Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Queensland jockey ‘Dancing’ Dan McGillivray has been disqualified for 7 months after admitting snorting some of Colombia’s finest (heavily cut) the night before a Kilcoy race meeting and then being silly enough to turn up to ride. The stipes had been tipped off so of course he got told to piss in a pottle and […]
I hate to say it but I am getting mighty sick and tired of writing about licensed riders getting caught trying to pull swifties on Racing Queensland, the QRIC and the entire industry by submitting doctored Health Assessment Reports (HAR). The line of jockeys getting caught acting dishonestly in this respect seems to just keep […]
Placing the ATC into administration is not as simple as Racing NSW might have us believe. Racing NSW has the power under section 14(2)(g) of the Thoroughbred Racing Act 1996 (‘Racing Act’) to appoint an administrator to conduct the affairs of the Australian Turf Club (ATC). That much is clear. https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-1996-037#sec.14 HOWEVER Under the Registered […]
Trent Lethaby and Taleah McMullen (pictured) A bit of excitement was injected into an otherwise quiet Thursday afternoon at the Creek yesterday when a stoush erupted between the connections of the beaten favorite Manifest The Billi (aka ‘pass the bong’) after the running of the first race. We weren’t there and don’t know anyone who […]
Former Australian Turf Club (ATC) Chairman turned head of the QLD Racing Review Matthew McGrath appears to be somewhat confused when it comes to the Property Stakes. McGrath declares on his Linkedin page that the ATC owns Randwick racecourse. It doesn’t. The Crown (the NSW Government) does. Randwick is occupied and operated by the ATC […]
We wrote last week about the extraordinary improvement of former NZ pacer Helium since it was sent to America and the stable of husband-and-wife team of Dan and Christi Noble, a pair who if they aren’t brazen drug cheats must be the greatest trainers of any code ever to live. Nah scrap that last bit […]
Eyebrow-raising results produced by four horses campaigned by Dan and Christi Noble on the closing night at Scioto Downs raises concerns and calls for out-of-competition testing in Ohio. By Brett Sturman There’s a widely popularized phrase stemming from a 1960’s United States Supreme Court ruling, “I know it when I see it.” When applied to […]
Matthew McGrath, the man from NSW running the QLD Racing Review, is a great self-promoter, but are his claims to being a highly successful racing administrator true? The simple answer in our opinion? No. In a submission McGrath made to the Parliamentary Inquiry into the Sale of Rosehill he made the following claims, which no […]
Archie, Just a FYI if you do your research you will actually find that Jason Grimson’s 1st ever G1 winner was a 2YO called Don’t Think Twice .so he is barely an amateur at training young horses. He achieved the highest achievement well before tried horses come along Cheers Billy Burns from Booroowa Editor’s note: […]
Archie How good was it to see Grimmo get that elusive 2yo victory? It only took a nearly quarter million dollar purchase and a 3/4 brother to the best pacer Australia has produced! Cheers, Kenny from King Island Editor’s note – Kenny is referring of course to Leap To Fame. His mother and the dam […]
