Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
30 March 2023 Australian Rule of Racing AR36A, which stipulates fitness and propriety restrictions on persons who can own or race a horse, comes into effect in Queensland this Saturday 1 April 2023. Under AR36A, Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) stewards may restrict any person from owning or racing a horse if they consider that […]
These are the fees paid to board members of Racing Queensland. Below that are the salaries paid to the top executives of the organisation. I make no comment either way, other than to say two things. There are far more things of interest to some people in racing than the horses. And it’s a nice […]
A very intelligent and insightful reader has sent us their thoughts on the broader issues of the Ben Yole matter. In my view it is highly accurate analysis of the dilemma that we as racing lovers face. We can sugar coat the issues by talking about rehoming, and try to cover it all up with […]
Tasmanian Greens leader Cassy O’Connor also displayed pictures in state parliament that she said showed Mr Yole’s horses being “strung up … and being dragged to their death” at Mr Bullock’s property. “Once Yole’s neglected horses reach their use-by date, he sends them down to Bullock to kill, butcher and feed to his dogs,” she said […]
So now we are getting advice on integrity from Shane Loone, one of the biggest cheats in the business. That’s a bit like getting advice from Dominic Perrottet on how to win an election. Just listen to this drivel. “Stewards wouldn’t allow illegal pracise (sic) or fraudulent activities”. Not unless you are paying them off, […]
So Te Akau Racing have identified the cause of the positive swab its Group 1 winner Tokyo Tycoon threw after winning the Sistema Stakes, and they have fingered the offender. It was a strapper of course. It always is. The strapper has met with the Stewards and confessed all. She made a mistake. Trust Te […]
Wayne Walters is widely credited as the trainer of Torbek, the horse that they famously pulled off a massive plunge on at Seymour in April 1979. That’s about as true as the story that the then council clerk and now dodgy Cairns motel owner Brian Jorgenson was the mastermind behind the plunge. It was all […]
RV’s goal is to maximise safety for riders and horses and to minimise the occurrence of racing incidents, while acknowledging the inherent risks of the sport. The falls at three consecutive Saturday metropolitan meetings have been widely reported. Each incident is being reviewed thoroughly via a Stewards inquiry. The first inquiry saw two riders suspended […]
Racing Victoria have today issues a 2 page statement in response to widespread questions about the current racing program, and whether it causing rider fatigue and contributing to falls. You can read RV’s statement as published in the article above. The committee of the Geebung Polo Club met today to consider the statement. This is […]
Alan Endresz is having a very bad week. First his horse Private Banker – is it rhyming slang? – was subject to an inquiry into it being flicked with a stockwhip by Desleigh Forster. Alligator Al wasn’t there and had nothing to do with it, but has faith in his trainer and believes that if […]
