Always back the horse named self-interest, son. It'll be the only one trying
Leap to Fame has started from the inside of the second row draw five times in his career so far, with the sixth coming tonight in the Hunter Cup. The champion they call Larry has won 4 of those 5 starts. The fifth – the one Leap to Fame lost – was an unmitigated disaster. […]
… don’t take 24 to 48 hours to work otherwise they wouldn’t be a very good diagnostic tool if your vet has to come back two days later to continue the lameness exam. And they have usually worn off in a period of hours not days. So what exactly was Yole injecting? And to deaden […]
What the hell was Taylor Ford the driver of the $61 shot Bona Khan doing here in the first race at Geelong last night? Ford came out hard looking to cross the 3rd favorite Chasing Rex who was drawn the pole. Chasing Rex’s driver Greg Sugars made it clear that he wasn’t going to hand […]
Why didn’t Sugars let Taylor Ford go and then retake the lead? They wouldn’t have run anywhere near as the fast first quarter, and he’d have been back in front by the half and still a chance. Did the stewards question Sugars drive? After all it takes two to tango at those sectionals. If Ford […]
Wayne Yole, Ben’s dad and his last friend standing at the trots Ben Yole tendered just a single reference to the Independent Stewards Panel in his support. Guess who it was from? Not his high profile owners Aaron Bain and Summit Bloodstock. Not from from former Victorian Crime Squad detective Stephen Wyles, a major owner […]
Put simply they are joint blockers. There are three main reasons to perform intra-articular joint injections: To block or anesthetize the joint in order to determine if a specific joint is the cause of your horse’s lameness To sample fluid (or synovial fluid) in the joint and determine whether there is infection present To introduce medications, such as […]
So it comes to this. For all of Ben Yole’s sins, the one that brings him down for a couple of years and a bit is tying horses up in a wash bay and scaring the shit living out of them, on the theory that it will work like a jigger and inspire a fright […]
Charge 1: The Independent Stewards Panel charge you with breaching AHRR 218A(1) of the Rules (in conjunction with AHRR 218A(2)). Particulars of the Charge are: 1. You are, and were at all relevant times, including between 1 April 2020 and 1 April 2023, a trainer licensed by Office of Racing Integrity Tasmania and a person […]
Dear Archie, I feel somewhat obligated to respond to your article with reference to the ride on RUN AWAY RENEE (RAR) in Rockhampton race 2 yesterday. Racing is a game of opinions and that’s what makes it the greatest sport on earth and the following commentary is simply food for thought. RAR is a lightly […]
Queensland jockey Tasha Chambers has been suspended for 6 weeks for striking rival rider Chris Meehan during the race at Rockhampton that we highlighted on this site after the race day officials seemed to miss it completely. How that occurred is probably equally as much an issue as the actual incident, but I guess the […]
