Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
So much for the QRIC edict banning children from entering or remaining in the stabling area and tie-up stalls at the trots on safety grounds. If the Stewards responsible for the policy refuse to enforce it then the whole thing becomes a joke. Until of course a kid gets kicked or trampled on, and then […]
What the hell sort of ride was this by apprentice Olivia Kendall on the $7.50 shot Strike Me Pink in the last race at Toowoomba on Saturday night? Take a look at it. Strike Me Pink is in the pink and black colors, fifth on its own as the film starts. The horse that Kendall […]
The scenes from Bondi Beach are just awful. Bodies are lying everywhere, innocent people having a day out at the beach now dead. Australia’s heart is broken. How could this happen here? From amid the terror a hero emerges. A brave, great Australian charges the murderous coward shooting innocent strangers. He put his life at […]
Blood doping in horses is a performance-enhancing practice that boosts the blood’s oxygen-carrying capacity by artificially increasing red blood cell (RBC) counts. In equestrian sports, blood doping is used to improve stamina, endurance, and recovery, allowing horses to perform at high intensity for a prolonged period. Blood doping is an effective performance enhancement that poses […]
There are some remarkable things about harness racing’s premiership tables around the country this year. Despite training strictly out of Victoria and not having any satellite stables, Emma Stewart still manages to sit in the top ten in four different States – Victoria (1), NSW (4), Tasmania (9) and South Australia (9). Two licensees who […]
Gee D. Moor is a brilliant rider. Watch his steer on The Black Cloud here. It’s the horse in the green and black. A lesser jockey would have gone for the run in the middle and been squeezed and checked. Not Moor. He was going to take the middle run, but being possessed of that […]
After a turbulent year for Victorian harness racing, equilibrium was restored at Melton last night. Well sort of anyway. There were four finals of the Breeders Crown for 2 and 3-year-old pacers, one for each age group and gender. Emma Stewart won them all. Danny Zavitsanos own 2 of them (plus another winner) and Bain/Summit […]
Ever wonder why so many top jockeys move to Hong Kong the moment they get the offer of a contract? The answer is simple. Money, money, money. You can earn bucketloads of it in Honkers, and you pay a maximum of only 17% tax on it, usually about 10% on average. Compare that to Australia […]
Enigmatic jockey Bailey Wheeler was interviewed by Ben Dorries for a story published on Racenet last week, and in it the talented young rider bemoans the fact that he is currently unlicensed because he didn’t finish the required training modules required to complete his apprenticeship. What Bailey Wheeler didn’t say, and what Dorries didn’t tell […]
After riding in more trials than a Supreme Court judge QLD apprentice jockey Jess Emmerson finally made her debut as professional jockey at Texas in the State’s south-west on Saturday. What a day it was for the young rider too. Emmerson had five rides for three winners, a second and a third, a haul that […]
