Racing Queensland boss expelled from national body
RACING Queensland’s active chief executive Ian Hall has been expelled from national insolvency body ARITA for refusing to comply with penalties handed down last year.
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Lola miles out in front
YOU have heard of the six million dollar man. Now meet the two million kilometre woman.
Veteran Small snares rare city winner
IN Australian Cup week, veteran jockey Cyril Small made the most of one of his rare visits to metropolitan racing to win on Hoagy at Doomben on Wednesday.
Stower lifts Maroons to top in apprentice series
BROOKE Stower carried Queensland to an important victory in the National Apprentice Series and also delivered punters a healthy return when winning on Fleur D’Orage at Doomben on Wednesday.
Fresh Farm produces the goods
AT first glance, a caveman’s diet and newly minted racetrack don’t have much in common. But they do at the soon-to-be-reopened Eagle Farm, writes Robert Craddock.
Superstar ensures track christening big success
ACE jockey Damian Browne reckons the plush new Eagle Farm track feels like a magic carpet ride, compared to the “old gravel’’ of the former racing surface.
Dubai bound Buffering’s celebrity status soaring
WITH a television feature set to air in Dubai World Cup week and a landmark gallop set down for Eagle Farm, connections are revelling in Buffering’s celebrity status.
Tony’s sweet timing
TONY Sears feels he has served a long enough training apprenticeship and now it is his turn to win a Weetwood in his home town.
Trackside today: All the action from Doomben
THE Courier-Mail’s racing experts Nathan Exelby and Ben Dorries get all the latest news, tips and analysis from the track at Doomben on Saturday.
The verdict with Nathan Exelby
SPECULATION continues on the likely make-up of the new Queensland Racing Board and just when it might be announced.
The great revival of Vandyke
RACING has witnessed some remarkable comebacks but few as inspiring as the trainer who regularly slept in his car in Kings Cross, craving only his next drug fix. Ben Dorries reports
Placing a must to reach Tony’s goal
ZELADY’S Night Out’s bulging prizemoney account will only accumulate into a Golden Slipper start if she finishes in the first three in Saturday’s Reisling Stakes.
Nathan’s Racebook: Saturday preview
BEST BETS: Courier-Mail racing editor Nathan Exelby breaks down the big races around Australia on Saturday.
Trot Spot: Graham all set for sales
BRITTANY Graham will feel a bit like a parent at school speech night during Sunday’s Australian Pacing Gold yearling sales at Albion Park.
Crushing reputation on line for NZ colt
AS Xtravagant bids to become the first New Zealand-trained horse to win the Australian Guineas on Saturday, he also has to live up to another lofty tag.
Meagher keen to make his mark in Singapore
DAN Meagher left for Singapore on Wednesday night determined to add a glittering new chapter to his family’s proud training history.
BRC steps up push for better coverage on Sky
RACING NSW boss Peter V’landys insists there is no intent from south of the border to dilute Queensland’s racing coverage despite increasing angst over a perceived snub from broadcaster Sky.
Right Or Wrong trainer gives Fradd the boot
FORMER South African jockey Robbie Fradd has been turfed from Right Or Wrong for his ill-judged ride on the rising star galloper at Doomben last Saturday.
Top Qld harness trainer has two arsenic positives
QUEENSLAND harness racing has been rocked with the news that Australia’s leading trainer Grant Dixon is facing two positive swabs charges for arsenic.
Orman trades flips for whips
JIMMY Orman started his sporting career on a pommel horse but has never looked back since catapulting on to the backs of 550kg racehorses.
Mighty Mana doesn’t surprise Marcus in slightest
THE VERDICT: GOLD Coast trainer Marcus Wilson was the least surprised person on course when Mana Manu gave bookies a good result at Doomben on Saturday.
Snowdens still backing Capitalist ideology
CAPITALIST might have lost his spot at the head of the Golden Slipper market, but co-trainer Paul Snowden hasn’t seen anything he wants to swap with the MM winner.
Mana Manu success not surprising for trainer
GOLD Coast trainer Marcus Wilson was the least surprised person on course when Mana Manu gave bookies a good result at Doomben on Saturday.
Morris laments run-in with ‘nutcase’ Rebel Rover
THE VERDICT: Jackson Morris meets his match, the baffling Chris Munce oversight and the incredible run of form of flying mare My Little Flicka.
Honey sticks to difficult task despite weight
BEN Currie must decide whether he chases his long held dream with Honey Toast, who gave his rivals weight and a beating at Doomben on Saturday.
‘Crazy’ horse does the unthinkable
REBEL Rover may well be the best named racehorse in Australia, after he dumped his rider and swam 11km off Brisbane. But his wild rampage didn’t end there.
Ratings find extremely good Choice
EXTREME Choice’s rating represents a worthy gamble of him running out 1200m in Saturday’s Blue Diamond, according to Ratings analyst Daniel O’Sullivan.
Qld Racing’s new direction questioned
RACING Australia chairman John Messara has raised concerns about the proposed new governance structure for Queensland racing.
Nathan’s Racebook: Saturday preview
BEST BETS: COURIER-Mail racing editor Nathan Exelby runs his ruler over the big races at Caulfield on Saturday.
Doomben card throws up some interesting clashes
DOOMBEN may not have the star power of the southern states’ Group 1 feast on Saturday, but the meeting still serves up some intriguing runners in good betting races.
Trots tragic tenor hopes newcomer hits high note
MAESTRO Ballini will make his debut at Albion Park next week and somewhere in the USA, his owner, world-class tenor Rosario La Spina, will be watching.
Stradbroke perfect for Azkadellia: Maher
CIARON Maher has not given up on winning successive Stradbroke Handicaps even though his sprint queen Srikandi is injured and will not be seen in Queensland this winter.
Doomben mayhem: Jockey fall and G-strings
THE Girls Day Out promotion at Doomben may have brought the masses through the gates, but the antics didn’t impress many regular patrons as a day of drama unfolded.
Hot off the Press: Star colt surprises Hugh
HUGH Bowman said there was no way Press Statement would be among Australia’s most valuable colts if you assessed him on his work each morning.
Inside information still didn’t help some hoops
COURIER Mail chief racing writer Nathan Exelby gives his verdict on a big day in racing that featured something special with Chautauqua’s stunning charge.
396 not out and no sign of slowing for Destreos
DESTREOS is the King of The Creek and like Ol’ Man River, the record-breaking pacer just keeps rolling along.
Gallops find fault in board structure
BRISBANE Racing Club has challenged several of the recommendations made by Alan MacSporran in his greyhound live baiting inquiry as it tries to persuade the Government to rethink the new Integrity Bill.
Cost hurdle to Integrity Bill
OFFICE of Racing senior executive director Wade Oestreich has refused to be drawn on the cost of the new Queensland Racing Integrity Commission.
Taree: He’s Ever So confident
TRAINER Cliff Bashford is testing the Country Championships credentials of Ever So Natural in the Hannan Vale Cup at Taree on Tuesday.
Integrity commission funding concerns
RACING Queensland’s submission to the committee presiding over the inquiry into the Racing Integrity Bill has flagged concerns over the funding of the new integrity commission.
Right Or Wrong, stakes is worth a shake
RIGHT Or Wrong will be given his chance in stakes grade in a fortnight after comfortably making the transition to open company at Doomben on Saturday.
Oh Boy! Bayliss is back and he’s confident
REGAN Bayliss grew up watching his father Jamie ride in south east Queensland and on Saturday returns home for his first ride at Doomben.
Speedster to burn in city return
STEVE O’Dea shares a similar level of confidence to punters as devastating first-up Ipswich winner Katy’s Son returns to city racing at Doomben on Saturday.
RQ gives punters rails run
RACING Queensland has made a concession in the best interests of punters as Caulfield repeats its 30-minute gap between races again on Saturday despite a big betting downturn last week.
Acting boss Hall cops new query
ACTING Racing Queensland Chief Executive Ian Hall has been asked to detail how he will manage any potential conflicts of interest by Racing Minister Grace Grace.
Punters feel black eye pain
CAN you imagine Channel Nine banishing State Of Origin to its secondary channel because of a blue with the QRL?
Punters not exactly pushing for cushion
TIME has not diminished punters’ dislike for the cushion surface in Queensland.
Cyril thankful for Small mercies
CYRIL Small’s love affair with racing was highlighted just as much by a recent win at Lismore than any of Vo Rogue’s famous Group 1 triumphs.
Monday Mail with Nathan Exelby
NATHAN Exelby reviews the weekend’s racing in Monday Mail:
I don’t want to jinx Winx
AS Winx prepares to embark on a campaign that could elevate her to superstar status, part-owner Peter Tighe is trying to keep his expectations below those the public have for the runaway Cox Plate winner.
Need for a Quick change of plan
SUMMER surprise packet Quick Ketch could be headed to better races after repeating the heroics of his first up win with an even more dominant display on Saturday.
Cushion track bounces back into play
THE much-maligned Sunshine Coast cushion track could potentially host its second meeting of the weekend on Sunday after lying dormant for more than two and a half years.
Coyle springs interstate bid
JASON Coyle has fond memories of past raids on Queensland races and hopes Storm Siren can provide him with more success at Doomben on Saturday.
Jockeys on board for shorter days
QUEENSLAND’S top trainers and jockeys have indicated they would readily embrace 30-minute gaps between races if the concept proves a success in Victoria.
Day/night racing adds spark to revamped schedule
DAY-NIGHT racing is a key platform of Racing Queensland’s proposed 2016-17 schedule as the control body searches for ways to boost wagering turnover.
Currie butters up with another slice of Toast
THE latest “Toast” to emerge from the Ben Currie stable will be served up when Butter Toast makes his debut at Doomben on Saturday.
Punters lose in vision feud
QUEENSLAND punters are about to face a blackout of live Sky Racing vision on UBET’s website and mobile app.
Monday Mail with Ben Dorries
MONDAY MAIL: Ben Dorries reviews the weekend’s racing.
Sears left astounded after protest
GOBSMACKED trainer Tony Sears was incredulous he lost the $100,000 Sunshine Coast Cup after a controversial protest by stewards.
Ruling force awakens in boost for owner
OWNER Wayne Innes was once offered a share in Kelly Schweida’s former star galloper Better Than Ready and has never forgotten how he let the chance slip.
Forster refusing to halt all hype
DESLEIGH Forster claims her three-year-old colt Too Good To Refuse is a “freak” and will live up to the hype in the Group 1 Randwick Guineas next month.
Rob’s Dream Choice on bittersweet day
JAMES Orman produced the perfect ride to land the cash on former Sydney galloper Dream Choice, but there was an emotional postscript with veteran sprinter Adebisi retired.
Boy wonder back from the brink
OUR Boy Malachi’s Queensland owner has revealed the extraordinary survival story of how the wonder sprinter was almost euthanized after a bout of colic last year.
Schweida gives punters early warning
KELLY Schweida has a good opinion of his two-year-old colt Itz Alrite but has warned he will appreciate more distance and may be under the odds in Saturday’s Doomben sprint.
Lees weighs up best fit for Award Season
A FORMER French stayer once touted as a potential cups prospect could be headed to Brisbane to race on Saturday.
Water-logged track forces Cup switch
THE Sunshine Coast Cup meeting was called off after three races on Tuesday when nearly 50mm of rain swamped the track.
Jockey’s spirit can’t be broken
PROMISING young Brisbane apprentice Alannah Fancourt is clinging on to hope she will be back in the saddle in six months.
Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah, what a wonderful pay
VETERAN galloper Steel Zip was brought for just $13,000 but trainer Pat Duff feels the bargain buy can win $1 million by the end of his racing career.
Cyrus chance to break rivals’ hearts in Karaka
LIAM Birchley rates O’Reilly Cyrus on par with last year’s Karaka Million winner Hardline as the Brisbane trainer bids to win New Zealand’s richest race for the third time on Sunday.
Carmody toasts Doomben as Taltarni opens account
FOND memories of star galloper Intergaze and his 1999 Doomben Cup win came flooding back when former ace jockey Craig Carmody walked through the gates of Doomben on Saturday.
Tina helps Gollan keep the good times rolling
TRAINER Tony Gollan finished the summer carnival with a bang on Saturday when Tina Melina ran a race record to win the feature event at Doomben.
Murphy backs Mister Booze to go the distance
MISTER Booze tangled with Group 1 star Buffering a fortnight ago but trainer David Murphy insists the gelding has not been flattened and is up to the extra distance at Doomben on Saturday.
The Special Two on song for northern raid
THE Special Two is named after a Missy Higgins song and already the mare has given trainer James Cummings and his staff some special moments.
Balloting changes to give carnival a boost
THE Queensland Winter Carnival will be fairer and more competitive, with Racing Queensland making the common-sense decision to amend balloting conditions for weight-for-age races.
Jockey opens up about drug ban
RIC McMahon could cope with the embarrassment but it was the disappointment on his parent’s faces that was the hardest thing to take.
Positive drug test for young jockey
ANOTHER young Queensland jockey has tested positive to a banned drug in what is becoming a worrying trend for the sport.
Gough pushing the Right buttons
TRAINER Lindsay Gough is on fire with three consecutive winners and the future could be even more exciting with big plans for promising galloper Right Or Wrong.
Goldman Hellbent on Stradbroke success
THE Queensland Winter Carnival helped put Ciaron Maher on the map and now another talented young interstate trainer is dreaming of the riches of the Stradbroke Handicap.
Change of colours lets the good times roll
TRAINER Rob Heathcote was worried he was showing disrespect to his Group 1 superstar Buffering when he put the same blue and black racing colours on three-year-old sprinter Privlaka on Saturday.
Love Spy steals Currie’s heart
TOOWOOMBA trainer Ben Currie conceded he didn’t know how good Love Spy was until the flying juvenile filly blew them away on the Sunshine Coast on Saturday.
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