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Career Public Servant From Narrogin Appointed QRIC Deputy Commissioner – Oh Well, at Least She Might Have Lived Near the Trots (First Published 10 December 2021 – How Right We Were)

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Natalie Connor, a career public servant who grew up Narrogin, WA (pop 4274) and did a Bachelor of Science degree at Maggie’s old alma mater in Perth at Curtin University, my wife Maggie’s old alma mater, has been appointed to the role of Deputy Commissioner of the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission. Ms Connor, who replaces […]

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Walter From Wavell Heights Offers a Different Perspective on the Longreach Affair – And a Very Valid One Too, Albeit That It’s an Explanation Not an Excuse

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Maybe Tess Townsend needs a rest between engagements. Townsville on Thursday, Home Hill on Saturday, Mareeba on Sunday, Longreach on Monday and back to Cairns tomorrow. That’s a hell of a lot of driving. Do the stewards even monitor this? There are enough accidents in racing already, and frayed tempers come from tired people. Walter […]

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How Does the Longreach Stewards Decision Comply With This?

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You can see Racing Queensland’s mandatory 12-day stand-down protocol for jockeys diagnosed with conscussion above. This is what QRIC Commissioner Shane Gillard who was involved in developing the protocol had to say about it. Racing Integrity Commissioner Shane Gillard welcomes the introduction of the new concussion protocol which brings Queensland thoroughbred racing into line with […]

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Wright Not Wrong?

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It seems that Brett Wright – the Chairman of Stewards who made the outrageously incorrect protest upheld call at Beaudesert last week – has been absent from officiating duties at any race meeting on Saturday. It’s school holidays, so perhaps Mr Wright has taken annual leave to be with the kids or grandkids during the […]

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So What Are the QRIC Going to Do to Keep the Alleged Stabbing Victim and the Witnesses Safe?

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We didn’t want to write it for legal reasons last week when we broke the story, but everyone now knows that it is jockey Sariah Champkin who has been charged with one count of assault occasioning bodily harm on a fellow licensee and another of willful damage by Queensland Police following the alleged stabbing incident […]

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