You Bloody Idiot
The rider of the leader in this race at Leicester must feel like a foo. He damn should too. Jockeys get paid to ride them the whole way around, not just for half. The bloke’s a bloody idiot.
The Biggest Plunge That You Never Heard About – Until Now
Some people with big mouths and small brains will try to tell you that you can’t get on for a decent bet these days, because the corporate bookies won’t let you. Don’t believe them. You can get set for plenty if you know how, and are prepared to put a bit of work into doing […]
Merlin Sends Leap to Fame a Message – Remember the Alamo Larry, Auckland 2019 – Tell Your Mate Moses to Bring His Boxing Gloves to Addington – He’s Going to Need Them
Merlin’s devastating win yesterday in the Ashburton Flying Mile was a reminder to one-eyed Aussie trot fans that the race of the century in the New Zealand Cup next Tuesday is going to be far from one horse affair. The time was outstanding, his sizzling high speed sprint past leader Don’t Stop Dreaming up the […]
The Race of the Century – It’s On!
We’ve waited a long time. Now our patience is rewarded. The stage is set. Anzac v Anzac. Kiwi v Aussie. Matilda v Moana. Black v Green and Gold. Heavyweight champions of the world’s two greatest nations going mano e mano, head to head, blow for blow over two grueling miles paced at breakneck speed, the […]
Townsville Turf Club Records a Million Dollar Annual Loss and Runs Up a $400 000 Debt to the Taxman By Not Paying the Bills – Then Try to Get it Back by Selling Racecourse Land to Build a Beach Club For Ravers in an Industrial Estate Across the Road From Bunnings – Help Racing QLD! Come Quick to Save Cluden Park Before the E’s Kick in and the Slow Payers All Start Dancing in the Swamp (Warning – This is Actually a Serious True Story)
This looks like being the summer of North Queensland racing’s discontent if the rumors coming out of Cluden Park about the Townsville Turf Club’s financial problems are true, which our sources inside the TTC inner sanctum assure us they are. The club’s recorded a million dollar loss for the year we’re told, which is an […]
Tabcorp are Tricky Con Artists – If CEO McLachlan Wanted to Piss His Customers Off and Drive Them Away, Then He’s Succeeded Too
The TAB is a joke. I received the unsolicited promo offer from the bums this week in my email inbox. DEPOSIT AND RECEIVE DOUBLE the email shouted in big font. DEPOSIT AND WE’LL DOUBLE IT IN BONUS BETS UP TO $100 it then said in smaller font. * Terms and conditions apply it then whispered […]
Down, Down, Down – The Rapid Decline of Ryan Balfour’s Life and Career
South Australian gallops trainer Ryan Balfour’s escalating pattern of erratic and aggressive behavior has taken a new twist after he was this week arrested and charged with serious criminal trespass and assault against his equally unbalanced estranged brother Todd, himself a former trainer who shot to national infamy this year after he pulled down the […]
Life Imitates Art as Mr K Seymour AM and Kay Set Their Sights on Costing Mick Boots and Grimson J. Half a Million Bucksq
Tamworth rolls out the decorations to welcome Larry to town One day a couple of weeks ago I was struggling for stories so I gave a trot loving journo mate of mine a ring to bounce around a few ideas, and he came up with the thought of writing a satirical article about Kevin Seymour […]
Have HRV Given Up on Swabbing Emma Stewart’s Horses?
Emma Stewart – who used to be Clayton Tonkin trainer in race books after she was Emma Stewart trainer and before she was again – is Victoria’s most successful trainer ever, or Clayton Tonkin is, or one of them is anyway. They’ve both got form for using performance enhancing drugs (PED’s) on their horses, Tonkin […]
The Genius of Queensland Race Scheduling
Now Richmond in outback Queensland is a long way from anywhere, and petrol costs $2 a litre. So what are the chances of getting 4 jockeys to spend $200 in fuel and half a day one way and half a night home driving on dusty roads lined with kangaroos seven feet tall so they can […]