Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I am not blaming individuals on the Rocky Jockey Club track staff for the failure to prepare a race ready surface for today’s meeting, for they didn’t appoint themselves. But you have to ask some major questions of the people that did, and of those who had responsibility for mentoring them and supervising and inspecting […]
A picture tells a thousand words. So this one of QRIC Chief Steward Josh Adams walking the track just before abandoning the Archer meeting today says it all. I’ve just spoken to two highly regarded professional track walkers and two jockeys who walk them twice a week before meetings, and none of them have ever […]
The biggest meeting of the year in Rockhampton featuring the million dollar Archer, to which people have travelled from all over Queensland and Australia to attend, has been abandoned before the first race was even run. It wasn’t rain, for it is weather fine and track good. At least that was the official rating. It’s […]
Aldebaranstilinski is full of trot, and he jogs in – Albion Park race caller Chris Barsby Chris Barsby had it spot on. Aldebaranstilinski was full of trot, and he did jog in when winning race 7 at the Creek last night. In doing so the Mitchell Dawson trained/Nathan Dawson driven trotter ran 1.54.8, improving its […]
We wrote last week about the major form and time improvement of a mare named Sally Bigtime, in a race that I am quite certain was a boatie. Sally is trained by Tom Callaghan, who holds a restricted license that only permits him to train horses that he or his close family members own, unless […]
Queensland apprentice Mitch Goring has some real problems when it comes to maintaining his riding career. It’s not the kid’s fault. He is just too tall and too heavy. Goring is a 2 kilo claimer with a registered riding weight now of 57kg, which is too much for an apprentice to start with. The problem […]
Terry Malloy is a character made famous by the great actor Marlon Brando in the classic movie On The Waterfront. Malloy is a prize fighter whose career in the ring was ruined after he made a series of poor decisions that culminated in him deliberately losing of fight. Wracked by guilt and regret, Malloy later […]
Dear Archie This print of photo finish in the race at Eagle Farm that you wrote about really shows up how a bad mistake David Fowler’s call of the result was. As for Tony C who wrote into you, I suggest that he have two Bex powders, a and chill. By the way, do you […]
Betnow is a NSW registered Australian corporate bookmaker.’ We have made enquiries to see who owns it, and are awaiting a response as the ASIC website is currently down while undergoing maintenance. As far as we can ascertain in the interim, BetNow appears to be owned by a company named Betting Services Australia Pty Ltd […]
Bendigo (1o Races) R2 – $17 744.40 R4 – $29 958.70 R5 – $4 493.50 R6 – $6 491.90 R7 – $24 830.40 R8 – $2 101.20 R9 – $6 067.90 R10 – $15 249.90 Hawkesbury (10 Races) R2 – $10 188.70 R3 – $11 643,50 R6 – $10 031.40 R7 – $7 070.00 R8 […]
