The Deputy Commissioner Responds to Animal Welfare Concerns
G’day Kim I have received information that I seek your response to. It relates to race 11 at the Q1 on 5 May 2026. The greyhound that is the focus is no 5 Manila Phantom. https://www.racingqueensland.com.au/racing/full-calendar/greyhound/meeting/qot%20/20260505/race/11 The specifics of the allegation are that: The greyhound broke down while leading That a loud snap was heard […]
Zac Sits Up – And Gets Away With Near Murder
Take a look at this ride of Zac Lloyd’s on the heavily backed Tellurium in the first at Newcastle yesterday. It came down the outside and was home to the world thanks to a beautifully timed ride by Lloyd. And then he sat up without cause, and very nearly got it beaten. What the kid […]
Animal Welfare Doesn’t Really Seem to Be a No 1 Priority For Trainers in the Beef Capital
The mail is that leading Rockhampton trainer Clinton Taylor was riding one out at trackwork on Friday morning (assuming young horse) and it wouldn’t go out on to the track, so he’s got these spurs on it and it was jacking up and carrying out and it’s flipped over on the concrete, cracked it’s head, […]
Rocky Roads and Rowing Routes
Hi Archie Rocky cup day yesterday may have set a record for the smallest crowd size seen in the last 20 years. (Excluding Covid restrictions). An attendance figure of about a thousand patrons has been put forward compared to 3500 to 4000 in previous years. Just another sign of the lack of competency of RJC […]
Wouldn’t It Be Great if Harness Racing People All Pulled in the Same Direction?
It is quite incredible how many ways the QLD harness racing industry can find to stuff up its major promotional opportunity of the year by mismanaging the Inter Dominion 2026 series. Highly dubious last minute stable changes such as that of Hesitate from Luke McCarthy to visiting NZ trainer Regan Todd, and that of Captain’s […]
He is Having a Bad Month Our Ricky
Ricky Gordon is the QLD trot trainer who we told you about presenting the wrong horse to race under the wrong name in a race at Albion Park earlier this month. https://peterprofit.com/?s=ricky+gordon The inquiry into that matter is ongoing, and yet to be finalised. But a few days after it happened Gordon appeared before the […]
What’s in a Name?
Story by Adam Dobbin: Greyhound Recorder Connections of budding superstar Organised Crime have been forced into an extraordinary name change ahead of the star prospect’s maiden Group 1 tilt at The Meadows on Saturday night. The gifted son of Bernardo has created a huge impression in his first nine starts, winning the Group 2 Horsham […]
Lets See How Serious the Censors at GRV Are About Names
Dear GRV Consistent with your decision to order a name change for the greyhound Organised Crime, on the basis that the name was “controversial or prejudicial to the image or interests of the greyhound racing industry”, I wish to lay a complaint about the name of that greyhound’s sire Bernardo on the same grounds, and […]
The Holts Are Heading South
Premiership winning Townsville trainers Aiden and Georgie Holt have announced that they are moving their racing operation south to Corbould Park on the Sunshine Coast at the end of the year. The partnership has provided a number of reasons for the move, including less travel, greater work-life balance, and more opportunities to work their horses […]