Munce not afraid of playing in the major league
NEWLY minted Queensland Hall Of Famer Chris Munce won’t rule out one day moving to Melbourne to have a crack at some of the races he conquered as a jockey.
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It’s time to reinvigorate tote betting
Will Tabcorp and UBET let the tote product die on the vine, or will they attempt to reinvigorate it?
Keeping it in the family
SUPERSTAR Winx has become a big sister again as little brother El Divino prepares to keep the family momentum going in Saturday’s Run To The Rose.
RQ boss vows to restore optimism
DR ELIOT Forbes starts his tenure as Racing Queensland boss after pledging to earn the respect of the industry at Saturday night’s Horse of the Year function.
Buffering carries off his fifth crown
BUFFERING won his fifth consecutive Queensland Horse of the Year title on Saturday night as former champion jockey Chris Munce was inducted into the Hall Of Fame.
Bookies thin on ground at Eagle Farm
IF ANY more evidence was needed that once-common scenes of jam-packed bookies rings at Saturday races were a thing of the past, it was on show at Eagle Farm.
Late surge puts Pearl in the picture
TRAINER Barry Lockwood revealed Bridget Grylls would retain the ride on Hidden Pearl in her Sydney campaign — as long as the jockey could find her lost compass.
Page gives Tarrant chance to shine again
HELEN Page has urged Luke Tarrant to follow the example of her Golden Rose-winning jockey Hugh Bowman as he tries to save his career after his six-month drug ban.
Nathan’s Racebook
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby gazes into his crystal ball in search of winners at Eagle Farm and Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Important opportunity awaits Gollan
TONY Gollan won’t be within 900km of Eagle Farm on Saturday but Brisbane’s top trainer thinks Most Important can burst back to winning form.
Tarrant back in the saddle
FORMER champion apprentice Luke Tarrant is set to make a low-key return to racing at the Gold Coast on Saturday, riding the unraced Excalibrator for Helen Page.
RQ backs wagering to combat revenue dip
RACING Queensland’s wagering partner UBET has tabled a 3.6 per cent loss in revenue for the 2015-16 financial year.
Bookies draw line under fielding fee
BOOKMAKER Hadyn Flynn has indicated he will follow colleague Lindsay Gallagher into retirement if race clubs push ahead with plans to charge fielding fees.
Form resurfaces at Doomben
THE Eagle Farm track became a talking point even as it lay unused on Wednesday as two recent flops on the track produced form reversals to win handsomely at Doomben.
Eagle Farm still not performing up to expectations
THE chief executive of the company that built the new Eagle Farm course proper has conceded the track is not performing to expectations.
Slater sets sights on Cup action
WITH NRL off the table, the next best thing for Billy Slater is racing and his beloved north Queensland, pursuits he is delighted to be combining in recent weeks.
Morris hits back with Total Authority
JACKSON Morris was at his animated best as his reunion with trainer Les Ross gathered momentum with the dominant win by Total Authority at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Running wide no folly for filly
STUART Kendrick labelled Rare Occurrence one of the toughest fillies he has trained after she sustained a wide run throughout win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Track keeps Heathcote guessing
ROB Heathcote has told his owners he has no idea what to expect from his big team of runners at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Gollan sews up stables for southern expansion
TONY Gollan has finalised details for his expansion to Sydney and the record-breaking Queensland trainer aims to have horses in his Rosehill stable by the end of the month.
Luca fitness fears dispelled
CO-TRAINER John Meagher has dismissed fitness concerns for Kit De Luca, who aims to make it back-to-back Eagle Farm wins on Saturday.
Love shines through on Mekka Wednesday
KELLY Schweida and Darlene Duryea have Saturday ambitions for impressive Mekka Wednesday winners Love A Rose and Sunny Victory.
Integrity boss urges Kavanagh to tell all
QUEENSLAND Racing Integrity Commissioner Ross Barnett has urged disgraced trainer Sam Kavanagh to contact the Commission about his allegations of cobalt use in Queensland.
Buffering looking good for the spring
AS Buffering gears up to be named Queensland’s Horse of the Year for a record fifth time, the star sprinter is also preparing for another Melbourne spring carnival assault.
Barb hungry for success on world stage
IT’S a long way from the black soil of an 11,000-acre outback Australian cattle and wheat property to the bright lights of Budapest.
Gotta do what a Guy’s gotta do
BRYAN Guy is still battling through a mire of red tape in an effort to start a training partnership with his son Daniel, who has worked with him for the past 18 years.
Bott predicts big things with Gai partnership
GAI Waterhouse’s new co-trainer Adrian Bott feels Rosebud winner Thronum is just the tip of the iceberg as the stable prepares to unleash a host of promising three-year-olds.
Tegan leads field a merry dance
TEGAN Harrison took full advantage of the handicap and led her rivals a merry dance up the Eagle Farm straight before later revealing she had been foxing in the lead-up to the jockey dash.
‘Bludger’ Best Case turns fortunes around
BEST Case was given a schooling over jumps last week before staging a form reversal at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Lockwood: My comeback mare a little Pearler
BARRY Lockwood confessed the triumphant return of his Hidden Pearl in Saturday’s Tim Bell Memorial was one of his most satisfying moments as a trainer.
Bailey rejects claims that Ashby ‘doctored’ certificates
VICTORIA’S chief steward Terry Bailey has leapt to the defence of QRIC Independent Reviewer Kane Ashby, whose name was dragged into the cobalt saga in Melbourne this week.
Nathan’s Racebook
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby searches for a winner at Eagle Farm and Flemington on Saturday.
Stud visionary Colin McAlpine dies
COLIN McAlpine was on Friday remembered as a trailblazer for the Australian thoroughbred breeding industry and a man who turned his passion into a lifelong success story.
Pam still leads from the front
MICHELLE Payne’s historic Melbourne Cup success was 36 years in the making for trailblazer Pam O’Neill, who was instrumental in paving the way for female jockeys in Australia.
Legal advice sought over bet challenge
QUEENSLAND stewards have sought a legal interpretation before they make a ruling on a betting dispute over a bookmaker refusing a punter a bet at Wednesday’s Doomben meeting.
Punters rejoice after Charles takes charge
PROTEST failure Rhyming gave Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea a good guide on the chances of Mymancharles, who landed a plonk on debut at Doomben on Wednesday.
Rose will bloom when heat is on, says Vandyke
TRAINER David Vandyke has likened his Group 1 winner Yankee Rose to a Queensland State of Origin player.
Unheralded jockey top of profit list
UNHERALDED apprentice Amelia Denby was the only Queensland-based jockey to return a profit for punters last season.
Young and the restless
RIVER Racer paved the way for trainers to aim juveniles against older rivals when she took out the 2&3YO Plate at Doomben on Saturday.
Prince takes the prize in season 2015-16
THERE can be no other winner than Prince Of Penzance as the clear standout for long pop upset of season 2015-16 after winning Australia’s most famous race at 100-1.
Hey son, give me a break
PREMIERSHIP winner Jeff Lloyd has revealed his harshest critic is not an owner, trainer or even himself, but his son Jaden.
Victory party caps off Jeff’s historic day
JEFF Lloyd received one of his biggest receptions of the season after making his premiership win official aboard Rebel Miss at Doomben on Saturday.
Winning is great but Tony still has other goals
TONY Gollan took a short time to reflect on his 2015-16 achievements on Saturday, but is well aware that once Monday dawns it all starts again.
Schweida’s tropical plunder for mate
KELLY Schweida is poised to deliver on a promise made a quarter of a century ago when Outraged runs the likely favourite in Saturday’s Townsville Cup.
Nathan’s Racebook: Doomben
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby looks for a winner at Doomben on Saturday.
Trot spot: It’s time to stand up
GREG Mitchell is aiming for consecutive Redcliffe Gold Cups on Saturday but is striving for a much bigger goal for the state’s harness racing industry.
Bookies to make a stand
ON-COURSE bookmakers are set for a showdown with race clubs across the state, with the sweetheart incentive deal from Racing Queensland being rolled back.
Cup and ton within reach for Manzelmann
MACKAY trainer John Manzelmann has his sights set on topping the century of winners in the dying days of the season, where his hopes include stable newcomer Artibai in Saturday’s Townsville Cup.
Orman won’t rest in his quest for winners
STAR young Queensland jockey James Orman reckons he does not need a holiday, despite an extraordinary 1140 rides this season.
Potential Melbourne Cup visitors in good Order
PROFESSIONAL punter Daniel O’Sullivan says Melbourne Cup favourite Order Of St George is a “superstar” but three other imports are more attractive in early betting.
Monday Rewind
OUR experts look back at their metropolitan meetings in their respective backyards on Saturday and give us their assessment of the best and worst performers.
Getting a piggyback to success
AS an adrenaline fuelled teenager, there was nothing Cameron Partington was going to do in life other than racing.
Anger grows on annoying delays
THE switch to the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has hit its first hurdle, with licensees unhappy with the delayed process for appeals and seeking a stay of proceedings
Cruising Speed picks up the pace
SAVABEEL filly Cruising Speed is rewarding connections for their patient approach and according to co-trainer Chris Meagher, the best is yet to come.
Nolan’s double a real eye-opener
AFTER years in the wilderness, the one-time powerhouse nursery of Toowoomba is back in the main game and in-form trainer Michael Nolan has tipped the trend to continue.
Nathan’s Racebook: Doomben
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby looks for a winner at Doomben on Saturday.
Premiership has Lloyd on favoured journey
WHEN rising 55-year-old Jeff Lloyd sniffed a premiership glimpse a couple of months ago, he made the tough call to sacrifice a fully paid family holiday to pursue what would be a dream result.
RQ plans minimum bet limit
RACING Queensland is set to follow the lead of NSW and Victoria by introducing a minimum bet limit for wagering service providers later this year.
Dantga trials well but jury out on prospects
FORMER boom horse Dantga has confounded punters over the past 12 months and even his trainer Daniel Want admits he’s not certain what to expect when the gelding resumes on Saturday.
Brisbane preview: Doomben
A COMPREHENSIVE preview of every race for Saturday’s meet at Doomben with Greg Spletter
Winx of the bush in league of his own
IF YOU think Jason Day’s four iron travels a long way, think again. It is nothing compared to Queensland galloper Four Iron who has become the Winx of the bush.
No timeline for Ipswich upgrades
RACING Minister Grace Grace has refused to give a timeline on the redevelopment of the Ipswich Turf and Greyhound Clubs.
Cassidy eases back into the saddle
JOCKEY Larry Cassidy stepped up his comeback bid by riding at the trials at Deagon on Tuesday.
Long road to get Singing back on song
THE owners of French import Singing hope they will be doing exactly that during the Melbourne Spring Carnival.
Monday rewind: Who shone and who struggled
OUR experts look back at their metropolitan meetings in their respective backyards on Saturday and give us their assessment of the best and worst performers.
Winter chart rates Bart a winner
BLACK Heart Bart emerged as the highest rating performance at the Winter Racing carnival in a season where Queensland had little influence on national rating charts.
Criticism resurfaces as new Farm turns to mud
THE new Eagle Farm was the centre of attention again on Saturday as it worsened into the heavy range with less than 10mm of rain falling after the initial Soft 5 assessment in the morning.
McGuren ride caps Epic day for Edmonds
TOP Northern Rivers jockey Matt McGuren made a rare return to Brisbane to help complete a race-to-race double for the Toby Edmonds stable on Mr Epic at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Byrne’s Delight at cup success
JIM Byrne was confident of winning the Queensland Cup for a third time on Saturday and followed his plan of staying out of trouble to perfection on Murphy’s Delight.
Cup tip sets off Chinese cracker
A PREDICTION made by jockey Glyn Schofield is the reason imported mare Jiayuguan finds herself in Saturday’s 3200m Queensland Cup at Eagle Farm, having bypassed the Grafton Cup.
Nathan’s Racebook: Eagle Farm
THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby looks for the winners at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Smith settles on winning formula
TRAINER Brian Smith has reached into his bag of tricks in an attempt to conspire an unlikely first-up win for injury-plagued gelding Bazzabeel at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Grainger rejoices as Eilbeck strikes again
SARAH Eilbeck continued her amazing week of longshot success when providing Gympie hobby trainer Greg Grainger a thrilling maiden city win at Doomben on Wednesday.
Byrne makes smart call to stay home
FATE smiled kindly on Jim Byrne at Doomben on Wednesday as troublesome mare Tina Melina became Tegan Harrison’s problem in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
Lang revved up for another big night
CHAMPION reinsman Gavin Lang is living life in the fast lane, on and off the track.
Dittman making giant strides in senior ranks
LUKE Dittman reckons he is starting to step out of the shadow of his famous father Mick.
Greyhound races head north to beat ban
EXTRA Queensland greyhound races have been scheduled this week to cater for an influx of northern rivers NSW greyhounds hit by the ban south of the border.
Animal welfare claims unsubstantiated: RA chief
RACING Australia has hit back at claims from an animal welfare group that thousands of thoroughbreds are put down each year because they are uncompetitive.
Monday rewind
OUR experts look back at their metropolitan meetings in their respective backyards on Saturdayand give us their assessment of the best and worst performers.
Grace to meet greyhound heavyweights
RACING minister Grace Grace will host a high-powered meeting with Queensland greyhound industry heavyweights on Monday to calm industry fears over the NSW ban.
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