Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Racing Victoria’s highly embarrassing backdown on its whip free so called Big Bash style Summer racing series sounds the death knell for Andrew Jones short reign as CEO, and after his “I couldn’t care” comments about what the industry thought about his plans no-one in racing will shed any tears when the arrogant fool goes. […]
Lacey Morrison was a leading apprentice as a kid, but like many other young jockeys – particularly females back in the dark old days, which were more recent that you think – she found it a bit tougher to secure the good mounts once her claim was gone, and then she had a baby, and […]
Good morning I have just read case RAP-34, a matter involving an appeal by the jockey Sariah Champkin against a penalty imposed by the Stewards. https://www.publications.qld.gov.au/ckan-publications-attachments-prod/resources/526f0b56-c1d4-49a3-b7ac-512ced3166dc/rap-34-decision.pdf?ETag=4e3c8e30e55c9a9a90b1f04be3783ffd In her submissions on penalty, Champkin told the Panel that she was in a parlous financial position due to earning $12 an hour as an apprentice jockey. This was […]
We are a weird mob we punters are. Zjelko Ranogajec – the Joker – is widely regarded as the world’s biggest punter, but he’s not. It’s a dead heat between he and his business partner David Walsh, who has used some of his vast fortune to buy all the land up the road from the […]
There are some funny rumours floating around about the propriety of the ownership of the John Singleton slot in the Eureka. I cannot vouch for this, other than to say that the two unconnected people who told me about it can. They say that there is a silent 2/3rd’s share holder in the slot. The […]
What you see at the top is what driver David Moran told the world before the race about his firm driving tactics on Captain Hammerhead in the Singo at Menangle last Saturday night . Moran backed up his statement just 90 seconds before the race when he told the on-track presenter the same thing. These […]
In March 1895, Goldsbrough Mort & Co employed the notorious Jack Watson to manage the station.[5] Watson had such a “bad name among the blacks” that the Aboriginal people used as cheap labour on the station had all run away. Even his own “blackboy” servant named Pompey had cleared out. When Watson later heard that Pompey had been killed, he […]
There are some high achievers in here. One bloke became a famous rock star, and played as support act at Wembley for Oasis. He wrote the theme song for a Soccer World Cup too. When he retired from music he bought all these houses and started a charity for kids with high support needs, and […]
Stewards inquired into an incident which occurred on entrance to the home straight in the run to the finish where it was established Cosmic Flyer and Attachment were checked to varying degrees. After taking evidence from the drivers concerned, Nathan Dawson was charged pursuant to AHR rule 168(1)(a) for driving in the careless manner in […]
This is Jose Sanz. He is a prick. A weird one too. Come stay at the Reef Club Resort. There is fun in the sun for everyone. Just ask for Joe.
