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THE Queensland carnival spotlight swings to IPSWICH for CUP DAY on Saturday where the locals will turn out in force ensuring a crowd of more than 20,000 that is likely to be better than the Stradbroke meeting attracted in Brisbane last weekend.

Unfortunately the Ipswich track is no Eagle Farm and hardly up to Saturday standard for a carnival meeting which will no doubt detract from the turnover. Not every runner in the big fields will get their chance of winning.

GINGA DUDE, despite a big weight, looks the one to beat and is a solid early favorite for the Cup. The main concern with him is the awkward draw and how well he is handled by Jason Taylor.

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RACING Queensland is expected to announce today the appointment of ALAN REARDON to a prominent role in a restructure of the Integrity Department.

Rival media organisations, including this website and Racing Radio TAB, expecting the announcement to be provided exclusively to The Courier-Mail which is loyal to the RQL Board, have jumped the gun.

By the time the Media Release is distributed the only news will be the role Reardon will play but it can be expected to fit in with what the RQ Chief Steward Wade Birch wants. There is no room in the integrity of RQ it would apear for anyone who he does not feel comfortable with.

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THIS web-site continues to listen to what our readers have to say and has introduced a ‘Wednesday Whinge’ where you can express your feelings on racing industry issues of the past week. Try to keep them objective. Just e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE e-mail box this week was spearheaded by calls for Sydney stewards to take a stronger stance over the failure of favorites from the Gai Waterhouse stable. There was the usual brouhaha concerning the politics in Queensland racing with some interesting comments about the new Board. The Robbie Heathcote magazine comments attracted support and criticism. There were a host of other topics including an interesting e-mail about changes at the top in Victoria racing and a response to last week’s item about the lady trainer who was abused in the north without any stewards’ action.

Here is this week’s selection with apologies to those who missed out.

 

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IN his widely-read column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published by the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer TERRY BUTTS explains why leading Brisbane trainer Robbie Heathcote has upset many in the country with a quote in a recent Racing Queensland Magazine article.

Butts also reports on the Rockhampton carnival and its special guest Hugh Bowman; top lady jockey and former steward Lacey Morrison still riding winners – this time on Mount Isa Cup day; and tells how punters are demanding change from corporate bookmaking agencies.

Here is the Butts column:

 

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THE Brisbane Winter Carnival didn’t have much going for it until the boy from the Queensland bush rode into town albeit without the star of his stable, the champion mare Black Caviar.

Peter Moody, quickly becoming the best trainer the state has ever produced, took the carnival by the scruff of the neck and saved it from certain oblivion.

In one of the greatest training performances ever seen on the biggest day of racing in the north, Moody saddled up the winners of the Group One Stradbroke (Midsummer Music), the G1 Queensland Derby (Brambles) and the G2 Brisbane Cup (Lights of Heaven).

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RACING Queensland Limited (RQL) has announced prizemoney increases for the coming racing year across all three codes of racing in Queensland totalling $3.5 million. These initiatives will become effective from September 1, 2012.

RQL chairman Kevin Dixon said that the changes announced today have been made possible thanks to the new State Government’s $5 million commitment to the Queensland Thoroughbred Investment Scheme (QTIS).

“The funding allocation to QTIS from the Government has freed up funds previously used by RQL for this purpose, which can now be redirected toward much needed prizemoney,” said Mr Dixon.

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HISTORY might be stacked against her but brilliant Sydney filly SEA SIREN remains a solidly backed favorite to complete the Doomben 10,000 – Stradbroke Handicap double at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Sea Siren, whose connections have just rejected a mammoth offer for the three-year-old, is ready to run the race of her life, according to trainer John O’Shea and the field for the Group One this year is not outstanding.

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THIS web-site continues to listen to what our readers have to say and has introduced a ‘Wednesday Whinge’ where you can express your feelings on racing industry issues of the past week. Try to keep them objective. Just e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

THE e-mail box this week was largely dominated by controversial Queensland issues ranging from a response to concerns about the payout from RQ to the Toowoomba Turf Club to rumors of a resignation by a director of the Toowoomba Turf Club. There were also e-mails concerning the restructure of the Integrity Department of Racing Queensland, reports that a high profile steward will be returning to run the show in the north and a host of other topics, including another blast for big stable favorites being beaten in Sydney.

EDITOR'S NOTE: We are concerned to learn that some clubs are allegedly being told by the new RQL Board not to deal with the Wednesday Whinge. If that happens to be the case we are disappointed. It will only mean that one side of the story is told. As I told new RQ Chairman Kevin Dixon when he took on the role. He will get a fair go from letsgohorseracing but not to expect us to bear our backsides like some do in the mainstream racing media because they are his mates. We have a job to do and we plan to do it to the best of our ability regadless of the road-blocks.

Here is this week’s selection with apologies to the few who missed out:

 

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IN his widely-read column, ‘SILKS & SADDLES,’ published by the NORTH QUEENSLAND REGISTER, respected racing writer TERRY BUTTS reports on new evidence that looks set to reignite the whip use controversy in Australia.

He also tells of the acute shortage of jockeys in North and Central Queensland; has a column item on a new start of North Western racing that struggled to win a Maiden in Victoria and reveals the new environs being enjoyed by top jockeys David Crossland and Lacey Morrison.

Here is the Butts column:

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MENTAL has been deposed of favoritism for the Stradbroke Handicap following his flop in the Queensland Guineas on the heavy track at Eagle Farm on Saturday with the carnival headliner next weekend quickly degenerating into a non-event.

Doomben 10,000 winner SEA SIREN is now $6 favorite for what is shaping as one of the most ordinary line-ups for a Stradbroke with MENTAL out to $7.5 ahead of TIGER TEES ($8), BUFFERING ($8.5) and WEALTH PRINCESS ($9).

The Winter Carnival, sadly lacking a draw-card this year, has paled into insignificance compared to recent years when BLACK CAVIAR and APACHE CAT proved terrific draw-cards.

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