The Great Race/s
The top-shelf harness racing circus moves t0 Cambridge, New Zealand tonight, and what a night of racing it is. The Race (formerly by Grins, them by Betcha, and now by Sports Nation) is the headline act. And what a great race The Race is going to be. It is a three horse affair in my […]
The Dogs Aren’t Talking – They Are Shouting
All week the so-called experts have been carrying on about how superb the Penrith Panthers are, and how it seemed unlikely that any team could possibly beat them this season. Pshaw. That might have been the case in the pre-salary cap days, but it ain’t anymore. The salary cap has put an end to unbeaten […]
Happy Birthday Baby
My wife Maggie is 53 today. It’s hard to believe that she was only 23 when I met her. Where have the years gone? Who cares. I love her now as much as the day we met. She is still as beautiful too. Happy birthday sweetheart. You got me. Always have had. Big time. XXXXX
How Do You Get a Photo Wrong in the Digital Age?
I can understand a trainee starter mucking things up early in their career. We all do that. But how can a judge get a photo wrong in the digital age? It’s a good trick isn’t it? Only in Queensland.
Forever Young – Or Feeling It Anyway –
What sort of old bloke would get his wife’s name tattooed on his chest, and wear her necklaces? One who loves her, and has a high degree of confidence in his swordsmanship skills I guess. Happy Birthday Maggie Mama. Every day is one when I am with you. Love you forever. B xxxx
3 Cheers to Yeppoon – But Where the Hell Are Racing QLD?
Three cheers to the Yeppoon Turf Club for supporting industry participants with subsidies to help them get through the current fuel crisis. We are Australians. Mates help out mates. But where is Racing QLD when you need them? PVL has led the charge on racing authorities looking after their own, and Racing Victoria has followed. […]
Feed Them to the Lions
Samantha Murphy in interview with Racing NSW, talkin about rehoming slow horses to Taran Kelly, and hungry lions There does not appear to be any dispute between the parties that the Appellant (Samantha Murphy) in fact facilitated the retirement of 27 horses to the property after the conversation in question. That’s what the NSW Racing […]
These Bums Should Be Banned For Life
Do you remember the series of stories we wrote about a bloke named Adrian Talbot, the brother of the Wagga Greyhound Racing Club chairman Ben Talbot, and how he was running an illegal operation that slaughtered unwanted racehorses to convert them into dog meat? https://peterprofit.com/?s=adrian+talbot A Horse of Course – The Great GWIC Brumby Meat […]
When You Think About War, Remember Poor Wee Carmel Zullo – And Realize How Stupid the Whole Thing Is
It is 3.30 in the morning. A wee little kid named Carmel Zullo – age 2 1/2 – is asleep in her bedroom on her parent’s cane farm in Miallo, a tiny hamlet in the middle of nowhere in Far North QLD, about 40 minutes north of Port Douglas. It’s World War II, and the […]