Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Pending resolution of her internal review apprentice Alisha Ross has been granted a stay of the 8 month disqualification that she received for presenting an altered medical certificate to the North Queensland stewards prior to a recent race meeting, which is good news for the young rider. Of course some form of suspension is inevitable, […]
5 June 2021 A well fancied runner in the last is listed in official publications as having had a gear change by adding winkers. It is in fact wearing blinkers. The false advice to punters is blamed on a clerical error. 12 June 2021 There are delays to advertised starting times throughout the program due […]
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards concluded an inquiry into licensed Apprentice Jockey Ms Alisha Ross for providing an altered doctor’s clearance and giving false and misleading evidence to Stewards at the Townsville Turf Club on 1October and the Mackay Turf Club on 2 October 2021. After taking into consideration all the evidence tendered by […]
On the back of a totally unexpected boom in wagering revenue during lockdown season, Racing Queensland have delivered a super impressive (on paper) $11.5 profit this year, and the whole Deagon office is walking around high-fiving and slapping each other backs. Enjoy it while you can RQ can-can dancers, for the bad times are just […]
When a dual licensed jockey/trainer has a runner in a race they are not allowed to ride any other horse. Black and white, no ifs or buts, full stop, end of story. As we told you a few days ago, dual licensee Cheryl Rogers rode a horse in the 2nd race at Gayndah against one […]
For the second week in a row the official Queensland Stewards Reports for the weekend’s gallops meetings have not been published over the weekend, and racing people all over the State are being staved of information the opportunity to make an early start to their form. It can’t be due ta technical glitch, for the […]
Cheryl Rogers trained the winner of the QTIS maiden at Gayndah yesterday aboard a hitherto very slow horse named Twogoboom, which had been bashing around tracks like Gympie, Gladstone and Talwood for 30 starts without saluting the judge, and had only been placed four times, but turned its form on its head. It was a […]
It’s not good for business to be giving your competitor’s a boost, but I am just a mug racing writer not a businessman so what does it matter? This article by David Fowler* published on justhorseracing.com.au about the Ben Currie travesty is an excellent short analysis of both Currie’s current situation and of the systemic […]
Engagement, Education, Enforcement. The QRIC loves its E’s. The much-loved, highly effective and widely admired as hard but fair Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) released it’s Annual Report today. The headline story is that they came in on budget with a little bit left, and are spending it on a celebratory function (i.e. big lunch […]
Quick Verse is a beautifully bred 7-year-old mare who was sold for $140 000 at the 2015 Gold Coast Magic Millions sale and sent to David Hayes to train. Sadly she couldn’t go a yard, and after 5 flops the owners gave up and she was sold on an online auction to clients of Johnny Manzelmann’s […]
