The Dark Side of the Ledger – Why Punting and Easy Access to Other Peoples Money Don’t Mix – Peter Huxley – Part 1
Peter Huxley was the boss of the NSW Rural Bank back in the 1960’s and 70’s. He was a pillar of society who served on the boards of prominent charities and leading arts organisations. Huxley had friends in high places, including in finance, politics and the police. Everyone trusted him. But they shouldn’t have, for […]
The Dark Side of the Ledger – Why Punting and Easy Access to Other Peoples Money Don’t Mix – Peter Huxley – Part 2
The Dark Side of the Ledger – Why Punting and Easy Access to Other Peoples Money Don’t Mix – Peter Huxley – Part 3
The Dark Side of the Ledger – Why Punting and Easy Access to Other Peoples Money Don’t Mix – Peter Huxley – Part 4
Ban the Burr – And the Pricker Too
The picture you see is of the Wayne Yole trained pacer Swimintheriver, who won the 8th race at Launceston last night. Those injuries to the horses neck are made by a rein burr, also known as a rein pricker. Their use is a disgrace in my opinion, but to be legal under the rules they […]
The Cid, The Swab, and the Fire Sale
The Cid had won only 1 of its last 16 starts when it lined up for the Final of the Regional Championships in Newcastle on the 17th of May. With Happy Jack Callaghan in the cart driving for his trainer The Cid won, and the connections of the horse took home a $54 000 first […]
Bugger the Budget – QRIC Spends Up Large
Was having five Stewards officiate at the 5 race/40 runner non-TAB card at Innisfail on the weekend really the best use of the cash-strapped QRIC’s scarce resources? I would have thought not, given that’s the same number of stipes that were on duty at the 10 race/117 runner metropolitan meeting run the same day at […]
The Complexion of the Eureka Changes Big Time
A month out from grand final night and the complexion of the Eureka has changed completely. Early favorite Frankie Ferocious failed miserably in Brisbane and hasn’t been seen since. There are huge doubts about whether Jason Grimson can get him up again and firing in time for the race. The Lost Storm was high up […]
What Sort of Start Was This?
Addington is the home of the bullsh*t standing start. We learned that the year that Self-Assured was given a fly in the NZ Cup. The starter Peter Lamb got sacked for that one. Whoever was starting the races on Friday night should too. That or get sent back to starting from a strand school. Reeducation […]