Letsgohorseracing - Silks & Saddles

Details: Published: 24 August 2015; Created: 24 August 2015

IN his popular column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published in the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer, TERRY BUTTS, questions why some racing identities over-react to criticism.

Butts upset an official of the Bowen club who apparently wanted him charged with bringing the industry into disrepute for daring to declare the track there is ‘hard’.

Here is his column:

Details: Published: 17 August 2015; Created: 17 August 2015

IN his popular column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published in the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer, TERRY BUTTS, questions how the new regime at Racing Queensland can downgrade and reduce prizemoney for meetings in the north whilst supporting $5 million of industry funds being poured into the Magic Millions Day at the Gold Coast in January.

Butts also reveals another incident involving the ‘brave’ corporate bookmakers who have closed down the account of a punter simply because he was proving too successful.

Here is his column:

Details: Published: 11 August 2015; Created: 11 August 2015

IN his popular column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published in the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer, TERRY BUTTS, reveals how the re-opening of the new Cluden track has been delayed to a Super Saturday in late September when the Cup will be run.

Butts reports on last weekend’s Cairns Cup carnival and the proposed quarter horse racing project which is still a ‘work in progress’ and questions whether a likeable bloke in the racing industry in the north is being ‘sorted out for special attention’.

Here is his column: