Putting the Knock On
With all due respect to Robert Heathcote and the connections, The Virus is probably one thing we don’t want winning today, at the coast or anywhere. Perhaps a name change might be in order.
The Big Umbrella – He Could Have Been the Champion of the World
Now No. 23 is a very high-class trap which is patronized only by the better element of rumpots in New York, and what I am doing in these unusual surroundings with Spider McCoy, the fight manager, is something that requires a job of telling. This No. 23 is a spot where wealthy characters assemble on […]
Earthquake – A Damon Runyon Tale About Redemption, and the Good in Us All
Personally, I do not care for coppers, but I believe in being courteous to them at all times, so when Johnny Brannigan comes into Mindy’s restaurant one Friday evening and sits down in the same booth with me, because there are no other vacant seats in the joint, I give him a huge hello. Furthermore, […]
With a Name Like This it is Bound to Be a Champion
Bye Bye Gladys – It’s About to Get a Whole Lot Worse
Three weeks ago we told you that the NSW Premier’s ex-boyfriend had rolled over on her to ICAC in a craven attempt to secure an indemnity and save his own skin. We also told you that Gladys would soon be resigning as Premier. Well here we are. You ain’t seen nothing yet. There is a […]
Update on Alterations to the peterprofit.com Website
For legal reasons that cannot be discussed we are presently reviewing all articles on this website to ensure that they are compliant with an order of the court. This has meant taking down most stories. We aim to republish those that that do no cause or create any breach of the orders at some stage […]
I Wanna Play Football For the Coach
“I’ve told Jai he’s not riding a bloody motorbike,” Bennett said on the eve of the grand final. “If he gets knocked off the bike, I could lose a player in grand-final week. “I turned on the radio the other day … there’s 200 people who have been killed this year on Queensland roads and […]
Hope May Spring Eternal in the Human Breast – But Alpha Male is the Best Trotter in the Land
There are highly speculative nominations for this year’s Interdominion Series, that’s for sure, although I think some are less crazy than others. Matthew Craven has entered Demon Delight, the former gun young pacer from the Emma Stewart barn that he now trains. The Demon was a gun youngster, and has wins over Max Delight, Jesse Duke, Hurricane […]
Missed it By That Much – Nice Try Turbo – Better Luck Next Time
Jack ‘Turbo’ Trainor is a brilliant driver, no-one can argue with that. Trainor is also a super competitive driver with an absolute will to win. He did whatever it took last night at Penrith in the $20 000 HRC Futures Final, but misjudges his cue and it cost him the race. Turbo’s horse Chevron Art […]
Fix It or Lose It – The Answer to the Gatton Conundrum is Simple
Two months age we told you about the mass failures of the starting barriers at Gatton, and put forth a position that if the club was unable to secure funding for new stalls or to repair the existing faulty ones then it’s license to race should be stripped from it. Well here we are today […]