Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Ted Caruana, a licensed Victorian trainer and owner of horses trained by Jason Grimson, has been disqualified for 15 months by the Victorian Racing Tribunal on 5 conduct related charges, and he deserves every minute of the time because intimidating Stewards and acting in a threatening manner toward them is just not on. They’re only […]
Andrew Benz, second from right in the polo shirt Reports out of South Australia are that disgraced owner Andrew Benz, who is on bail awaiting sentence for trafficking $37.5 million worth of the evil drug methamphetamine (ice), had until the trainer’s own arrest on serious drug charges last Friday been working in the stables of […]
Story by Janine Watson; Daily Telegraph It has been a spectacular fall from grace for former high-profile horse trainer Dwayne Donald Schmidt, who currently remains behind bars waiting to be sentenced after pleading guilty to several child rape charges. In an unusual twist, Schmidt instructed his lawyer to not continue his bail and voluntarily entered himself […]
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian, by Il Sodoma, c. 1525 The horse that collapsed in the video above that collapsed during race 3 at Globe Derby last Saturday night was pronounced dead at the scene. It’s name was Saint Sebastian, trained by Samantha Hill and driven by Wayne Hill. Saint Sebastian was just six years old. He will never […]
Do you remember our story last week The Hottest Drive in the Whole Wide World? In the story we declared That if Wayne Hill didn’t drive the odds-on favorite The Irishman dead in race 3 at Globe Derby today (last Monday) then the Pope’s not a Catholic It (The Irishman) should have won by half […]
If Wayne Hill didn’t drive the odds-on favorite The Irishman dead in race 3 at Globe Derby today then the Pope’s not a Catholic. This drive wasn’t just hot, it was burning. The Irishman was backed from $3.30 into $1.65. It’s stablemate Jamieson blew from $1.85 out to $5.50. Jamieson’s 3 career wins had come […]
We are reliably informed that Brandon ‘BK’ Kreymborg is not stood down from Sky. He has taken personal leave for family reasons. That is news that we are pleased to hear. We hope to see him back on our screens soon.
Watch Nathan Dawson’s drive on Majestic Lavros in this race. It’s the horse last in the grey. It wouldn’t have won, but gee it was unlucky when finishing fourth. Couldn’t find a run anywhere could it. That’s because Dawson wasn’t looking hard enough. Watch it again on the Steward’s vision, and keep your eye on […]
Crossbet has been fined $14 960 by the NT Racing and Wagering Commission after it found the bookmaker has breached its license conditions by allowing a self-excluded punter to start a new account and lose $60. Usually we applaud tough decisions of the Commission when it comes to bookies letting punt junkies back in to […]
It was funny sort of race the 5th at Albion Park. Sweet Addition blew in the betting like the proverbial dunny door, blowing from $3.50 out to $6.50. She is a pacer who has been driven with a sit in all of its Queensland starts, even when drawn inside barriers. On Saturday night driver Peter […]
