Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It’s very rare in modern Australian racing for a filly to be set for a Derby instead of an Oaks, and the ones who do run against the boys in the 3YO classic is so small that you could could it them on literally two hands. The Kiwis do it different, or at least Orchestral’s […]
It’s not quite unanimous – Brad Davison is sticking up for the jock – but Willo’s ride on Jimmysstar at headquarters yesterday was absolutely ridiculous, a total misjudgment of the horse, its opposition, the pace and the race. Williams should never have been leading on Jimmysstar. I don’t care which way you cut and spin […]
We wrote about Just As Sharp’s incredible performance in the 3YO Karaka Millions shortly after it happened, and advised you to make sure that you blackbook it and load up next start. The Best Run of the Weekend Bar None – Melbourne Merv’s Been Kissed By a Fairy Again – Don’t You Worry About That […]
Archie, We know the story so far. That is Dale Evans was dead as a maggot on Nic Some More at Mackay in Dec 2023. Super Steward Tate Hudson and Cadet Suli charged him with failing to take all reasonable measures on the horse, found him guilty and suspended him for 4 months. The next […]
Some people attract trouble like honey pulls flies. Apprentice Kiwi jockey Wiremu Pinn is one of them. After a chequered career at home in which he often found himself in more strife than Flash Gordon, Pinn came over to Melbourne to ride last year seeking a new start. It kicked off well too, with the […]
There were 14 gallops races with an odds-on favorite in them run around Australia on Thursday, from Ipswich to King Island, with Goulburn, Hamilton and Pakenham in between. 10 of the 14 that started in the ketchup went down. Never bet odds-on, never run up stairs. One of the ten was the Chris Waller trained […]
Hall of Fame trainers Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller have openly rebuked Australian Turf Club proposals to sell Rosehill Gardens racecourse during a sometimes-heated club members meeting on Tuesday night. Waterhouse‘s address to the meeting was leaked to Racenet by multiple sources – and racing’s First Lady did not hold back. She criticised the two […]
The knockers are out with their knives opposing the sale of Rosehill to create 25 000 new homes where the track currently is a land starved, unaffordable city in which young people largely can’t afford to achieve the great Australian dream by buying themselves a home. Are these anti’s kidding themselves, or are they simply […]
A number of owners have written and called in to ask about the new 1% deduction for insurance that is being taken out of their prizemoney, and are wondering what it is. The answer is simple. As of 1 January this year Racing Queensland are deducting 1% from stakes earned to support the funding of […]
Our story about the protest at Tumut that was lodged and upheld at the weekend has attracted a great deal of discussion, so we thought we’d do a bit of digging and find out how often such a thing happens at the races. The answer is very rarely, with the one from 1993 at Sandown […]
