As long as the human race is still here, there will be someone trying to get the easy bucks, one way or another.Anyone who says different is in denial (not in Egypt either!) and/or are playing Ostrich with their ‘heads in the sand’.Sure the authorities are trying their hardest to catch these people, but the harder they try, the more inventive the cheats gets. Australian stewards are ever vigilant with the newer breed of cheat but people are still trying to import drugs through airports and...

WHEN TO punt on a ‘CUT  THROAT’ Being a good horse, having loads of ability or a good set of lungs and a large heart, or a big engine, is of no use if the horse has a blocked carburettor. As almost everyone knows “if the carby’s blocked, your just blowing fuel out the tail pipe”…. same thing here! Except it’s the pipe under the tail. Throat surgery on the thoroughbred race horse is not a new practice but it has under gone some serious changes over the years with a lot of...