Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Following the running of this event (the 3rd race), further heavy rain engulfed the course, resulting in 28mm of rain falling in this period and following a Stewards track inspection, it was established that numerous parts of the track had become waterlogged and unsuitable to continue racing. Stewards subsequently called off the remainder of the […]
Hi mate I am so glad you put up the story that Swayzee should be in the retention barn 6 days before Cup run for this stupid 1 million bonus. Whoever at HRNSW that thought up the idea of the bonus payments should be sacked. But there should now be a real pressure campaign aimed […]
It’s hard to believe what we have just seen. In the heat of a stirring battle down the straight with the lion-hearted Kanena Provlima, driver David Moran has lost his mind and dropped his foot, and in full view of the cameras and the crowd he has hocked Captain Hammerhead to the lead and across […]
Former Group 1 winning jockey Shane Scriven – Scrivo to his friends, of which there are many – attended the Magic Millions meeting today in his official capacity of coach and mentor to Queensland’s apprentice jockeys. Or that was the official line anyway. The reality is that there was only one Queensland licensed apprentice at […]
January 11, 2025 Racing Queensland has advised that the remainder of today’s The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions meeting will be transferred to Aquis Park this Friday evening. Following the opening three races, the meeting was postponed due to persistent wet weather. The remaining seven races – including the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic and […]
It was QRIC Deputy Commissioner Kim Kelly who made the decision to race the Magic Millions meeting at the Gold Coast in preference to transferring the meeting to Eagle Farm or the Sunshine Coast, so he will have to wear the blame for the day’s racing being postponed after just three races were run. We […]
Don’t Call Me Honey was directed to wear a tongue tie at Eagle Farm on Wednesday, even though it’s not part of the horse’s registered gear and the connections didn’t want to. With the tongue tie-on the horse race fiercely in front and went too fast for it to me any competitive hope at the […]
Archie I read your article and don’t necessarily disagree, however as a frequent Melton attendee I am hoping at least on the (few) big nights there will be a pop up tote that will generate enough turnover to pay staff members wages. This is to allow the (Melton) locals attending to spend a dollar or […]
What was surely one of the last racing appeals heard by QCAT under the old (pre-Racing Appeals Panel) system was also one of the most ridiculous too. QRIC Stewards had found Kyle Wilson-Taylor guilty of improper riding in a midweek race at Doomben in the winter of 2022 and suspended him for 4 weeks. KWT […]
Until just six weeks ago the pacer Miki Pins was trained by Ben Matthews, and had won just 4 races from 13 starts – at Wagga(twice) Swan Hill and the C-grade track at West Wyalong and was rated an NR67. Somewhere in mid-Novermber the horse was transferred to Jason Grimson, and suddenly, almost as if […]
