Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
I don’t think I have ever in my entire life seen a less impressive performance than the one that HRV Chairman Adam Kilgour gave when trying to justify his board’s failures in an interview on SEN earlier this week. Kilgour – whose day job is as a lobbyist to clients including property developers – looks […]
The picture speaks for itself. Mick Stanley might be the first, but he certainly won’t be the last. God save the Queen, for under HRV’s leadership nothing can save Victorian harness racing.
Chief I had a listen to the CEO and HRV Chairman on the radio this morning with Gareth Hall. It was an interesting listen. This is purely my observation of what needs to happen and whilst I’m no rocket scientist, I have a reasonable handle on things. So I offer this as some information that […]
New amendments to the local rules of greyhound racing introduced yesterday by Racing Queensland have made owning a dishlicker a whole lot more difficult than it was the day before. The new rules place a strict onus on owners to rehome their greyhound, or to cause the greyhound to be rehomed to an appropriate home, […]
Jockey Adin Thompson weighed out for race 4 at Ipswich on Tuesday without his girth. He did so because he was heavier than his horse’s handicap and he knew it, so he wanted to cheat the Clerk of the Scales in order that he could both keep the mount and avoid a fine for not […]
We have written extensively in recent times about the financial and internal troubles besetting the Queensland based racehorse syndicator KO Thoroughbred Racing. Now it seems that all the hungry chickens have come home to roost. On the weekend KO’s star galloper Maotai did a tendon, and its racing days are over after just one start […]
Dear Valued Owners It is with deep regret that I must announce my decision to step away from direct management of horses and the industry for an indefinite period. Unforeseen and personal circumstances have necessitated this difficult choice, and my primary concern is ensuring that all investors continue to be fully supported and receive the […]
By Danny Russell When bookmaker David McLauchlan met client Allen Ng in a northern suburb car park to collect an $80,000 gambling debt, he did not foresee that he was the one who would end up the biggest loser in a Supreme Court case. He did not suspect that Ng would become a client who […]
We’re back, and Judge O’Brien kicks off the reading the Panel’s decision. O’Brien says that Huxtable has submitted that the penalty is excessive and he should only get a fine. He recounts Huxtable’s submission about not having ridden much on the Poly. Then he commends the jockey on the way he has presented his case. […]
Justin Huxtable, who is self represented, is appealing against a 7-day suspension he incurred for failing to ride his mount out to the finish at the Sunshine Coast on 11 August, and thus costing it 4th place by his actions. Huxtable starts off badly. He opens his submissions by saying he’s only ever been in […]
