Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
14 June 2024 , Punters Info By Michael Guerin John Dunn wants to achieve something that hasn’t been done in modern times, but even if he pulls it off he won’t get his name in the record books. Dunn dreams of winning both the trainers and drivers’ premierships this year, with the harness racing season running […]
In short: A Victorian harness trainer has been blocked from fielding runners at Tasmanian meets this weekend. Robbie Walters took ownership of several horses from the Ben Yole stable, raising concerns of domination of the field. What’s next? Amidst industry backlash, an Office of Racing integrity panel will convene to determine whether Robbie Walters should […]
I have a question about the Stewards Report from Townsville on Thursday. How do you swab an emergency like Extra Free that didn’t get a run and had been scratched out of the race in the morning? It would be a neat trick wouldn’t it? Just like getting a Stewards report right.
This is the low camera shot of the finish of race 2 at Mt Gambier yesterday. How do you reckon they finished? Inside 1st, middle 2nd, outside 3rd? Wrong. Try again from the replay. The inside? Wrong again. The angle at Mt Gambier is a shocker. It was a dead heat inside and outside, with […]
On Monday we published a story titled Jigger Me Timber – Is It True That … In this story we posed the questions about whether it was true that …. a tool of a trainer turned up at his local track to work his horse the other day accompanied by a work rider who doubles […]
How hard is it to read the number on a ball drawn out of a barrel? When it comes to QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams, the answer is obviously too hard. What you see above and below are extracts from the official barrier draw for the Stradbroke Handicap conducted last night outdoors in the chill […]
In shades of the terrible calamity in the 2011 Grand Annual Steeple at Warrnambool, history has repeated itself at the rodeo meeting in the USA. Let’s just hope the person who got gored and flipped is okay. The bull is expected to start favorite in next year’s Brierley Steeple.
Yesterday a feel good story about former QLD heavyweight apprentice jockey Nick Keal’s transition to the training ranks featured on the Racing QLD website. I bet the writer of the piece wished it hadn’t now. Within mere hours after the story was published, Keal was locked up in a watchhouse cell, where he spent an […]
Under the rules of racing once a rider presents to the jockeys room at least 45 minuted before the start time of their first ride, they are required to stay in the room until after they have completed their last ride, unless they are given permission by the Stewards to otherwise leave. There is nothing […]
… NSW trainer Brett Cavanough has his horse Burdekin residing at the stables of disqualified trainer Todd Austin, he of the infamous Birdsville jigger jolt fame? … Austin’s wife Toni Austin, whose 12 month disqualification for involvement in the jigger affair has been strapping for Cavanough? … Todd Austin has been spotted working at the […]
