Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
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 […]
We told you a couple of days ago about an alleged animal cruelty incident involving Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor, and as usual you heard it here first. Taylor was today immediately stood down from training and had his license suspended after QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams flew to the beef capital and viewed the CCTV […]
The QRIC this afternoon issued the statement below advising that at a stable inspection conducted on Sunday morning the Jason Grimson trained Dangerous was found to be lame in the front left leg, probably because Grimson hadn’t had a chance to apply the magic spray yet. If the horse was trained by anyone else that […]
Mishani Glaze has clearly had a major problem since resuming from an 8 month spell. Before the horse went to the paddock its form was 2341. Since resuming in late April it has finished 8th of 12 at Warwick beaten 7 lengths, last at Toowoomba beaten 15 lengths, last at Gatton beaten 20 lengths, and […]
The answer is nine. That’s how many Stewards were on duty at Albion Park on Saturday night. Each and every one of them missed this. It’s Peter McMullen on Attachment that we are looking at. McMullen takes the horse from the one wide line back to the inside on the turn. He clearly goes inside […]
There is something wrong with Fighter Command. The Vets disagree. They could find nothing wrong with the horse. I wonder if they examined the underneath of its feet? This horse was either badly shod or it was sore. The Stewards didn’t suss anything amiss either. They simply copped driver Jason Lee’s nonsense explanation that Fighter […]
