Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards today concluded an inquiry into an incident which occurred at the Toowoomba Turf Club on the morning of the 14 April 2023, whereby a racially derogatory remark was directed toward Jockey Bradley Appo. After taking written and verbal evidence from both Jockey Bradley Appo and Apprentice Sariah Champkin, as […]
The Starter didn’t see it. The Stewards didn’t see it. The caller didn’t see it. No-one saw it, except an eagle-eyed reader and me. Now you do too. In every country in the world the 7 starts inside of the 8 when they are drawn on the same line. They were in the first at […]
Yesterday we wrote a story about a young QRIC official Sam Nosworthy, and it was pretty ordinary of us. We ap0logise to Mr Nosworthy and have taken the story down. The story was intended to be about broader problems within the QLD Stewarding ranks, but we overstepped the mark in a way that was not […]
The big racing news in Queensland this morning is the Bundaberg Cup controversy reported on yesterday by the Greyhound Recorder. https://www.thegreyhoundrecorder.com.au/news/controversy-engulfs-75000-bundaberg-cup-final-49997 In brief, a dog named Springview Magic was set to compete in a race late on the card at Bundy on the 13th of March, but weighed in at 100 grams above the limit. […]
From Aquis Beaudesert Saturday May 6th 2023, Race 6 Fillies & Mares Benchmark 62 Hdcp: Stewards today continued an adjourned inquiry into the circumstances surrounding apprentice Dan McGillivray, rider of DREAM ENTITY, being dislodged from that horse after clipping the heels of TOP BIRD (J Murphy) at the entrance to the home straight. On the […]
It seems that our mail about gallops Deputy Chief Steward Geoffrey ‘Gus’ Goold moving over to the equivalent job at the trots is all but a lock in, with the transfer set to occur shortly after the Brisbane Winter Carnival concludes. Apparently neither Gus nor his current boss Josh Adams will be sad about parting […]
What the hell went on here? I am told by more than one reliable source that Grant Dixon yelled out to his wife Trista to kick the $126 shot Mister Domingo up in the death and keep the favorite driven by Matt Elkins wide. And then when the fave did get across they say G. […]
Race 9: BARRIER REEF POOLS OPEN Handicap 1200 metres BANDIPUR- Began awkwardly. After passing the 1000m was steadied from the heels of ORIENTAL RUNNER which laid in despite the efforts of its rider. Near the 100m, tightened for room and had to be checked when racing between TEARS OF LOVE and LINTHORPE LAD which […]
We go back to the 2nd of April, and the race meeting on that day at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer David Vandyke has two horses in race 6. One of them – name Aban – plays up in the tie up stalls and suffers lacerations to both hind legs. The vet is called, and Dr […]
The word is that senior QRIC Stewards Rion Hitchener and Ben Cooke have abandoned ship. Or maybe they were pushed, who knows? I hope so. Neither of them were much chop at the integrity game. They say that the boys are off to Saudi Arabia. Bugger me. No, FFS don’t. They don’t like that sort […]
