Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Sydney and Melbourne stewards put up their official reports on race meetings within an hour of it ending. It’s after midnight and the QRIC Stewards still haven’t put up their report for yesterday’s meeting. Why not? Are they huddling together trying to figure out how to hide the death of Orbisyn on the track, so […]
Apparently there was a big blow up at trackwork at Callaghan Park in Rockhampton yesterday morning. Surprisingly it didn’t involve the usual suspects though. Our sources on the ground say that senior steward Tate Hudson had heated words directed at an experienced part-time steward named Don Macklyn. The buzz is that the cause of the […]
Remember Nic Me Some, the horse we told you last week that we reckoned jockey Dale Evans pulled up at Mackay? Well the same horse stepped out at the same track over the same distance today, got backed for a stack and won. Evans didn’t ride it. Funny that. Things aren’t looking real good for […]
Archie The Stewards spoke to rider Dale Evans and vetted the horse he hooked per the official report. The vet report came up clear, and that was it, despite what appeared to be the obvious they accepted the explanation that jockey Evans gave. These stipes in charge didn’t, and had no intention of, speaking to […]
Hi Archie Hope the incoming storm won’t harm you and yours. Interesting that the Queensland Government have contracted KPMG to conduct their “independent” review into QRIC. The word from head office is that they were also contracted by QRIC recently to prepare the submission for extra funding to submit to Government which I’m told was […]
Archie Further to the QRIC staff departures. It’s no secret that over the past 12 months or so QRIC have had trouble not only retaining, but recruiting capable staff as is probably best exampled by the appointment of Josh Adams into the thoroughbred Chief Steward role and the recently announced appointment of Ross Neal into […]
VACATION LEAVE – After consideration was given for racing being conducted a new surface, the explanation tendered by jockey R. Wiggins for using the whip on 6 occasions prior to the 100m, was accepted. PICKO ROCKS – Slow to begin. After consideration was given for racing being conducted a new surface, the explanation tendered by […]
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 […]
