Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
You all know my opinion of the city of Rockhampton in general. This just confirms it. Licensed race clubs have an obligation to make sure their tracks are suitable to race on. The dog club in Rocky didn’t meet that obligation. How ordinary is this? It is just not good enough. Shame, shame, shame.
SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT TOWNSVILLE Turf Club – Friday 16th January 2026. Race 2: Hygain Benchmark 70 Handicap Stewards have concluded a review of the wagering on this race, which revealed that betting activity across the totalisator, corporate wagering operators and the betting exchange (Betfair) was unremarkable and disclosed no irregularities. While the race was run in […]
In all the euphoria of living in the modern age, it’s easy to get carried away and forget the past. I do when I wax lyrical about Leap T0 Fame, and forget the brilliance of Blacks A Fake. Which one was better? I’m not sure. Blackie won 4 Inter Dominions, and ran second in another […]
Young driver worked more than 18 hours for Yole harness racing stables before 2023 crash, court hears A driver crashed a vehicle towing a horse float after working for more than 18 hours, a Tasmanian court has heard. Ben Yole Racing Pty Ltd has pleaded not guilty before the Launceston Magistrates Court to four counts […]
A 21-year-old man who received serious injuries when a horse float crashed near the Batman Bridge denied that he was lying across the lap of the driver at the time of the crash. Cody Crossland was giving evidence in a case against a company operated by controversial harness racing trainer Ben Yole. Ben Yole Racing […]
Sometimes I think so. Especially when other people are too. There are no problems however that can’t be fixed. All it takes is the will. A little bit of ticker. And endurance of physical pain. It ain’t that hard really. A bit like kicking back the next day after a shocker on the punt really. […]
As far as I am aware my childhood mate J.Catton didn’t have a cent on Lucky Hero that night. My other lifelong friend M. Cranitch didn’t either, despite me both telling them to. They were the owner and trainer. What would I know though? Only how to work out greyhound form. And how to get […]
A picture sometimes tells a thousand words, just like this one of Luke Tarrant A year is a long time in the life of a jockey, a decade can be forever. Just ask Luke Tarrant. Ten year ago he was winning apprentice premierships and riding 57 winners in a season in town.64 rides since his […]
This is an extract from convicted paedophile and child sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer’s cross-examination of the now Australian rape victim Virginia Giuffre. If you have even a shred of sympathy for Maxwell’s plight then read this and weep. Maxwell and Epstein organised a coordinated global media campaign to paint the brave Giuffre – a […]
There’s a horse running around at the moment named All Shot which recently ran 2nd at Murray Bridge on 28 January. Now I remember a fair dinkum horse called All Shot who used to run around with the likes of Gunsynd, Taj Rossi, Scotch and Dry and Leilani. It held its own and beat them […]
