Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A picture tells a thousand words. So this one of QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams walking the track just before abandoning the Archer meeting today says it all. I’ve just spoken to two highly regarded professional track walkers and two jockeys who walk them twice a week before meetings, and none of them have ever […]
The biggest meeting of the year in Rockhampton featuring the million dollar Archer, to which people have travelled from all over Queensland and Australia to attend, has been abandoned before the first race was even run. It wasn’t rain, for it is weather fine and track good. At least that was the official rating. It’s […]
Terry Malloy is a character made famous by the great actor Marlon Brando in the classic movie On The Waterfront. Malloy is a prize fighter whose career in the ring was ruined after he made a series of poor decisions that culminated in him deliberately losing of fight. Wracked by guilt and regret, Malloy later […]
Black Caviar was the first – and only – horse to ever break 10 seconds for a 200m (1 furlong split). She ran 9.98 seconds, which is the equivalent of breaking 2.00 minutes for the 42km of the marathon, a feat that has just been achieved. Not even Ka Ying Rising has run faster. No […]
WTF are they doing riding Travolta so far back in races? It happened again today in the Wagga Cup when for the 4th race in succession the horse was positioned back near last by the jockey – Tommy Berry today but J-Mac previously, and given no hope in the world of winning off a slow […]
The second pair of horses in the photo finish frame at top dead heated for 2nd in the first race at Townsville yesterday. The rider of the one in the red and blue protested against the one in the blue and yellow. After watching the video below could anybody blame them. The protest was upheld. […]
Lucky Lingard reports on his ever excellent racing website letsgohorseracing.com.au the following in regard to the dud start at Toowoomba last Saturday night that was declared by Stewards a beauty. God help us all. THE Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) has advised that a panel of Senior Stewards is currently conducting a Review into a […]
Leading Melbourne rails bookie Frank Hudson got a late promotion from shitter’s ditch to the main ring for today’s Town Plate meeting at Wagga and Cup day tomorrow. Robbie Waterhouse remains in the boondocks on his stand out on the lawn. That’s what you get and what you deserve when you try to screw Peter […]
Archie Re: Tom Charlton and one out both out. This applies to offences which can be attributed to the trainer of a horse – i.e. positive swabs etc – both are considered the trainer therefore both are out. The charge against Mr O’Shea was an individual charge that could be levelled against any licensed participant, […]
The Tanya Parry trainer Rock On Angel – who certainly isn’t – refused to parade before her race at Mt Isa on the weekend. After a lot of persuasion jockey Masa Abe coaxed her to do the barriers. When she arrived there she started rearing like a mad thing and flung him in the air. […]
