Eat Your Heart Out VRC
This is the crowd at the Gympie provincial meeting today. It makes the Flemington turnout look second rate. Eat your heart out VRC.
The Huge Crowd at Flemington
This picture was taken at Flemington at 1.00pm today. It’s a huge crowd isn’t it? A few bookies, two men, and a dog. Looks cold too doesn’t it? No wonder the punters all stayed at home.
The Eagle Farm Debacle – What Caused It?
There are a number of theories floating around about the reason for the fall in race 7 at Eagle Farm and the subsequent abandonement of the meeting. Some say it was a reflection from the construction site at the 600 mark shining in riders eyes. Others say it was the shadows cast by the new […]
Here We Go Again – More Dodgy Opening TAB Fixed Odds Markets on the Trots
And so it continues. Look at these ones. Great kicker for a fixed price multi for those in the know who got on early aren’t they? The mail is that if you want to find the punter knocking off the odds you might want to look down south to Victoria or even Tasmania. Connections with […]
Preview and Tips For a Great Night of Racing at Albion Park
Race 1 – Ladbroke It! Qualifying Pace Dual Triad winner and last year’s SEQ Oaks champion Jewel Melody is an NR92 rated mare, which gives her 14 points on her next highest rated rival. Was a good run when posted working hard three and four wide in the consolation of the Rising Sun last week, […]
The Jones Boy Finally Cracks the 800
Kiwi trainer Mark Jones had to wait a while for it to happen, but with Tempo Warrior’s win tonight at Addington he has finally cracked the 800 career win mark. It’s well known that I am no big fan of Jones, but credit where credit due, 8oo wins is a great achievement and not many […]
A Prime Pair of Grubs Get Turfed Out of Greyhound Racing For a Very Long Time
Kenneth Buxton and Bianca Reed The disgraceful duo pictured above, former greyhound trainer Kenneth Buxton and his girlfriend Bianca Reed, are among the worst animal abusers that the Victorian Racing Tribunal in Victoria has ever seen. These are not my words. They’re those that the eminent Chairman of the Tribunal Justice John Bowman wrote in […]
Brad Stewart Suspended For Punting Again – So Why is He Still Allowed to Train?
Jockey Brad Stewart has a shocking disciplinary history, having been outed on multiple occasions for alcohol and gamblng related offences, and once even jailed. In 2015 the Stewards gave Stewart a 3-month suspended ban for placing 17 bets on his TAB and Crownbet accounts, meaning that when he got sprung again in June having placed […]
Even More Suspect Opening TAB Fixed Prices on Trots
The crazily over the odds TAB opening fixed prices on the trots are happening in Victoria too. Here are some examples from last night at Kilmore. Race 2 The Iron Duke had won 2 of its past 4 starts and run 3rd at another. It was unlucky when beaten from a bad draw last time […]
There’s a Different Way to Get Beaten Every Day
This happened at Killarney in Ireland the other night. How cruel is the punting life? Let me count the ways ….