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RSN927 KAH IS QUEEN BUT NO WAY SHE’D TACKLE THE ANNUAL May 10, 2021 3:28 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  Jamie Kah took it in her stride on Saturday when she arrived at Caulfield to ride six hotpots. But the idea of following her fiancé Clayton Douglas over the scary-big obstacles at the Bool – a different story. Kah the superstar played temporary second fiddle to Douglas last week at the famous TAB Warrnambool May carnival. She had a handful of rides, for no winners, and seemed comfortable in her supporting role. WARRNAMBOOL, AUSTRALIA – MAY 06: Clayton Douglas riding Gold Med...

RSN927 IS BOB BAFFERT FIT AND PROPER? May 10, 2021 12:34 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  Is Bob Baffert a serial cheat or serially negligent? Or this time – Baffert’s umpteenth drug breach – is America’s most celebrated horse trainer the victim? Again? “I got the biggest gut-punch in racing, for something I didn’t do”, Baffert insisted after his Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit tested positive to betamethasone and may be disqualified, pending testing of a reserve sample. Only one Kentucky Derby winner has been disqualified for a positive drug test, a horse called Danc...

RSN927 WARRNAMBOOL IN MAY, THE GREAT ESCAPE May 3, 2021 2:32 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  When jumps horses were dropping like flies a decade ago, prompting Racing Victoria boss Rob Hines to conduct a crisis meeting in the Warrnambool steward’s room on Grand Annual Day, racing was confronted with a couple of unimaginables. The three days of the 2009 May racing carnival were the darkest in jumps racing history. Six jumpers had perished in 14 days. Twelve had died in 12 months and three in three days at the Bool. Hines declared “that’s it!” and suspended the sport after popul...

RSN927 WILL SCANS ONLY RULE OUT MELBOURNE CUP? May 3, 2021 12:29 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  What options remain if a horse is scanned out of the Melbourne Cup? According to Racing Victoria, future racing options for a horse who fails a Melbourne Cup CT scan “would depend on what it shows.” “Each would be assessed on its individual merits,” a spokesman said, adding that RV would communicate with international and local vets and trainers in coming weeks to “address their queries directly.” The spokesman said RV’s major fracture policy meant horses who had suffered such ...

RSN927 AMATEUR OR MEGASTAR, THE AMBULANCE STILL FOLLOWS April 21, 2021 11:31 am By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  As death of a female amateur jockey in England last Sunday is a reminder of the unique risks of the only sport that has an ambulance at its tail. Whether hero or toiler – like ill-fated English amateur Lorna Brooke – the danger is the same, day in, day out. In no other sport does the dark cloud hang lower and heavier and more relentless over its competitors. You wonder why they’re not always bright and cheery and helpful? Walk in their shoes. I had lunch with a champion yo...