Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Well sportsfans, it seems that poor old Billy Moore is deathly afraid of sharks, which is probably why he never played for Cronulla. What the hell is wrong with the so-called Origin hard man though? My mate Bunger Johnson who trained Flashing Red to win a million Group 1’s is about 103 years old, and […]
Denise, John and Peter Coates, the family behind online betting and gaming operator bet365, have secured their position on the Sunday Times Rich List, standing at 17th out of 250. The trio recorded a total net worth of £4.4 billion in 2021, up by £1.3 billion when compared to their 2020 net worth. Collectively, the Coates family own 93.3% of […]
Remember Masterati, the horse that Grant Young from Oakbank and his connections were racing into the grave? Well someone bought it. I don’t know whether the new owners paid the full $7 500 grand ticket price or not – I don’t even know who they are, because it’s all happened so quick – but what […]
This job currently available at Racing NSW would be absolutely ideal for Sean Bartholomew or Rob Waterhouse, but for two things. One is that they both might struggle a little to pass the probity check, although if former Steve Fletcher commission agent Wade Birch can, then it can’t me too difficult after all. The second […]
This is the betting on the last race at Carrick in Tasmania on Friday night. Only one horse in the race has been backed for any real money, the rank outsider Our Quinn, trained by Ben Yole. It’s form is terrible. 0-9-0-0-0-7-0-0-0-6-7-5-9-0-6-0-0-0-7-5-0-0 from it’s past twenty-two starts, beaten out if sight each time. Our Quinn […]
Birch: “What if I said your vigour inside the final 200 metres was just not at an acceptable level, to racing fans or stewards?” Avdulla: “That’s your opinion and I don’t agree with it.” Birch: “It’s a very important opinion because we sit this side of the table.” Avdulla: “I understand that, but that’s your […]
Michael Bryant is best known as the equine chiropractor – known in the fame a muscle man – who worked with Peter Moody Mark 1 and tended to Black Caviar throughout most of her career. More recently he has been working with Sunshine Coast trainers like Dick Vandke and continuing the golden run of success […]
I didn’t know that the NSW Chief Steward was a District Court judge, and I wasn’t aware that he was an expert on defamation law either. Which is no surprise, because he is not. Defamation is one of the most discrete areas of specialisation in the law, and no more than 2-3 percent of solicitors […]
And so it begins. Does anyone remember the series of stories I published last year on the subscription site archiebutterfly.com about the Sally Snow affair? For those who don’t, or who didn’t read it, I wrote that the reasons for the sacking of Sally Snow from her role as the senior odds-setter for the TAB […]
Oops, did I say Gaita Pullicino? Sorry, that was a slip of the tongue. Phil Westbury trains the rising 9-year-old South Australian maiden Althegirlsinmylife who went 50m starts without a single win, and boasting only a pair of seconds at Kapunda and Port Pirie to his record doesn’t he? That’s what the form guide says […]
