GERRY IN GREAT FORM AS USUAL

A GERRY Harvey speech is always a blast. At the launch party he opened with some words for newbie Queensland racing minister, Stirling Hinchliffe. “I had some advice for your predecessor Grace Grace – ‘Don’t f*** it up!’ And I’m giving you the same advice!” He also outlined a scheme to take the publicity for the carnival to the next level. “How about this – we take 12 horses out in a boat past the breakers and the first one back to shore wins $1 million?” He’s joking folks.