LightningJake
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Yep tonight showed we shouldn’t have discretionary stands when we have a handicapper that doesn’t understand form. Easter cup race for roses and trotters cup all been discretionary and have all had the best horses completely handicapped out of them …
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In his day, I don't think Tinny had a problem with not enough colours to field a full field. I too, disagree with driver colours. Lightening, I see Tinnies wife Karlene (nee Thorn) originally from Kalgoorlie , trained a winner at Flemington today, …
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This is better than any soap opera!
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In his day, I don't think Tinny had a problem with not enough colours to field a full field. I too, disagree with driver colours.
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On a similar note about changing things on the quiet, I wrote this in response to a comment made by Leanne, to a Facebook post that Russell Betts posted on his page. "The 3yos couldn't even second preference for a different race on Friday as the who…
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Thank you for this amazing fact check, JayJay. "Us spring chickens/newbies" would have taken that statement as kosher, seeing as it was written by an "official"! Shame on RWWA for allowing such nonsense/untruths to be published
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Without the support, they will disappear. Sad :-(
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There are always Pony Trots at Albany meetings
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They would have to order an extra bag of ice, maybe open a second tote machine in Steelo's. they might even have to clean the bird sh1t & dust off the seats!
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Racing WA are big promotors of animal welfare... But we are not allowed to offer molass flavoured water to our horses when they arrive on course after a 3+hr float trip on a 42°C day, having been stopped by every traffic light en route to GP once w…
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Apologies for format, a bit all over the place. Looks fine before I post, then it goes a bit pear shaped but I think it is reasonable now after a few edits. The formatting looks perfect when I hold my phone in "landscape".
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Hi JayJay. I have been told by a reliable source that the Albany club put their own money in, to bolster the stake money for this meeting. I don't know how much or to which races but they have done what Kellerberrin did. Cheers
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Arapaho, maybe if a horse has an unfulfilled engagement, the NR wont/can't reset till the race has been run? Just a thought. I went looking at the policies and it is the field selection points, not NR, that are not automatically updated if the hor…
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Arapaho, maybe if a horse has an unfulfilled engagement, the NR wont/can't reset till the race has been run? Just a thought.
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What an exciting race! Handicapping at it's best. JayJay, you forgot to make mention of the brilliant vision. Love the close-ups as they go down the back straight. One can have a really good look at just about every horse. Unlike the constant chopp…
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Hi Folks with a bent for history. The lady that assists me at the Kellerberrin trots has asked me for some help. She had an uncle called ANDY KETT, also known as "SNOWY". He was, apparently, a trainer of note of both TB's & SB's, with one of …
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This may well be the most boring post post ever constructed for PTT but here at the History Channel, we cater for all bands of the spectrum.....from bottom year 10's to budding NASA Scientists. Maybe someone found it of interest. Well. I found it …
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Sugar Coated, Sugar Covered...why do owners bother naming their horses? The race caller at Gloucester Park consistently, week in week out, gets the names wrong. Is this acceptable? This has been going on for years, he worries far too much about teh …
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At acceptance time for Pinj there had been some withdrawals from the 3yr heats but there was still 36 noms for the fillies & 35 for the boys, so 6 full, or virtually full races on top of the "normal" races. Like I said, a perfect storm leading …
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The Narrogin noms were extended to 2pm. I tried to have a stickybeak on Harnessweb at 1:55pm & the noms were locked, which meant they weren't visible & certainly weren't open for nominating on Harnessweb, so you could only nominate via phone…
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6 at Northam Friday and no fields yet for Narrogin Saturday. Narrogin has been canned! Only 41 nominations. 1st time in the last 15 years.
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Seems like someone in the handicappers office will be earning plenty of overtime with GPM fields expected to be available at 11pm tonight instead of 3pm!
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Hey JayJay and other folks. I'm REALLY enjoying reading about all this history. Please keep it up :-).
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Any thoughts on race 2 at Bunbury last night.. anyone?
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Tune in to Racing WA TV via 7plus from 5:05PM AWST to watch the full coverage of tonight's G1 Retravision Fremantle Cup meeting. I watched 7Plus till after the Freo Cup race and saw nil/nada/zilch harness of any kind whatsoever. After last week's b…
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In the same vein rule breaches by drivers in races, regardless of the stake of the race, are also a form of cheating; as is an unapproved/unofficial gear change made by a trainer. In the interests of integrity, all should be dealt with severely. N…
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Fair call Chopchop43, but there is the big Animal Welfare issue of racing babies with immature bodies (& minds).
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Hi Marko, I agree wholeheartedly re your comments about racing babies. We haven't had a baby horse in about 20 years, having spent most of the intervening time plus prior to that, rehabbing & racing "has-beens". Living & training in country…
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Jay Jay, my 2yr old filly was one of those 47 babies that raced in the W/B heats. She is now having a short let up to recharge her baby brain, before having another prep. I presume other babies are doing similar. You have to remember that these are…
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" I'll retreat into my hole now Regards :))" Should have read I'll retreat into my hole now :)) Regards I am still learning how to post and edit on this forum so forgive my error as the laughing face emoticon was in the wrong place...