Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I have a question about the Stewards Report from Townsville on Thursday. How do you swab an emergency like Extra Free that didn’t get a run and had been scratched out of the race in the morning? It would be a neat trick wouldn’t it? Just like getting a Stewards report right.
On Saturday 25 May 2024, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) stewards continued inquiries into the riding tactics adopted by rider J. Murphy (MORETON BAY) in Race 2 at Home Hill Class 6 Plate 1000m on 28 December 2023. After taking initial evidence from Jockey J. Murphy and Trainer J. Manzelmann on that date, the inquiry […]
Most of us will remember Willie Wonka’s ever lasting gobstopper that he manufactured in the Chocolate Factory. The QRIC Stewards from the Home Hill meeting on the 28th of December last year obviously liked it, for they have adopted the approach when it comes to adjourned inquries. They never end. An inquiry was convened into […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/REC12062412.mp4 Driver Ricky Gordon copped a 3-week suspension for an unacceptable drive on the early leader Left To Rocknroll in this race at Redcliffe last night, and so he should have too for he drove the horse at speeds that it wasn’t capable of runnng, and as result it dropped out at 700m mark to […]
On Monday we published a story titled Jigger Me Timber – Is It True That … In this story we posed the questions about whether it was true that …. a tool of a trainer turned up at his local track to work his horse the other day accompanied by a work rider who doubles […]
Under the rules of racing once a rider presents to the jockeys room at least 45 minuted before the start time of their first ride, they are required to stay in the room until after they have completed their last ride, unless they are given permission by the Stewards to otherwise leave. There is nothing […]
Its a pretty poor show of things when the Stewards allow an apprentice jockey to accept mounts without first cross-referencing their records to ensure that that the kid holds a license that permits them to do so. That seems to be what happened at Gayndah on the weekend when apprentice Ty Wheeler – who hadn’t […]
As you can see above, the racehorse Mr Cruise was placed TCO2 List early last month after throwing a reading in excess of 35.1 mmo/L in a pre-race swab at Barcaldine. Horses that are placed on the list are subject to mandatory pre-race testing at their next 6 starts. Or they are supposed to be. […]
This local rule of racing introduced in QLD late last year for reasons of protecting the welfare of racing animals is pretty easy to understand. A horse cannot race more than 5 times in 30 days unless it is granted permission by the Stewards. It’s a shame that someone forgot to tell the Stipes. This […]
Commissioner Shane Gillard is gone, and peace and good luck to him in his next journey. In the best tradition of CEO’s that leave before their contract ends Gillard has diplomatically said that the reason for his resignation ia that he believes that QRIC requires a full reset and the best way to achieve it […]
