COCAINE SEIZED FROM JOHN NIKOLIC’S YACHT STOLEN FROM FIJI EVIDENCE ROOM
NEARLY 13kg of cocaine seized from a former Melbourne racehorse trainer’s drug smuggling yacht in Fiji has been stolen from a Suva Court evidence room. MANDY SQUIRES reports for the HERALD-SUN that the drugs trafficked by John Nikolic across the Pacific were among millions of dollars worth of cocaine stored at the courthouse, which is understood to […]
BIGGER CROWD TURNS OUT FOR KA YING RISING TRIAL THAN SYDNEY MIDWEEK MEETING
AN indication of how Sydney racing has become entrenched in feature meetings can be gauged by the crowd that turned out this morning (Tuesday) to watch the trial of Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising. It was a work day and storm clouds were ominous but there were far more at Randwick than regularly attend […]
GOVERNMENT UPDATE ON IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NEXT LAP FOR QUEENSLAND RACING
THE Queensland Government has provided an update on the implementation of The Next Lap, a plan for the future of Queensland racing. Work underway – remainder of 2026 The remainder of 2026 will focus predominantly on progressing governance and construction priorities. Key work underway includes: Establishing The Next Lap Oversight Committee, comprising senior representatives from the Department […]
‘SPIN DOCTORS’ TURN BLIND EYE TO EMBARRASSMENT THAT IS MIDWEEK RACING IN SYDNEY TO FOCUS ON THE EVEREST
NO surprise that all the Sydney racing ‘spin doctors’ want to talk about is how the ‘house full’ sign is already up for The Everest meeting. Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club have confirmed that general admission tickets for the 10th running of The Everest on October 17 have sold out with Randwick on […]
‘DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM?’ MANUEL SQUEALS AT ASIAN SECURITY GUARD.
JUST when everything was going so well for the Brisbane Racing Club’s ‘man for all seasons’, like the three-peat of his beloved Brisbane Lions, he hit an unexpected hurdle at Doomben on Wednesday. ‘Manuel’ reportedly forgot his ‘admit all sections’ pass to the track and after bluffing his way past the car park attendant was […]
THE WEDNESDAY WHINGE – YOUR SAY ON NUMEROUS TOPICS THIS WEEK
CONTRIBUTORS wanted to talk about the massive RQ financial turnaround, the departure of Peter V’Landys from Racing NSW and perceived problems with the voting system for Directors at the upcoming AGM of the Brisbane Racing Club. THIS contributor, who calls himself ‘COLIN from the ACCOUNTS DEPARTMENT of Racing in Queensland’ has weighed into the debate […]
BELIEVE IT OR NOT – RACING QUEENSLAND POSTS A PROFIT OF $8.2mn for 2025-26
RACING Queensland has published its 2025-26 Annual Report after it was published in Parliament this week. Highlights include: Recording a profit of $8.2 million; Total revenue (excluding grants) increasing to $431.9 million – a 6.4% increase from FY25, resulting in RQ Earnings Before Interest and Depreciation improving by $14.5 million compared to FY25; and Payments […]
CAULFIELD BETTER BE RIGHT FOR CARNIVAL AFTER RIDICULOUS RAIL MOVEMENT ON SUNDAY TO PROTECT IT
WITH the start of the three-day CAULFIELD CUP carnival less than a fortnight away there needs to be assurances from the Melbourne Racing Club that there will be no repeat of Sunday’s embarrassment. Sure the track played fine but the placement of the rail 13m out for the entire circuit was not a good look […]
GROUNDHOG DAY IS FAST APPROACHING FOR THE BRC BOARD AT ITS AGM
IT’S ALMOST GROUNDHOG DAY – that time of the year when the Board of the Brisbane Racing Club wakes to their worst nightmare. The anger that Wally Gleeson feels about the way his son Simon was treated before and after his controversial departure as a BRC Director remains as resilient as ever. The Annual General […]
PUNTERS QUESTIONING REASON FOR FORM SLUMP OF THEIR CHAMP JAMIE MELHAM
A legion of fans of champion lady jockey JAMIE MELHAM are asking ‘have the wheels fallen off’ her riding career this season? Their reason: Only two wins from her last 50 rides and 23 losers since she saluted on Satono Glow in the Group 3 Cap D’Antibes at Flemington on September 12. Jamie and husband […]