Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
The mainstream media all falling over themselves to praise the decision to reschedule the Kingsford Smith Cup to this Saturday rather than run it mid-week on the Wednesday today. Emma Freedman and Caitlin McDonald (nee Mallyon) were gushing in their praise for the decision makers, declaring moving the race back a week a wonderful move […]
This great article by Michael Cox at Idol Horse is so worth reading we thought we would reprint it here. If you haven’t already please make sure you add Idol Horse to your reading list. It’s a great racing website. What Is Lost When Race Calling Falls Victim To Cost Cutting ———————————————————————————– Race callers are […]
There is a continuing controversy involving AFL umpire Nick Foot’s employment by Sportsbet, with questions being asked about some of Foot’s officiating calls in the Collingwood-Bulldogs game on the weekend, and whether they were in any way influenced by his association with the bookmaker. Let us make our position on the issue clear. Nick Foot […]
