Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Angus Garrard is an experienced driver who has steered home more than 750 winners. He drove straight over a marker peg in the first race and sent it flying. Garrard didn’t even get a reprimand. Layne Dwyer is an inexperienced 17yo kid who was having his first drive at a metro meeting last night. He […]
Enterprise Success was supposed to wear blinkers in the 5th race at Gympie on Saturday. It didn’t because the horse became fractious and put its head down in the barriers. When this incident occurred Enterprise Success’s bridle became separated from the horse, and it was required to be replaced before Apprentice Youngberry could remount and […]
By Ray See After recent controversial protest decisions at Beaudesert and the Gold Coast, which are now to be investigated by former Victorian Chief Steward Des Gleeson, a far less serious issue has come to light from the race meeting at Winton on April 6. In the second race at the meeting, a humble 800 […]
Archie, Do you really think Commissioner Gillard ordered the Des Gleeson review into the Beaudesert protest? And where did the Gold Coast decision come into it? Might be Chief Steward Adams taking out the competition too. Although you’d have to think Adams himself might be at risk of being on the bread line come October […]
When I was a very small boyVery small boys talked to meNow that we’ve grown up togetherThey’re afraid of what they see New Order – True Faith What a fantastic show of faith this is by the QRIC in their QLD Stewards and the ability of their Chief to lead them. A couple of protest […]
Racing Victoria Limited’s Director of Integrity Services, Des Gleeson on Wednesday announced that he will retire from his role at the end of the racing season on 31 July 2008. Gleeson, 61 has decided to call it a day in an industry that has been his life. He has worked for nearly 35 years as […]
Since when did the Brisbane Greyhound Racing Club run the Rockhampton Dogs? I am sure President Les Bein and CEO Luke Gatehouse will be surprised to find that out. They have back up lure drivers at Albion Park I believe. QRIC can’t even get it right when they’re wrong. Geniuses they are.
We told you before the 8th race at the Rockhampton dogs on Wednesday night that the meeting would be abandoned because the casual lure driver had been called into work at his main job in the mines after others rang in sick. It seems of course that we were spot on. This leaves three questions […]
Natalie Connor, a career public servant who grew up Narrogin, WA (pop 4274) and did a Bachelor of Science degree at Maggie’s old alma mater in Perth at Curtin University, my wife Maggie’s old alma mater, has been appointed to the role of Deputy Commissioner of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission. Ms Connor, who replaces […]
Maybe Tess Townsend needs a rest between engagements. Townsville on Thursday, Home Hill on Saturday, Mareeba on Sunday, Longreach on Monday and back to Cairns tomorrow. That’s a hell of a lot of driving. Do the stewards even monitor this? There are enough accidents in racing already, and frayed tempers come from tired people. Walter […]
