Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A Q&A with the boss of Queensland racing integrity, Kim Kelly. By Matt Nicholls: North-West Weekly, 30/10/2025 This is the full transcript between North West Weekly editor Matt Nicholls and Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) deputy commissioner Kim Kelly in response to criticism from the Outback racing industry about changes to the heat policy. You can read […]
Chris Vedelago, Cameron Houston and Danny Russell: The Age 11-10-2025 Melbourne Racing Club chairman John Kanga has sensationally resigned after questions about his car being used in a 22-kilogram cocaine trafficking case and new revelations about his past links to loan sharks. Kanga stood down on the eve of the club’s Caulfield Cup carnival during an emergency board […]
This interview by Adam Pengilly with Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison appears in the latest edition of the excellent racing publication Idol Horse. It is well worth a read, as is Idol Horse. From Mini Mutiny To Melbourne Cup: Morrison Lifts Lid On Racing’s Tipping Point Aaron Morrison walked into the hot seat as Racing […]
Here is a sample of Matt Nicholl’s race writing for the North West News. It’s great. Add them to your favorites. https://www.northwestweekly.com.au/form-goes-out-the-window-as-outsiders-dominate-program-2025-08-27 ————————————————– It was a tough day to be a punter at Mount Isa on Saturday as form guides were tossed to the ground following a string of unlikely results at Buchanan Park. Five […]
The North West Weekly has put racing back in the headlines with its outstanding coverage of our sport. We are saddened to hear of the demise of its print edition, but are overjoyed to learn that editor Matt Nicholls and his staff will continue to provide us with all the news, views and racing from […]
Has anyone noticed that Brandon Kreymborg – who calls himself BK – seems to have disappeared from our screens since starring in the broadcast team for ID25? While we simply thought he had taken a holiday after his on-track exertions during the coverage of the series, some are saying different. The rumor is he that […]
Oi Dickhead Bugger your Kiwi mate Mick Guerin. What ID25 needs is an entertainer. There is only one man for the job. Bonno! SOS Jason. We need you. Keith From QLD Editor’s Comment – I agree with you Keith. Every circus needs a clown. I bet BK couldn’t do this.
Can anyone in the world outside of the Sky Racing Thoroughbred exec who chose her explain why Ally Mosely is anchoring the Inter Dominion coverage on the channel? No knock to Ms Mosely, who is vibrant and bubbly and seems a lovely person, but she is a gallops gal and knows virtually nothing about the […]
Don’t you love the racing website The Straight quoting “Australia’s biggest fixed odds punter” who “is now believed to be the nation’s highest turnover punter on fixed odds markets” without naming the person they are making these unsupported claims about? https://thestraight.com.au/the-trajectory-is-concerning-australias-biggest-fixed-odds-punter-exploring-international-opportunities/ It’s a bit like us citing “Australia’s biggest rooter” who “is now believed to […]
Justhorseracing.com.au is a racing news website that appears to publish content purchased from a third party provider and reshaped using AI to make it look a bit different, or republishes the content from elsewhere whole. It does so to attract readers so the website owner and publisher – a man named Morgan Payne – can […]
