Irish trainer Dermot Weld says he’s not bringing Profound Beauty to Australia. TP Maher will keep his money in his pocket.
Horse racing
Turnbull victory the height of well-priced efficiency
The $502,000 Turnbull Stakes is a good test of horse, jockey, trainer and connections’ staying power at a middle distance, writes TP Maher.
Talking the Town: Talking the Town: bookmaker Bill Waterhouse’s autobiography launch
There was no more fabulous place to be in Sydney yesterday than at Tattersall’s Club for the launch of colourful bookmaker Bill Waterhouse’s autobiography, What are the Odds? The Bill Waterhouse Story.
Horse & Jockey: finding succor at the Valley by the freeway
If you don’t know who Manikato is, you’ve obviously been given a very poor education in contemporary Australian life and there is nothing T P Maher can do for you.
Horse & Jockey: Caulfield: So many horses, so little money
When they first built a primitive racecourse at Caulfield in 1859, a track had to be crudely fashioned from the heath, sand hills and snake-infested swamps. It looks much the same today, writes T.P. Maher.
The not-so-happy Valley
Remember that there is no such thing as smart money on the racecourse, writes TP Maher.
Lee Freedman: why new whip rules are overkill
Lee Freedman explains from a trainer’s perspective why the new whip rule which has the racing industry up in arms is excessive and unnecessary.
Betting companies might need a whip around if jockeys hold out
For bookmakers and wagering companies around the country, every single interruption to the racing program means a drop in revenue. The jokey strike over whip rules could cost the industry millions.
Jockeys striking? Solution: get monkeys
Melbourne’s iconic Spring Carnival is in crisis mode as the horse people with the small hands put the whip in the rack and refuse to race. Crikey’s Leigh Josey offers a solution.
Crack the whip over indulgent jockey strike
The horse racing Spring Carnival is in doubt, with jockeys taking industrial action against controversial new padded whip laws. Imagine the uproar if AFL players walked out on a game, says Ben Wise. Jockeys should just accept the changes and do their jobs.
Horse & Jockey: Flemington on fire
Happily, horses have no knowledge of human expectations because they are dumb, dumb animals, writes TP Maher, reviewing the weekend’s racing at Flemington.
Horse and jockey with T.P. Maher: thanks for the Memsie
On Saturday, Melbourne went head-to-head with Sydney for the start of their respective Spring racing carnivals. Rosehill had all the prize money but Caulfield had all the class.
Tips and rumours: Gay Christian speaker prevented from speaking at church
The Anglican Church uninvite a gay speaker, Coles definitely not the fresh food people, jumps racing horses don’t have great odds.
Jumps racing resumes so where’s the high horse?
A big feature double of hurdle and steeplechase racing returned to metropolitan Melbourne on Saturday — and to the great disappointment of the anti-jumps racing fraternity, no horse was killed or euthanised from a fall, writes Ralph Horowitz.
Do jockeys matter in horse races?Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: War against Taliban: military equivalent of global warming
Crikey readers weigh in on Afghanistan, Budget fundraising, paying for newspaper content online, SackWatch and jumps racing.
Political snippets: Wayne Swan won’t get his Budget wish
Presenting the government wish list for Budget 09 (not that they’ll get it), astrology v polls in India and the increasing lobbying power of animal liberation groups.
Jumps racing is dead
Hurdle and steeplechasing is finished in Victoria. Should be finished in South Australia. It’s no longer acceptable to the community, argues Patrick Smith.
Decadence and depravity from the Kentucky Derby
Deadspin rounds up the off-track shenanigans.
The Kentucky Derby: the most expensive two minutes in sports
The Toilet Paper breaks down the costs of getting a horsie to run around in a circle for a few minutes. (Spoiler: it’s quite a expensive)
Preparations before the Kentucky Derby
Kentucky Derby contenders are putting in their final workouts before the big race.
The ten best Grand National moments
The Grand National is upon us and to whet your appetite for the most unpredictable of races we bring you some of the grand - and not so grand - moments in the history of the race.
And they’re off in the 2008 Melbourne Cup…
We watch with delight
Greedy greed and horses
Greed is the cause of racing’s money laundering problem, writes Richard Farmer.
