Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
The Globe Derby meeting tonight has been called off after just three races due to an on course power outage knocking out the lights. As you can see from the photo at the top the rest of the suburb still has the lights on, so the power failure is restricted to the track. How do […]
Black Caviar’s son I Am Caviar had his 12th start at the lowly Cranbourne meeting tonight, where he went around for a miserable winners prize of $22 000, the sort of money that neither of his parents would get out of bed in the morning for. The 4yo that would have attracted bids upward of […]
But The Championships have been a game-changer in more ways than one because the transformation of the Sydney autumn carnival effectively marked Racing NSW’s foray into a different aspect of its administration. Racing NSW appointed a chief executive to oversee the introduction, and for the first time, the regulator put itself front and centre as […]
Archie, Any idea who the attractive female jockey was who was pulled aside by Rockhampton Airport Security and questioned about a hand held apparatus capable of delivering an electric shock which was found in her carry on luggage, after a very recent Rockhampton thoroughbred meeting? Monty from Midgee
The chances of racing at Randwick tomorrow seem to be drifting by the second. As at 1.20 pm more than 85mm of rain had fallen on the track. There seems at present to be no sign of the downpour abating. Last weekend’s Doomben meeting was abandoned after about 65mm of precipitation fell on the track […]
A comparison of published statistics for the 2022/2023 financial year across the four main harness racing jurisdictions reveals that Harness Racing NSW is streets ahead of its rivals when it comes to the taking and testing of swabs and samples from horses racing in the State. Swabs Taken and Tested NSW 10 224 VIC 7000+ […]
A draft of an article about drug testing in NSW that was being worked on by the author was briefly published in error on this site this morning. It has been removed as soon as the author became aware of its publication. Fortunately it had not been read by mny subscribers at the time. The […]
If you have the pay-per view channel Stan, then head straight to a movie called That’s Not My Dog! It’s an absolute cracker. The show is essentially a party that Shane Jacobsen who played the lead role in the great Aussie comedy movie Kenny puts on for his elderly father Ron, another great comedian, and […]
Bloody Sydney and it’s Easter time weather. I was just saying to a mate yesterday that it was a miracle the Golden Slipper wasn’t run on a heavy track as it had been so many times before. It seems I was a week too early. This is the rain at Randwick on Thursday night, and […]
Bet365 is to pay £582,120 for anti-money laundering and social responsibility failures at its online business. Hillside (UK Gaming) ENC, which holds a licence for Bet365’s bingo and casino products, will pay £343,035 and Hillside (UK Sports) ENC, which holds a licence to offer betting, will pay £239,085. All £582,120 will be directed towards socially responsible […]
