Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Chief Steward Peter Chadwick returned to duty last week after taking a month off for his winter vacation. Chadwick was kind enough to grace us with his presence at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It was nice to see him at the races, even if was just for a day. There was no Chadwick to be […]
The latest mail out of Central QLD is that despite its clear shortage of race stewards in the region, the QRIC have stood the vastly experienced and highly liked and respected stipe Kerrie McCracken down from active duty in her usual role as Chief Steward in the Central West, all because her partner is a […]
I haven’t been to Muttaburra for a couple of years, and I wasn’t there last week, so I can’t tell you what the rainfall was from eye witness experience. But Elders are Australia’s number one rural company, and their word can usually be relied on. They say that it hasn’t rained at all in the […]
It seems the Stewarding ranks in Tamworth may soon be getting unexpected boost of numbers, for integrity officials seem to be leaving Queensland faster than Jack Callaghan twigged to the stuff up in the recent Blacks a Fake draw held on the 19th hole at a piss up at a golf club 33km south of […]
A leading Queensland jockey who was injured in a fall at Doomben three years ago is suing for more than $2.4m, claiming actions of racecourse staff caused his horse to take fright. Champion jockey Jim Byrne, 51, fractured his right knee when he fell from two-year-old racehorse Kavak, during race seven at Doomben Racecourse on […]
Watch the horse at the back, in the orange with the blue cap. It’s name is Boomed, and it is trained by Roy Chillemi. The on-course vet inspected it after the race and declared it had no abnormalities. Are they looking at the same horse as us? If Boomed was sound, then the Pope is […]
This is Dr Martin Lenz’s old job. It is the second time that the position has been advertised. How do much do vets actually earn? Obviously more than the QRIC are able to pay. Methinks we are all in the wrong job. What say you?
As is well known, prior to turning to race writing I was a trade union official for many years, quite a senior one too. I was good at what I did when I tried, which wasn’t all the time because I had undiagnosed PTSD and it interfered with my senses. But all in all I […]
No, the QLD Racing Integrity Commissioner is not a drug squad detective – he just likes to play dress up like one Almost every trainer in Queensland that is charged with a rule breach offence is called into a Stewards Inquiry and formally issued with the charge, and then an advisory notice is published to […]
Karl Zechner is a 34-year-old Zimbabwe born South African jockey who rode about 600 winners at home. He has ridden almost a 100 in Australia since moving here two years ago. Zechner outrode his claim more than a decade ago. Someone obviously forgot to tell Racing QLD and the TAB. They had him as a […]
