Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Callow’s barrister Stirling kicks off by saying that there is no argument that racism is wrong and totally unacceptable, and that his client acknowledges and accepts this. His client accepts that he behaved foolishly, offensively and in a racist and gratuitous manner toward people he did not know on the street. Stirling says that Callow’s […]
I can assure you from my own knowledge and experience of Jim Murdoch KC that he is a thoroughly good and decent human being, but gee if he was of a different bent he would have made an outstanding interrogator for the Stasi. Slowly and methodically he is twisting Callow in knots and tearing him […]
The Panel plays the offending video recordings. There is much argument about whether the transcript of the recordings is correct, with Stirling disputing that his client ever called anyone the highly offensive term “nigger’ and the recording clearly appearing to back him up. Stirling submits that Callow’s conduct was spur of the moment stupidity, not […]
Murdoch KC is back on his feet to sum up the QRIC’s case. He says that this is an important case. The recordings of Callow’s conduct have gone viral he says, not only in Australia but across the world. The Magic Man tells us that racing is under attack from activists determined to shut the […]
The full text of the Redfern Speech can be read at the link below. Click to access 00008765.pdf
Painting hung on peterprofit.com office wall Murdoch KC makes a concession, one clearly designed to overcome submissions made by Matthew Stirling that it would take Noel Callow another 2 months after his disqualification ended to get fully race fit so that he could again start earning what he did before the spell. The Magic Man […]
We regularly bang on about the poor standard of harness race stewarding in Queensland, and usually with good reason. The Stewards Report about race 9 at Redcliffe last night is the perfect illustration. Rally Around was sent out at as the $2.90 favorite in the race. Its driver is in the Leap To Fame colors. […]
Me with one of the greyhounds my wife once owned. It is hale and hearty and living a happy life with a new owner, but the rehoming well has run dry. The case of Gerry Orr both highlights the fundamental problem greyhound racing faces moving forward, and demonstrates the ingenuity of some participants when faced […]
Helluva is a 7-year-old pacer who has been running around racetracks since the year 2020, and in that time has saluted te judge in first place on 12 occasions, but in all of his wins the horse has never run a race in a faster mile rate than 1.54.9. That win came 2 years ago over […]
Here are some quotes from the Stewards when sentencing jockey Taylor Marshall to a 9-month disqualification for doctoring his annual Health Assessment Report. They are worth reading to understand why it is so important that a proper assessment of a riders fitness to compete is undertaken each year, and why jockeys who have submitted altered […]
