Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
A few readers have questioned our recent story in which we told you that the QLD Pacing Derby runner-up Maxo Mighty had died at the age of just three. It’s not that these readers are unbelievers, just that Maxo Mighty is still shown on the Harness Racing Records as dead, which means that either: (a) […]
Luke Duggan, a Toowoomba based businessman and representative football coach who holds a Bachelor of Business/Commerce degree, has lost his appeal a suspension imposed by QRIC Stewards ahead of the hearing of a charge of following to fail a Stewards direction to hand over his phone. The direction had been issued during a wide ranging […]
There were a series of strange decisions in race 6 at Eagle Farm yesterday. First there was a protect 2nd v 1st for alleged interference passing the 250m mark. The protest appeared to have strong grounds, for the winner ridden by Jai Williams in the yellow and red definitely took jockey Tahlia Fenton in the […]
It is real hard life being a punter. There are so many myriad of ways you can get beat. Just when you are counting the cash, suddenly out of nowhere defeat can be snatched from the jaws of victory. Like here in the last leg of the quaddy at Marburg on Sunday. The leader and […]
Starvecchio in the pink colors was backed from $3.10 into $1.90 to win race 2 at the Sunshine Coast yesterday. It lost, after racing extremely ungenerously and pulling its head off. The Stewards have launched an inquiry into the ride, the tactics and the run. I for one am not quite sure why. The horse […]
We have written before about the Chad Schofield case, so we won’t bore you with the details. Guts of it is that due to a freak rainstorm, the Stewards had to make a decision on the effective start date of a suspension that Schofield had earlier incurred, and they made the wrong one. The QLD […]
The controversy is flying thick and fast about Kim Kelly’s departure from the no 2 gig at the QRIC, and I can understand why. Kelly was a huge addition to the integrity ranks of QLD racing, and along with Catherine Clark a breath of fresh air to the long troubled organisation in charge of the […]
Many punters including us were shocked to hear Jason Grimson prior to the ID26 Trotters Final say on national television that, on the advice of Toro Stride’s previous trainer, he had removed the plates from the horse and that it would race in the final without shoes. We are not saying it was the right […]
Hi Archie, I hardly bet Qld Country, and hardly ever bet week days because my pocket doesnt go deep enough (editors note: I am not sure if that is quite true). But when your coat tails are pulled and you hear of an in form horse travelling a 1400km round trip to have a run […]
I have the greatest of respect for the departing QRIC Deputy Commissioner Kim Kelly, both as a Steward and as a person, and strongly believe that he has done an excellent job in his role. But I must say that, given his career history, I am somewhat confused about the reasons Kelly has given for […]
