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sonnysonny    1,534 posts
Harness & Greyhounds
Ordinary night on the punt but exciting to watch Junior .. Not a very intelligent drive in my opinion.. Will he get time??
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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    No.
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  • sonnysonny    1,534 posts
    You are right .JJ.. After interviewing the drivers in question  and their explanations, the stewards did not find it to be unreasonable.... 
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  • sonnysonny    1,534 posts
    It was embarrassing to watch in my opinion and the stewards quotes even more so..In my opinion...

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  • ChariotsonfireChariotsonfire    3,025 posts
    Fred Kersley once said that the most exciting races to watch are thos brought about by driver error..
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  • sonnysonny    1,534 posts
    I would not class that race as exciting as a punter or trot lover But as a Bookie would have loved it ..tongue in cheek.. 
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  • 2lifetimewinners2lifetimewinners    528 posts
    The stewards dont give a f*ck about harness racing. they want to get in and get out as soon as possible with as little paperwork or follow up as possible.
    Only have to look at a couple races on the 15th and not one QDT was mentioned in the report.  Not saying anyone deserves time or such but at least have the gumption to ask the fricken question.

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  • ChariotsonfireChariotsonfire    3,025 posts
    For more than a decade this was the first GP meeting that did not produce one odds on favourite.

    Something must be working.

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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    Under HWOE, they had 318 attempts at getting a fully subscribed card. They never once succeeded, as opposed to that goal being achieved under NR. There were frequently 5, 6 or 7 ridiculously short odds on favourites. There are still some odds on pops as there always will be but the incidence of them has dropped dramatically with acceptance numbers north of 100 horses as a matter of course.

    The average starting price of favourites has gone significantly upwards, the average starting price of winning horses has done the same. Despite what some bloggers say, and get called out for and then hang up, this is the reality of the situation. Tonight both at Wagin and GP, there has been phenomenal value, the racing is far, far more competitive and even.

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  • JayJayJayJay    8,623 posts
    Race 6 tonight, first 4 pool $127,000 with a genuine carry over kick start, win pool $16,000.

    Been years, if not decades since I've seen a 1st 4 pool that big even with carryovers, on any race.

    Almost unheard of to be over $100k.

    The Nullarbor, quoted as the highest profile race on our calendar, on April 25th had a win pool of $15.5k and a 1st 4 of $102k with an "artificial boost" carryover of $19.4k to kick start it.

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  • tonytony    2,435 posts


    Was a 31K carryover from the previous race which in turn was boosted by 5.9 K carrover from race4
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  • ChariotsonfireChariotsonfire    3,025 posts
    tony said:



    Was a 31K carryover from the previous race which in turn was boosted by 5.9 K carrover from race4
    The carryovers probably due to the change in handicapping.
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  • warrenrobinsonwarrenrobinson    567 posts
    No Handicap No Turnover No Future.
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