Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Have you ever seen a stuff-up like the start of race 6 at Doomben yesterday in your life? The rider of Glorious Ruby gets hurled out the back of the stalls. There is shouting and commotion everywhere, and the official behind the gates raises their hand to alert the starter, but it doesn’t work. Somehow […]
Michael Rodd’s ride on the leader Fifth Position in the 5th race at Eagle Farm yesterday was sheer lunacy, a misjudged steer of such magnitude by the senior rider that he should have been given time. The times say it all. Rodd took Fifth Position through the first 1200m of this BM78 class 1800m race […]
Archie. You’re spot on regarding the skill gap of QRIC Stewards and it does reach right to the top. Your recent articles on Jockey Isabella Teh being charged some 12 months after the incident and having that charged reviewed and withdrawn by Chief Steward Josh Adams led to Adams directing that Jockey Jason Taylor be […]
Our Brisbane correspondent sent us this report of the J. Taylor appeal hearing today …. Introductions. Piece of paper handed to chairman. Chairman sets aside stewards decision and replaced with a Not Guilty verdict. Before a word of evidence is even heard. Thank you linesmen, thank you ball boys. J Murdoch KC wins by first-round […]
A couple of weeks ago in Townsville the Chief Steward of North Queensland racing Darryl Griffiths gave apprentice the apprentice jockey Isabella Teh (pictured at top) a 26 day suspension for causing interference in race 4 at Cluden Park on the 19th of May, a race in which jockeys Quilty and Les Tilley fell. The […]
Under the Queensland Local Rules of Racing a horse competing at a metropolitan race meeting (other than in a Group race or race 1) must be on course at least 2 hours before the advertised starting time of its race. From an integrity perspective adherence to the arrival time is extremely important, for horses that […]
Some matter of weeks after we announced his appointment, the QRIC have finally seen fit to confirm what readers of peterprofit.com already new. Malcolm Letts is the new Acting Commissioner of the Racing Integrity Commission. Told you so didn’t we. Let’s just hope the job comes with a street map, so Mal can find his […]
Poor Shryn Royes, being blamed by the Stewards for not transporting her horse Lady Huribel to the track at McKinley due to a mistaken belief that there wouldn’t be any jockey to ride it in its scheduled race. It’s a shame that the wrong person got fingered. Royes doesn’t train Lady Huribel. Tanya Parry does. […]
One of the key recommendations contained in the yet to be public released report of the review into QRIC’s operations is that responsibility for the Greyhounds Adopotion Program (GAP) should be transferred away from QRIC and over to the control of Racing Queensland. The Government is set to adopt the recommendation and make the move. […]
The Government seems reluctant to tell you who they have appointeed as the new Acting QRIC Commissioner, so we will. His name is Malcom Letts. Mr Letts is no relation to the famous racing man of the same surname John. This Letts is a career public servant who most recently he has held the role […]
