Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I might have been too dismissive of Pete from Parkes opinion yesterday about Jett Turnbull driving a lot of winners trained by his father because they are juiced up. Two Different Opinions About Jet Planes In fact after watching the win of Centrefire in race 6 at Young last night, I am sure that I […]
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Tarrant posted this after I wrote a story a few months back imploring his ‘friends’ to help get him off the gear. I’ve known plenty of glass pipe jockeys in my time, and understand how the chemical crap snaps their synapses and f**ks their brain, so I didn’t take it personally. Even if I had, […]
When you can. How hard is it to prepare a sand dog track properly? Especially on a long established course. Rockhampton’s failure to do so is a disgrace. If they don’t lift their act the Rocky club’s license is surely in danger. This just ain’t good enough. At all.
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You all know my opinion of the city of Rockhampton in general. This just confirms it. Licensed race clubs have an obligation to make sure their tracks are suitable to race on. The dog club in Rocky didn’t meet that obligation. How ordinary is this? It is just not good enough. Shame, shame, shame.
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT TOWNSVILLE Turf Club – Friday 16th January 2026. Race 2: Hygain Benchmark 70 Handicap Stewards have concluded a review of the wagering on this race, which revealed that betting activity across the totalisator, corporate wagering operators and the betting exchange (Betfair) was unremarkable and disclosed no irregularities. While the race was run in […]
In all the euphoria of living in the modern age, it’s easy to get carried away and forget the past. I do when I wax lyrical about Leap T0 Fame, and forget the brilliance of Blacks A Fake. Which one was better? I’m not sure. Blackie won 4 Inter Dominions, and ran second in another […]
Young driver worked more than 18 hours for Yole harness racing stables before 2023 crash, court hears A driver crashed a vehicle towing a horse float after working for more than 18 hours, a Tasmanian court has heard. Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd has pleaded not guilty before the Launceston Magistrates Court to four counts […]
A 21-year-old man who received serious injuries when a horse float crashed near the Batman Bridge denied that he was lying across the lap of the driver at the time of the crash. Cody Crossland was giving evidence in a case against a company operated by controversial harness racing trainer Ben Yole. Ben Yole Racing […]
