Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
It seems that the QRIC have been doing a ring around of the clubs to inform them that the information that I published this morning about my interpretation that the QLD Racing Integrity Act applies in cases of conflicts with the rules – for example, in relation to inspections and ‘random’ out of competition drug […]
Q. At what point are they turned on? A. BWCs allow authorised officers to collect audio and video recordings while working out in the field. Fieldwork includes situations such a routine stable/kennel inspections, animal welfare investigations, and race day Steward’s inquiries Comment: Do you notice that at no stage do QRIC ever answer it’s own […]
The mail we have had out of the west of QLD is that Chief Steward on the day Kim Daley’s conduct toward a young jockey at the races in Chinchilla on Saturday was just not on. The incident we are referring to occurred after race 4, which resulted in Apprentice Sariah Champkin being reprimanded for […]
We have written about former racing Steward Neil Boyle on a number of occasions. It is our view that after the incident involving him sending unwanted lewd texts and pictures to an apprentice jockey a couple of years ago – actions that saw him quietly walked out the door – he should never have been […]
The last time that I looked Brad Tamer, the former spokesperson for Australia’s largest corporate bookie Tabcorp, was the General Manager of Operations at QRIC, and earning more money than any pleb Steward in the joint. Now, just a few months later, here he is performing low-level Steward duties on the panel at Eagle Farm […]
Veterinary Officers spend much of their time outdoors on race days, and protection from heatstroke is an important consideration. Dr Flynn says that a hat, sunscreen, sunglasses, a neckchief and lots of water are essential items on race days. Dr Stacey Flynn, Chief Veterinary Officer QRIC – Safety Spotlight, 24 October 2022 I am sure […]
“These new guidelines will provide clear penalties for breaches of the whip rules,” said Mr Chadwick. “This will assist in providing greater consistency to the penalties applied and it’ll also ensure that riders are well aware of the potential penalties for any breaches of the whip rules. “The new guidelines will also significantly reduce the use […]
Queenslanders of a certain age will well remember the Iwasaki Resort at Yeppoon, mainly due to Mr Iwasaki paying Joh Bjelke-Peterson bribes to get it off the ground, and because environmental activists who opposed the building of it in the 1980’s burnt it down. The CQ Stewards seem determined to pay tribute to Mr Iwasaki […]
Late last year we published a series of stories about how a middle aged North QLD jockey sexually harassed a starry eyed young teenage kid who wanted a life in racing, and traumatised her so much that she was driven out of the State, and damn near driven out of the game. We told you […]
It’s a very comprehensive Stewards report from Blackall. I am sure the person who wrote it understands it. Shame the rest of us don’t.
