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D-day for Belmont today... could be a struggle for the rest of the season after they race on the Heavy 8 (9 or 10) today I reckon
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I think Dion Luciani fits your briefing Not being disrespectful but I feel that Dion is great with them young, but @Slippergypsy said they want a trainer who can keep them going beyond 2yo... my perception is that this aspect isn't traditionally a …
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At the end of the day, thoroughbred horse racing is such a huge contributor to the economy and it ought to be managed and conducted accordingly. The perception at the moment is that it is not upholding its responsibility here in WA. There is a fair…
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So in the past 6 months, we've had the trench at Belmont and this absolute debacle. Both have gained significant national attention which has dented punter confidence and frankly embarrassed the sport here. The boss James Oldring has been unbelievab…
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Golden Saddle,--Ron Sayers Memorial both over 1200 metres, two days after the Hannans Hcp over 1400m. Be surprised the likely hood of any horses doing the quick backup from Hannans to the Ron Sayers. So Reality 36 horses of decent standard are…
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Belmont Newmarket meeting transferred to Pinjarra... just saw it on Twitter.
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Just saw on Twitter that this meeting is being transferred to Pinjarra due to the forecast
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Darren said twice they did call for the bridle and couldn’t make the weight. Whether that occurred I don’t know but Darren was clear that it did. It’s not mentioned in the stewards report. See below at the 1 hr mark: https://aus01.safelinks.protec…
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The stewards report noted she was allowed to weigh in with her sponge and rubber which were dislodged after the finish line. Darren also said on air at the time that she had also been allowed to call for the bridle but was still 700 grams light. D…
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I feel that they probably should have got through the trials first before making announcements on date changes. If it doesn't pass, they're just going to look sillier.
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Who cares? Just watch on 7+ and you get the whole lot, regardless of how late they are
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Weatherzone says 70 mls of rain overnight, will be a good test. No Pike, no CJP, no CP Aren't sand fibre and synthetic tracks pretty much immune to rainfall? Not that I've looked often, but I'm pretty sure they don't have a track rating ie good/so…
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I will be interested to see if horses trained on that track will be better suited and perform well
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Did a tendon but it back in work Cheers Madface
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Utilising the Bunbury Fibre Sand track? Yes JayJay it will be hosting its first meeting on July 3rd! Just read it. "Bunbury’s new fibre-sand track has received conditional approval to host race meetings, with stewards still to determine field limi…
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Realistically it looks like Belmont will have a handful of meetings before we're back at Ascot. There's so little chance that the work being undertaken will result in a fix in the time frame they're predicting. The concern in the short term is- how …
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Extract from latest update Excavation and replacement of turf in the area Work to take 5 days followed by a period of consolodation Racing will not refurn to Belmont for a minimum of 4 weeks following the completion of the work Hope they're gonn…
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just isolating the Kal trip... $3000 less the following expenses: maybe $1000 to the taxman, $200 fuel, trainers gotta eat, not to mention how much is the truck to buy/pay off, insurance, servicing, etc etc. I don't know for sure, but I'm thinking …
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Saturday moved to Bunbury. The only positive from all this is it's reduced the number of meetings at Belmont which is depressing at the best of times. I've enjoyed a couple of trips down to Pinjarra. The track has played fair and it's a far nicer fa…
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I note that Belmont is listed as the venue this Saturday 14th... is the trench sorted??
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Mate had one with a trainer recently was $110 per day ,but its the extras that they add on that should be included in that figure.This particular trainer charged $13.50 per day for gastro-guard , so straight away the amount up to $123.50 per day wit…
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Don't get why there is two track managers, one for ascot and one for belmont….. geoff Murphy did it all himself. Very few meetings missed with him. And not alot of technology back then either - just common sense and hard work Great point. On the cu…
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Also Pinjarra has the extra turn (Scarpside) to spread the wear. And now that you've raised this very good point Rodent- How bloody good is it, that the Pinjarra racing club had the balls to undertake doing that. Massive decision and undertaking. …
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New rider for Laced up Heels--Pike. Who was down prior? Jade Is she injured or just unwell?
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I have always assumed that the "Trench" in question must have been softer than the rest of the track, however I am reliably informed that it is actually harder.
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I'm heading to the races tomorrow. Hope the rain stays away. And the penguin Is he still a frequent racegoer?
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BUT remember great race mares make lousy mums..... I've more been of the belief that if they were raced a lot/ over-taxxed ie. Pride of Jenni, they make lousy Mums. AJ not in that category
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Out to 1600m and gets a soft track today which I think is key for this horse. Should run well. Just a run again today. I reckon today's run was big. Not sure what his next run will be (maybe goes for a spell now), but he's got something this …
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Surely you jest Falcon. Walsh will surely breed with her for many moons to come. Well well well, she is in the Inglis Chairman's Sale coming up. I'm shocked. I guess Walsh is just a business person after all.
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Surely you jest Falcon. Walsh will surely breed with her for many moons to come.