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The voicemail to the owners of Criminal Defence, obtained by racing website Racenet, allegedly contained the following: F -ing brain dead c - that will never f -ing sit on one of our horses ever again, the message allegedly said. I m f -ing ropeable, I could f -ing kill that c -. The voicemail found its way onto social media and was subsequently investigated by the commission. The commission, which released its stewards report late April, charged Mr Hulbert with misconduct. It deemed Mr Hulbert s voicemail was inappropriate and offensive and the commission handed him a $1000 fine. On the evidence, it was established that Mr Hulbert was disappointed in Mr Mallyon s ride on Criminal Defence in this particular race, the commission s report read.
Rockhampton Jockey Club CEO Tony Fenlon. File photo.
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Jockeys were wrongly blamed for the abandonment of six races at Rockhampton’s Callaghan Park racecourse last Saturday when in fact they had “collectively agreed to continue riding”.
Following the running of the first race at 1.07pm, jockeys raised concerns with a section of the track near the 250 metres in the straight relating to a wet patch on the racing surface.
After chief steward Josh Adams consulted with track officials (course curator Trent Williams and RJC CEO Tony Fenlon) and inspected the troublesome section with jockeys, an explanation surfaced.
The quest to save racehorses from the knackery What do you do with a racehorse that is too old or too injured or too expensive to keep? That’s where Jane Gollan steps in to help.
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Subscriber only Power strength and speed. Thoroughbred racehorses are best known for the God-given attributes that make them unsurpassed in their line of work. But what happens when that work dries up? When the roar of the frenzied crowd fizzles, the prizemoney peters out and the constant attention, training, preening and pampering is no longer required? The life of a working racehorse can be more micromanaged than that of a Disney starlet with not a grain of feed consumed without managerial approval. But what comes next?