Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Brad Hewitt and The Locomotive Brad Hewitt’s friend Shannon Wonson’s health supplements for horses really work. Forget Keayang Zahara and Just Believe. The 1.51.6 that The Locomotive ran to win the 1st heat of the Great Southern Star makes him officially the fastest trotter ever to race at Melton by 1.5 seconds. It was a […]
Tuncurry trainer Grant Jobson only has two horses, Imastruestar and No Tackle, the latter of which obviously slipped past the Registrars misunderstood. Jobson used to have three horses, but due in part to his stupidity and neglect, one of them died. She was a wee filly, just three years old. All In Writing was her […]
Division 4 – Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour AR 229 Corruption, dishonesty and misleading behaviour (1) A person must not: (a) engage in any dishonest, corrupt, fraudulent, improper or dishonourable action or practice in connection with racing; (b) engage in conduct that corrupts the outcome of a race or is intended to corrupt the outcome […]
The reason why trainer Grant Jobson should appeal his 6-month disqualification is simple. He was charged and found guilty under the wrong rule. Racing NSW laid the charge against Jobson under rule AR229(1)(b) – Improper action in connection with racing. The problem is that improper actions are dealt with under rule AR229(1)(a), which is not […]
You could spend your whole life looking, and travel the world in search of one, but you will never find an easier protest to uphold than this one in the 2nd race at Thangool on the weekend. Craiglea Bronte took hold of its lightweight apprentice rider Kelsey Lenton on the home turn and decided to […]
You can’t look at the replay of Romantic Warrior’s win in the Jebel Hatta without fixing your eyes on the leader and second favorite Measured Time, trained by Charlie Appleby and ridden like a lunatic by William Buick. It was almost like he had elephant juice in him, and then suddenly he hit the wall. […]
Faith Elliott (pictured at top) is an apprentice jockey coach at Racing Queensland. She is also a trackwork rider licensed by the QLD Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC). Which is all kind of funny in a strange way. Funny hoo hoo, not funny ha ha. You see one aspect of Faith Elliott’s job is to set […]
Original Stewards Report (above), and amendment to report (top) In the wake of our story about the whip battle between C. Meehan and T. Chambers at Rockhampton yesterday the QRIC has updated its official Stewards report to include reference to an inquiry that will be held into the incident. Whilst it remains a mystery how […]
Chris Meehan in sky blue silks and cap, with purple sleeves, Tasha Chambers in the blue with blue and white striped cap Here is the rear view Stewards vision of the incident at Rockhampton that the 5 on-duty stipes didn’t see. Looking at it from this angle you can clearly see C. Meehan and T. […]
If you were on Idle Flyer (purple, white cap) in the last race on the Kenso at Randwick on Wednesday you would have thrown your ticket into the rubbish bin and headed for the exit at the 200m mark. Not Zac Lloyd though. Give Up never won a race, and Lloyd didn’t give up. He […]
