Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Stood-down Albany Racing Club boss Mark Bayliss was yesterday fined after pleading guilty to a charge of attempting to gain a benefit for another by fraud. The target of the attempted fraud was Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA), the State’s principal racing authority. Mark Bayliss has reportedly agreed to resign from his position at […]
Unless we are all seeing things, the WA Stewards got this wrong. Our Sandy Shore (drawn 1 on the front row) didn’t gallop as the start was effected in the Mares Classic on Friday night. She galloped about 10 to 20 meters before the gates released. Given that horse drawn on the inside of the […]
William Pike is riding the favorite Processio. It is the horse in the yellow buried three back the fence. Pike put it there early in the race. How hard does the King of the sneak split try to get it 0ut. You be the judge. I backed it so I’d only be talking through my […]
In a highly unusual move made in the wake of the controversy surrounding the Albany Racing Club’s finances and the club CEO’s arrest on fraud charges, Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) has imposed strict conditions on the club’s continued license to operate and hold race meetings. The conditions, imposed for a 12 month period […]
Luvachat, murdered by Roy Rogers for no good reason at all The advertisement that you see below appeared on the website rehomearacehorse.com.au in November last year. Luvachat is the racehorse concerned. As you can see Luvachat is described as being a horse with a beautiful nature and kind disposition. He is also describe as having […]
Roy Rogers, a handy man on the trigger who kills innocent horses without remorse These are the four young horses that WA trainer Roy Rogers killed by shooting them in the head. None of the deaths were justified. These horses weren’t sick or injured. None of them had a current racing embargo in place. They […]
In the same week that it’s former general manager Mark Bayliss indicated that he would plead guilty to a charge of racing related fraud, the Albany Racing Club (ARC) 2023/24 annual report has been released to members, with the financial statements revealing that the club lost over $120 000 last year and is trading while […]
RWWA CEO Ian Edwards is lucky he’s not paid on performance. If he was his salary would be zero. Under his watch RWWA lost $40 million last year. CEO Edwards was paid a salary of circa $650 000 for his sterling achievement. Rewarded for failure. Where do I get me a job like that?
What’s the world coming to when jockeys have to be paid to promote racing? They used to do it for free, as part of their commitment to the game. Not Willie Pike though. They say he wouldn’t get out of bed in the morning unless there was an earn in it. There certainly was one […]
Western Australian gallops trainer Roy Rogers killed 4 horses. At least that’s what the Stewards report said. The word on the ground is that he actually killed 24. These horses weren’t injured or anything, not to the point that they had to be put down. They just weren’t much good, and Rogers didn’t want to […]
