Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
We have written extensively about the relaxed attitude to cobalt positive swabs recently adopted by the QLD integrity authorities. Whereas once the QRIC would throw innocent, upstanding men like Neale Scott and Darrel Graham out of the game for long periods and blacken their names after their horses returned positives to the stuff that were […]
Call me old fashioned, but I – like most Stewards around the world – believe that a rigorous pre-race swabbing regime is the bedrock of drug free racing. This reality may be unpalatable to the idealists, but if they know you are not going to take samples that would detect spiked TCO2 levels then some […]
A few weeks ago we wrote a story questioning the QLD Stewards approach to allowing riders who incur multiple careless riding penalties to serve their penalties at the same time (concurrently) rather than serving their suspensions one after the other (cumulatively). In the story – which was about Kyle Wilson-Taylor being allowed to serve two […]
There was a fall in race 6 at Townsville yesterday in which Lacey Morrison fell and injured her ankle., ruling her out for the rest of the card. Lacey was otherwise okay. The Stewards inquired into the fall and found that no rider/s were to blame for L. Morrison going down. We’d love to agree […]
MISSISSIPPI PRINCE – Raced wide until the 1000m. A post-race veterinary examination revealed no apparent abnormalities. Stewards spoke to BRC Starters in relation to the failure to remove MISSISSIPPI PRINCE’s pre-race earmuffs prior to the start being affected. The BRC starters were advised to review their starting procedures in relation to pre-race gear. The starter […]
Industry Notice: Qualification and requalification of horses for harness racing Friday 7 July 2023 A horse which has not raced is required to race satisfactorily in a Qualifying Trial before being permitted to race at a registered meeting. The Qualifying Trial requires the horse to start satisfactorily and keep pace and rhythm throughout the trial […]
Archie, Kristian from Coogee here peeped Mr Wade Birch at Randwick on Saturday for the big day at races (pictured above). Peeped him filming horses in the parade yard for someone. And having a Rex Hunt on them as well. Mr Birch seems perfectly placed for a job at the QLD Racing Commission (note no […]
The Stewards have some concerns with Lacey Morrison’s ride on Injada in the last race at Cairns yesterday. It’s the horse in red and white behind the horse on the outside in the orange as the replay rolls. Morrison’s effort looked a bit ordinary on face value, but the horse also looked to be laying […]
What trainer Thomas Smith did While attempting to swim a young unnamed bay gelding (‘the horse’), Smith: Struck the horse on several occasions using the poly pipe on the gelding’s rump and hind using force Struck the horse across the neck with the poly pipe Shortened the poly pipe to use it as a blunt […]
Winners are grinners – but did Jim get the bob? The worm appears to have turned. Murdoch KC might just have pulled this one out from the flames. The QRIC bloke has made his sentencing submissions, and of course he says that the Stewards were right. Nothing but a disqualification will do, he says. It’s […]
