30/12/15 As was exclusively advised by Justracing back at the start of 2015, ironically not long before the racing industry was blown apart by sickening Four Corners television footage, “animal …

11/12/15 As today is 11 December we only have 14 more sleeps before Christmas prior to the big fat man in a red suit turning up with one or more …

10/12/15 So yesterday’s story on this website reinforced what everyone in Queensland racing industry knew which was, “Houston we have a problem,” which I referred to as “a speed bump”. …

08/12/15 As mentioned in yesterday’s website story, last Sunday was another glaring example of how in racing in Queensland we for far too long have seemingly had the mentality of …

27/11/15 Thankfully last Saturday is but a distant memory with all that transpired on the day but I omitted to mention that I thought the Ballarat club and Racing Victoria …

30/10/15 Well it’s Victoria Derby day on the first of what will be four big days of racing at Flemington and as regularly happens a dreadful field of pretenders have …

21/10/15 I have to have a giggle at how so many “experts” in thoroughbred racing get so many free plugs all the time in mainstream media – particularly in these …

14/09/15 The two Group 1 races that were run along the eastern seaboard last Saturday afternoon were run in vastly different ways. The Golden Rose in Sydney was certainly a …

14/10/15 I thought the big 10-race card from Caulfield last Saturday, which included four Group 1 races, would give me a good barometer to be able to pen yet another …

07/10/15 Over the 18 years that this website has been functioning, I’ve constantly used constructive arguments to slam racing administrators. Yet 18 years on and they obviously aren’t getting any …

26/08/15 There’s a saying that goes “cream generally rises to the top”. And it’s been proven to be an accurate saying a thousand times over – across many different facets …

24/07/15 Technically speaking, the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield is supposed to be the highlight of thoroughbred racing around Australia tomorrow. All I can say is “God save the Governor General, …

07/07/15 One has to have a special admiration for horses that hold track records for long periods of time – in some cases decades. Not many horses hold two metropolitan …

01/07/15 I must say that when I saw all the vacant stables that were on course at the Gladstone racecourse when I visited that city nine days ago, I was …

25/06/15 She’d waited what seemed an eternity for this moment – and for that matter so had I. Both weren’t getting any younger. As their journey was about to reach …

24/06/15 Yesterday I displayed publicly an article which researched the stud career of all advertised stallions that stood in Australia in 1995 – that had had 25 starts or more. …

22/06/15 The thoroughbred racing world woke up to the sad news last Saturday morning that one of the few champions that we will get to see in our lifetime, even …

23/06/15 I penned a story a couple of years ago about Pierro’s retirement and his possible stud success or otherwise – and in that article I made a point of …

17/06/15 Although the win of a magnificent black colt called Eskimo Prince occurred in 1964, it’s amazing that 51 years later that victory is still indelibly imprinted into people’s minds. …

18/06/15 The following story appeared in the January 1987 edition of Turf Monthly in an article written by the late Graham Dawson. Entitled “Aussie Stakes Races Are Losing Their Glamour” …

16/06/15 November 2, 1971 was a milestone date in Australian thoroughbred racing as it was the first time the Melbourne Cup was worth total prizemoney of $100,000 and was won …

15/06/15 You know there are so many laws in our society they drive most of us mad. Do this – don’t do that. You can do this, but you can’t …

10/06/15 With last Saturday being Queensland’s biggest thoroughbred race day of the year, I thought it would be an ideal day, given the big holds across all three of Australia’s …

11/06/15 With the Brisbane Winter Carnival in full swing, I thought that there would be no more opportune time than today to pen a story on one of Brisbane’s past …

03/06/15 If picking a winner at the races is hard yakka then picking a politician to vote for at an election who will actually do something constructive for their constituents …

27/05/15 Very rarely in mainstream media in the thoroughbred racing industry do you see a negative breeding story, as particularly where breeding is concerned, it’s best that it’s all kept …

15/05/15 Yesterday on this website I wrote an extensive article in which the Chairman of Racing Queensland, Kevin Dixon, advised all and sundry in a radio interview on RadioTAB last …

07/05/15 It’s Doomben Cup day on Saturday – just two more sleeps – for those that are getting excited by the alleged Group 1 field that will come together on …

29/04/15 The Toowoomba Turf Club should feel humbled to have a horse with the possible potential of Pornichet nominated to run in the Toowoomba Cup at the track next Saturday. …