Protests Dismissed – But Why?
It will be very interesting to read the Stewards report of the protest 3rd v 1st and 3rd v 2nd in race 7 the $75 000 Magic Millions Townville Guineas at Cluden Park yesterday. From the side on view it appeared that the inside horse (2nd) came out and interfered with the running line of […]
Stewards Report for the Abandoned Meeting at Track Fail Towers
STEWARDS REPORT CHARTERS TOWERS JOCKEY CLUB SATURDAY 27 JULY 2024 WEATHER – Fine TRACK RATING – Sand RAIL – True Entire Course PENETROMETER – N/A OFFICIALS Chairman of Stewards – S. Nosworthy (Cadet) Stewards – R. Neal, P. Warren GENERAL Nil Race 1: MILRAY CONTRACTING / RJG BUILDERS CLASS B Handicap 1000M WHITTLESFORD – Underwent […]
Yet Another Day, Yet Another QLD Track Failure – Its Lucky Fabs Went to Longreach Instead
Bob KATTER: This question is to the CEO. I should start by saying that prior to your tenure there were a number of issues with track redevelopment, namely at Charters Towers and Charleville, and, as I understand it, personnel being moved on. Do you see that impacting on the ability to do upgrades that are […]
Someone Needs to Buy the Decision Makers at Racing QLD a Map – And the Charters Towers Jockey Club a Pick and Shovel (First Published 1 Feb 2022)
In 2019 the Charters Towers Jockey Club was granted $275 000 by Racing Queensland for a track upgrade, and the next year it received a further $175 000 to the irrigation, a total of $450 000. The track was supposed to be completed by mid-2021, however it wasn’t and the meeting scheduled to be run […]
Look Up and You Might Solve the Puzzle of the Eagle Farm Problem
Look at the size of this new tower compared to the other two, and look where its positioned. What do you think the problem might be? And do you think sightscreens are going to fix it? I’m sure going up so high seemed to its architects a good idea at the time. After all, the […]
Is Fabs Cowboy Going to Rain on His Own Parade?
Saturday is the last day of the 2023/2024 country racing season, which means its the last day that the great bush hero Fabs Cowboy will ever step out in a race. The question is, which racecourse will he be bidding us all farewell from? Longreach had been the mail all week, so much so that […]
Another Day, Another QLD Stuff Up
It just wouldn’t feel right if we went a day’s racing in Queensland without something going wrong. Yesterday it was a winner being incorrectly declared a scratching. Who knows just what it might be today? An elephant will probably escape from the circus and win at Ipswich. Oh no, that can’t happen. It’s too far […]
Two Readers Views on Fabs Cowboys Dual Acceptance
Readers View 1 Re Fabs Cowboy. It was only nominations. I guess todays weights might tell the story. Or Thursdays final acceptances will. Stella from Sandy Creek Readers View 2 The Longreach race is a plate run at set weights, therefore ratings are irrelevant The race at Charters Towers is a handicap, therefore ratings being […]
German Law Banning 2-Year-Old Racing Could Have Far-Reaching Implications
A new German equine welfare law prevents the training of horses under 30 months of age, reports The Owner Breeder, though an exemption is currently in place for Thoroughbred racing. The exemption requires a physical and psychometric assessment both before the 2-year-old racehorse goes into training and within two weeks of its first start. That exemption […]