The Eyes Have it in the Last Race at Clare
There are no words necessary. A picture tells a thousand words. And we all know what it is to be mooned.
A Weighty Question – And a Bit of Food For Thought
Belle from Burnie wrote in with the following question and comment: Don’t all jockeys weigh in post race? If not well there’s away to affect the outcome of a race, just add a few kilos to the lead bag before saddling…….. It’s a damn good question and observation. First the answer to the question. Under […]
Manning Up – Stuart Starts His Day By Landing a Plunge
Kiwi trainer R.S. (Stuart) Manning started his day out at Ellersie in grand style this morning by landing a $10.00 into $4.80 plunge in the first. “Someone must have known something!” the caller cried as Grey Haze hit the line first to collect the chocolates. They sure did. His name was Stuart Manning. Watch out […]
Gee South-East Queensland Has Some Problems With its Racetracks at the Moment
I remembers when Doomben used to be one of the best wet weather tracks in Australia. You could dump massive amounts of rain on it during the week and it would still pick up and race on the weekend. Not anymore. According to the BOM readings from the airport across the road Doomben 65.8 mm […]
The Absurdity of Modern Drug Testing Methods in Racing
The case of New Zealand co-trainers Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott decided last week by the Racing Integrity Board merely serves to highlight the absolute absurdity of the current substance rules and testing regimes applied by racing authorities on both sides of the Tasman Sea. O’Sullivan and Scott were stripped of their win in the […]
An Article of Great Interest to Australian Punters in the Face of Rising POC Taxes
The real cost of the huge fall in UK racing betting turnover Online UK betting turnover on horseracing fell by the equivalent of £1.75 billion in the last financial year, wiping tens of millions from media rights deals with bookmakers and illustrating the scale of the sport’s funding black hole, analysis by the Racing Post […]
No This is Not a Kids Website, It’s an Online Bookie Called Fiesta Bet – You’d Have to Be Kidding Wouldn’t You?
Prominent Melbourne rails booklie David McLauchlan closed down his Victorian registered Winbet operation, but he has another online bookmaking company registered in the same state called Fiesta Bet up and running. What you see at the top and above are screenshots of the fiestabet.com.au website. Note that betslip section on the right says Empty Pinata. […]
The Wonder Kid Lands a Double to Make it 5 From 11
16-year-old wonder kid Zara Fitzpatrick continued the brilliant start to her professional race driving career by landing her first ever double at Penrith on Thursday night with winners on her grandfather’s horse Mitchell’s Run and the Jack Trainor trained Beau Steele. It takes the young driver’s record to 5 wins from 11 starts at a […]
It’s Time For QRIC to Shuffle the Decks in Central QLD
Judging by recent events and reports there appears to be a very serious problem within the integrity ranks of the QRIC in Central QLD. Far too many mistakes are being made in the region, things are going wrong too often, and complaints about wrongdoing are being made about matters involving officials that are highly concerning […]
You Might as Well Throw the Rule Book Out the Window in WA
152 Priorities concerning horse to be driven (1) The owner or trainer of a horse in a race shall not drive any other horse in the race except with the permission of the Chairman of Stewards. (2) A person who owns or trains more than one horse starting in a race and who desires to drive […]