Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
In a high wage economy with low unemployment stable workers are hard to find, especially when like most trainers you only wish to pay the minimum award hourly rate. Not all that many Australians are prepared to work at mucking out horse boxes for $25.85 an hour, not when they can get $40 an hour […]
Stop it Jamie! You’re making us dizzy.
A philosophical question for you. What is it to be dead? Answer? To not be alive. The NSW Animal Justice Party would and its leader Emma Hurst (pictured) would have you believe that it is better for greyhounds not to be born at all than to die. I disagree. We are all going to die […]
The whole of racing’s thoughts and prayers are with Bailey Rogerson tonight as she lies in a coma in hospital with horrific injuries after a terrible fall at Arawa Park on Sunday. Bailey suffered a fractured skull in the fall, and doctors immediately placed her in a coma amid concerns about intracranial pressure and a […]
Bubba Tilley returned to his hometown of Roma today and lifted the biggest race of the year. Wasn’t he happy about it too. He will get a fine for sure, but who cares? Not Bubba the Lair, that’s for sure. He’s won the Cup And good on him too.
It looks like Payne Haas agrees with PVL about R360 being a competition out of a cornflakes box. Superman don’t eat cornflakes. Haas is staying at home. V’Landys breathes a sigh of relief. https://www.couriermail.com.au/sport/nrl/payne-haas-tells-nrl-associate-he-plans-to-stay-at-brisbane-broncos-amid-r360-fears/news-story/36c316f2c905e3829267fa3ccd0bed49
By John Lingard https://letsgohorseracing.com.au/ WE finish today’s offering with some sad news, relayed via our good mate, former bookie extraordinaire, Gary Gorrie, now living the high life in Phuket. Gary wants a legion of friends to know that a legend of harness racing in North Queensland – John ‘Ginger’ Manzelmann – has passed away. Gary […]
The NSW Trainers Association have been very vocal in its opposition to Peter V’Landys, and was last week reported to be threatening to pass a no confidence motion in V’Landys as Racing NSW CEO. Which begs the question. Who and what exactly is the NSW Trainer’s Association (NSWTA), and what rights to they have under […]
Story by John Lingard: www.letsgohorseracing.com.au WHO would have thought when SHEZA ALIBI was beaten on debut at Rockhampton in April that seven months later she would emerge as one of the star fillies of the Victorian Spring Carnival? And don’t think it has purely been the expertise of Peter Moody-Katherine Coleman that has solely paved […]
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 […]
