Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Confusion reigns supreme in the racing ranks as the handing down of the Report of the Racing Review scheduled for Monday has been postponed without explanation to a date to be fixed. Racenet reports that it is understood that the government’s response to the Review – the flagship announcement of Monday’s planned event – has not […]
Punters who are planning to take the odds-on about The Lazarus Effect in race 4 at Addington tonight on the basis that it will boot up and hold the lead from gate 1 might want to reconsider their maps. The mail out of the South is that The Lazarus Effect’s driver Bob Butt has done […]
Disqualified jockey Luke Tarrant has posted on social media denying that he either failed to make submissions to a Stewards Inquiry into the legitimacy of his Health Assessment Reports or make a plea on charges laid against him as stated by the QRIC Stewards. The Stewards found that during a Stewards’ Inquiry conducted at Doomben […]
Could this be the year that Australian novelist, short story writer, poet, essayist and horse racing devotee Gerald Murnane finally wins the Nobel Prize in Literature? Murnane, whose love of the turf is illustrated by the title of his memoir Something for the pain: A memoir of the turf, has been a contender for the […]
February 18, 2016 / Whispering Gums When I heard Australian author Gerald Murnane had written a memoir, and even more when I heard its title, Something for the pain: A memoir of the turf, I knew I had to read it. I am not a horse racing tragic, by any stretch, but how could I resist such an intriguing sounding memoir […]
The NSW Greyhound Breeders, Owners and Trainers Association (NSW GBOTA), on behalf of our members, is disappointed by the approach taken by Greens councillors in Newcastle this week. A discussion that held no place with a local council which was overshadowed by political theatre that achieved nothing for the local community. Statements made in the […]
Troubled jockey Luke Tarrant, who if his recent very concerning social media posts are any indication is suffering from severe drug related health issues, has been disqualified for a year after failing to lodge a plea or give evidence into his having submitted false Health Assessment Reports for the years 2020-2025. Tarrant neither lodge a […]
Remember the famous Seinfeld episode where Kramer gets given the personalized number plate Assman? I bet you didn’t know that the original owner of the plates in buried in tropical Port Douglas. Walking through the cemetery this morning looking at the graves (as most punters are wont do at 6.30 on a Thursday morning after […]
A punter has sent their concerns below about bookmakers operating multiple licenses to the NT regulator and to AUSTRAC. It will be interesting to see the reply they receive. ———————————————— Dear Minister Boothby and AUSTRAC Compliance Team, I am writing to formally request that you initiate an independent inquiry into the current wagering regulatory framework […]
Former jockey turned accused killer Gavin Rolls (pictured) remains in custody after his application for bail was unable to be heard on Wednesday due to a failure by the prosecution to provide him with the relevant evidence relied upon in the matter. Rolls, aged 47, who is accused of murdering his stepfather Michael Hegerty in […]
