Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Has no-one ever told the RJC that upside down horseshoes are unlucky? Hi Archie Regarding Bill Ousten’s response to criticism of management and maintenance of the Rockhampton track irrigation system published on your site. Firstly Bill is a bit of a trier who has done some good work over the years to help racing in […]
Got The Chocolates and Marketplace are the two best Kiwi horses in the same generation that we have seen since the days of the gallopers Our Waverley Star and Bonecrusher going head to head in the Cox Plate. This pair are two absolutely horses, as they proved tonight by their effortless wins on two different […]
Danny Nikolic has had the larger part of an annus horribilus. He has been booted out of the racing game. His poor beloved mum has been afflicted by the terrible Huntington’s Disease. Older brother John was banged up in a Fijian hell hole for 23 years. His sister-in-law was forced to lie low to avoid […]
I can’t believe that Coolmore and Yulong this week got into a bidding war for the 3YO filly Chayan, one that ended up with the Irish outfit paying a record $5.6 million for her. It’s the definition of insanity I reckon, a case of people having too much money and oversized egos. Chayan looks a […]
After having to endure the agony of Saturday racing at Bendigo last week and then being bogged down on the usual sodden, god forsaken track at the ‘Bool during the week, it’s a pleasure to return to city racing this Saturday. Despite the adversity she faced by having to get her tips in to the […]
It’s a big night at Alexandra Park this Friday, with five Group 1 races on the program, three for the pacers and two for the trotters, and each of them are going to be very interesting affairs for a variety of reasons. Let’s preview the Group 1 races and see if we can find you […]
It looks like only 6 jockeys will be attending the Battle of the Bush qualifier meeting at Cloncurry on Saturday, which is a shame for connections of the hopefuls in the big $250 000 race series, for at means at least 2 and maybe 3 of the entrants in the qualifier will have to be […]
The message below to Ray is to Ray See, the administrator of the Facebook page Racing Around QLD, from a committee member of the Rockhampton Jockey Club. We have a few questions of our own to the committee man that we pose below. Ray, I’m on the committee of the RJC and just want to […]
I have problems with Stewards whose judgement is so poor that they friend racing licensees on Facebook. In my opinion it shows a clear lack of judgement, and failure to understand clear lines. Alex Streckbein chaired the meeting at Warwick yesterday. He is former Racing Victoria Steward of limited experience, who has obviously been appointed […]
I was saddened to learn yesterday of the passing of Peter Donohoe, the trainer-driver who for decades was a fixture of harness racing at both the old right-hand Albion Park, and then later at the present left-hand one. I never met Peter, but as a trot fan felt I knew him well, even though I […]
