Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The QLD Stewards have determined not to penalize jockey Dylan Turner – aka the Kiwi Koala – for sitting up on Chasing Time at the 50m mark and costing it the race at Toowoomba a couple of weeks ago that we told you about in our story. Dylan Turner’s a Sit Up Sally Jockey Turner […]
Do the Stewards in Far North QLD not know the rules, or is it simply that they choose not to apply them? Trainer Alwyn Bailey failed to transport his runner in race 4 Bring Me To Life to the track. Bailey told the Stewards that he left the horse at home because in his opinion […]
An inquiry has been convened into jockey Dylan Turner mistaking the position of the winning post and sitting up early on his mount in race 4 at Toowoomba on Saturday night and costing it the race. That’s good, so there should be an inquiry. As to the other matters to do with Dylan Turner’s ride, […]
Stewards at Thangool yesterday found a syringe containing a substance in trainer Jason Hancock’s vehicle that he had used to transport his horse Zufasta to the track. Hancock told the stipes it was a crushed up acepromazine tablet. ACE is a sedative. You cannot give them on race day, and you can’t be in possession […]
Grant Dixon has been getting away with murder at Albion Park lately. Last night he slaughtered an odds on fave right in front of the eyes of the Stewards, and killed a million multis. And got away with that too. Dixon’s drive on Call To Order didn’t even earn a mention in the Stewards Report. […]
“I can’t touch horses or saddle horses but I can manage some things for the stable, help with programming campaigns for horses and manage communication with owners” “There are some things I did wrong in the past and if I could go back in time and change some stuff I would. “I’ve always wanted to […]
QLD jockey Amy Graham was charged by Stewards with one count of damaging the image of racing by snorting coke while jockey Casey Waddell who she thought was a mate was filming it on her phone, and another count of lying to Zim (QRIC Steward Paul Zimmerman) about who else was there on the toot […]
CRAHP President Cranitch (pictured): A Red Hot Racing Fan With a Cool Solution to the Heat Stress Conundrum Deputy QRIC Commissioner Kim Kelly has been courting controversy in QLD country racing circles recently over the well-intended application of his new Caring For Animals in Extreme Heat Policy that was developed using the classic consultation method […]
https://www-harness-org-au.akamaized.net/qld/APC21112514.mp4 You have never seen a more obvious team drive in your life than the one Team Dixon pulled in the $100 000 Sunshine Stars 3yo Classic at Albion Park on Friday. It was disgraceful. As you will learn later the Stewarding was worse. Grant Dixon trained 6 of the 10 runners in the race. […]
COLOURS OF AUTUM – Jockey L. Morrison pleaded guilty to a charge under AR 132(5) in that she used her whip in an excessive manner striking the horse 7 times prior the 100 metres and 18 times in totality. Jockey Morrison’s license to ride in races was suspended for a period of 7 days to […]
