Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
So a mare bleeds in a race run over 1350m. She cops the mandatory 3 month ban. And is required to gallop to the satisfaction of the stewards over 1000m before being allowed to race again. How does that make any sense? Horses bleed when placed under pressure in race conditions. What speed is Sakura […]
In the short time between us writing about the 58 vanished staff at the QRIC the number has risen t0 59. The latest casualty of the hidden war on competent staff is Cheyne Jones, a vastly experienced veteran of almost 20 years experience as an intelligence officer in the Australian Defence Forces and ACCC. We […]
We have our doubts about whether the terms of reference for the review of the QRIC announced yesterday by the QLD racing minister are extensive enough (more on that tomorrow), but what we do know is that a review was required. Sitting one our desk is a list of 58 staff members who have left […]
Watch the film above. What’s wrong with it? Or more correctly, what’s wrong with the Steward’s report? It’s not that Damian Thornton elected not to protest against the winner Flying Annie, because they didn’t bump and there probably wasn’t grounds. It’s that Thornton was riding Flying Annie, and it wasn’t the winner. Substitution was. The […]
Archie Re the Doomben barrier debacle on Saturday. I think you will find that due to the incorrect placement of Bader, M Castle and B Wheeler’s mounts also started from the wrong gates as well. It is just that the semi-fictional official Steward’s report doesn’t mention that bit. And don’t forget when criticising the starters […]
It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of monumental stuff up by the QRIC, and yesterday was no exception at all. A horse named Bader was drawn barrier 5 in the first race on the main card at Doomben. Despite their being 3 starters on duty no-one had checked the starting […]
ISN’T the new Chairman of Stewards in Victoria, Rob Montgomery, a breath of fresh air when it comes to transparency. Montgomery has shown in his dealings with the media that he doesn’t duck and weave from the tough questions and is prepared to provide an explanation unless the matter is still the subject of an […]
Myself and Corey, along with our family are relieved, it has been a weight on our shoulders for a long time. It has been concerning to both of us, we have always maintained our innocence throughout the whole thing – Chris Munce 22/11/2023 Charge 1 pursuant to Australian Rule of Racing 254(1)(a)(ii) provides: A person […]
Question: How does a race meeting held on a historic lush track that has only experienced light showers and is rated a soft 6 get abandoned before single race is run? Answer: Because the track is in Queensland. The Warwick races were called off yesterday before a single race had been run. It wasn’t due […]
On 16 November 2023, Stewards enquired into an incident that took place prior to the Birdsville Cup, being the sixth race at Birdsville on the 2 September 2023, whereby apprentice Landan Sykes was engaged to ride WAITAKERE. Apprentice Landan Sykes pleaded guilty, in that he did attempt to deceive and manipulate his riding weight, when […]
