxton trials loading horses into the gates when a 3 year old gelding named Reggae Man that one of his colleagues as trying to coax into the gate started playing […]
This is the question ATC members are voting yes or no on: “That the sale of Rosehill Gardens Racecourse (Rosehill Gardens) to the Crown in the right of the State of New South Wales (State) or other entity nominated by the State (the Transaction) is approved, provided that: Rosehill is sold for $5 billion $1.9 […]
The word from the central west is that local trainers Glenda Bell and Trevor Williams have been banned from using the Emerald race track for a month, after a long simmering feud between the pair erupted to the surface, culminating an incident between the two involving behavior and/or words that the club deemed unacceptable. We […]
Rockhampton horse trainer Tom Smith has been in the news lately after he bashed and brutalized a young horse for half an hour while trying to force it to enter the on-track pool and swim, and thanks to being charged with the wrong offence got away with just a fine. He might not be so […]
The Australian Turf Club members vote on the question of the proposed sale of Rosehill was already odds on to fail, despite the five-year free memberships and the $1000 worth of goodies a year bribe/inducement/incentive (choose one) that the desperately out of touch club directors are throwing at members to try and sway them to […]
Former Group 1 winning trainer Ben Smith has died. Smith, who has had well documented battles with substance abuse, is believed to have suffered a drug overdose. The trainer had a roller coaster ride in the sport, shooting to prominence through the deeds of his mare In Her Time before falling back to earth when […]
@aholz9 Another successful day racing 🏁 🐎 #beautifulday #horsesoftiktok #thoroughbred #racing #winner #dangerous #jobs #fast ♬ original sound – NYRA The video you see above was posted by the Chair of the Stewards panel at Gordonvale yesterday Ashleigh Holzhauser, who posts as Ashleigh Rose. The footage featured in the post is of the horses running […]
The picture you see at the top is the start of race 5 at Gordonvale (near Cairns) yesterday. It’s obvious the barrier – which is occupied by Brand New – has malfunctioned and opened early. Now take a look at the video of the start and thereafter below. The jockeys all took hold thinking that […]
