Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The QRIC lawyer probes Duggan about whether he told the Stewards about the other phones in his draw. Yes, he replies, he did. Duggan explains that he uses an authenticator app on his phone, presumably to verify and authorise payments and the like. He is asked how long he had been a trainer for at […]
The Rappers arrive and we are off and away. Duggan being the applicant, Murdoch goes first. He calls Duggan to the witness box front up. The witness takes the oath in the traditional way, on the bible. Murdoch asks his client how many phones he uses. The answer is one. The phone is used for […]
We are here today reporting live from the Racing Appeals Panel, and the appeal we are interested in is that of Luke Duggan, who as you might remember was charged with not handing over his phone to Stewards when directed to, and disqualified for 8 months. In his first week as a trainer. It’s a […]
The Victorian Racing Tribunal has handed gallops trainer John Leek Jr – who at age 72 seems a bit old for the last part of the name – a 3-year disqualification for attempting to drench one of his jumpers by the side of the road on the way to the races. There is no doubt […]
QLD Stewards questioned former South African jockey Brandon Lerena about his ride on Butterfly Style in the 5th race at Ipswich on Wednesday, and have left their inquiry open until they check the betting sheets. I don’t blame them, because Lerena’s hyper attacking ride didn’t make any sense, and it brought both his horse, and the […]
Caulfield Cup winning trainer Jim Mason moved up from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast a couple of years back to become the private trainer for Noosa crane and lift hire magnate Mike Sherrin, who runs his thoroughbred business under the name of Sheralee Racing. Sherrin previously had his horses with Desleigh Forster, but that relationship […]
2-year-old Kiwi trotter Duke of Bourbon is the real deal. We have told you that before. Wanna See a Potential Superstar – Meet the Duke There is not a horse of his age who can beat him, other than himself. See as brilliantly talented as he is, the Duke is still a skittish youngster, and […]
An asymmetrical return is a favorable risk-reward skew where you make substantially more when you are right than you lose when you are wrong. Investing strategies based on this approach focus on identifying opportunities where the potential upside significantly outweighs the potential downside, thereby creating a favourable risk-reward scenario. Which is why I think the […]
Red Bull has had a shot at naming it’s NRL team of the year. So I will too. There are not many similarities among them. Here is mine. Starting Side 1 – Kalyn Ponga Has carried Newcastle to the finals on his shoulders. A brilliant player who has had perhaps his ever best season in […]
