Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing Queensland is committed to championing reconciliation by demonstrating cultural diversity and inclusivity, and by being authentic in its aspirations to lead the racing industry to close the gap. That’s why it last week announced that it was naming a new $440 000 slot race in Central Queensland after a non-racing, non punting family of […]
FROM: The Handicapper RE: Prize Money Increases at Albion Park Trots SUBJECT: There Aren’t Any We are pleased to announce that Queensland owners will not have to pay either the additional 2.5% trainers commission being introduced on Saturday, or the 1% animal welfare levy. That’s the good news. The bad news is that you don’t […]
Now it comes on the spring of 1931, after a long hard winter, and times are very tough indeed, what with the stock market going all to pieces, and banks busting right and left, and the law getting very nasty about this and that, and one thing and another, and many citizens of this town […]
Jorge Navarro’s case reflects failings, greed, and corruption at virtually every level of the world of professional horse racing. For money and fame, corrupt trainers went to increasing extremes to dope horses under their care. Unscrupulous owners, who stood to profit directly, encouraged and pressured trainers to win at any cost. Veterinarians sworn to the […]
Race 4 – Northern Juvenile Classic It’s not often that I will tip a quinella in a race with the two horses starting the outside of the front row, but I reckon the Big Ba pair of Major Perry and Montana DJ have lengths on the rest of this field. Which one wins? Flip a […]
Listen to what caller Craig Easy says about the winner as they came past the post. The cheat’s lane? Mmm.
Watch the horse in pink and blue 4 from the outside. At the same time watch the one in the dark colours drawn three inside it. See what happens. Tell me if you think the one in the pink fell of it’s own accord. It didn’t, did it? The one in the dark colours came […]
Further to our earlier story about the COVID contacts at the Sunshine Coast races on Monday. The unfortunate person infected with the virus is an employee of the Chris Anderson stable. They came into close contact with the swabbies when they were taking a sample. The swabbies came into close contact with the Chairman of […]
Dear Mr Jones I apologise for saving you from a charge of needling up a horse on race day, one that would have put you out for seven years. We both know that the next one will send you down the road for 14 plus, or perhaps life, and that I should have kept my […]
The State of Queensland was near COVID-free while the borders were closed. So we opened them. COVID was effectively contained when the State had strict and broad contact tracing. So we abandoned it. Polymerase chain reaction testing (PCR) is 100% effective. Rapid Antigen Testing (RAT) is not. So we abandon PCR testing in favour of […]
