Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Just when you thought racing politics couldn’t get any murkier. It was industry gossip late last year that Racing NSW wouldn’t pay rich strapper bonuses, paid to the handler of the winning horse, if the winning trainer was licenced outside of New South Wales. The common reaction was, to paraphrase, ‘surely not?’, considering that for […]
It takes me back to a story my grandmother told me about Jesus and Barabbas. Jesus is standing on one side, Barabbas is standing on the other side, and the people have to choose which one of them could go free. Some people started yelling, “Barabbas! Barabbas! Barabbas!” Then so many people were doing that […]
Don’t you dare criticise Captain Ravishing peterprofitracing.com or blogger (sic) Butterfly. You’re a negative bastard who hates harness racing if you do. Dissent will not be tolerated. Emma and Clayton – who by the way slip me the occasional for spruiking them – are the future of the sport. Not a bad word may be […]
The problem with mug lairs like Adam Hamilton are that they are corrupt and take bribes, they can’t tip, they punt like imbeciles, have massive egos that are totally unjustified, that half-talented competitors scare them so much they revert to unsupported sledges to assert their self delusions of superiority, and that the truth is such […]
At least we have the excuse of not having an editor to check our spelling and grammar. What’s Richard’s? https://www.racenet.com.au/news/richard-callanders-weekly-australian-horse-racing-column-20230228
I agree. A thorough examination of cash payments made into the bank accounts of Adam Hamilton and/or those closest to him would make for a fascinating case study into the ethics of race writing and ‘alleged’ mainstream journalism too. Being Petty am I Ad-man? Ten ton per ain’t petty to most, if you know what […]
So this is how Ben Dorries, the golden boy of QRIC and supposedly Queensand’s premier racing writer – neophyte is a better word – sees racing. A jockey stops riding and sits up without any cause whatsoever at the 50m mark on a horse and costs his horse – and the punters who backed it […]
I don’t mean to pick on Jason Bonnington, for I have never met the bloke and have nothing against him personally. It’s just that he speaks utter crap with such authority that I fear that unsuspecting punters might start to mistake his elevated levels of self-confidence for competence, and start believing the rubbish he spouts, […]
“Upon further investigation it was established that the vehicle towing the barriers was in contact with an electric fence which may have been sending a small current through the metal sections of the starting stalls. “Stewards ordered club officials to rectify the issue and were satisfied to proceed with the meeting. “Upon further review of […]
