Horse Racing Thread

[embee]

A couple of my mates own this horse and they are very excited about it .....



Buggles Takes First Step


Classy Jeune filly Snug Buggles has taken the first step to a possible date in the VRC Oaks at Flemington in November.

Lindsey Smith conceded it was a long way from Northam to Flemington but insisted that Snug Buggles was on the right track.

“She is a nice relaxed filly with a long stride and she can handle the workload which is most important with staying three year olds.” Smith said.

“This filly has a big hill to climb and we will look for another easy kill and then slowly lift the bar with her.”

Paul Harvey fired Snug Buggles out from her wide draw and had the filly in the perfect trailing position, before he eased her around the leaders and Snug Buggles won effortlessly.

The heavily backed odds-on favourite defeated Celtic Rock and Handles Messiah and recorded a respectable 1.17.51 for the 1300 metres.

[Hass]

I once had a quarter share in a horse.

It was a trotter and was hopeless so we sold it.

The new owner hired a trainer who turned it into a pacer - and it won several races.

Tales like this explain why I only follow the GGs at carnival time these days.

[Bradman]

Pity she didn't get the odds her Dad had in the Cup. Wouldn't she be a mare by now?

[Brass Monkey]

Could get into many a partnership here at my work, but horse racing is a bit gay.

[lardbucket]

Pity she didn't get the odds her Dad had in the Cup. Wouldn't she be a mare by now?

doing better than RDs nag, which became filly mignon

[Bradman]

Probably would have tasted better than the crap I've tasted lately when I go into town. I'm seriously going to start just having BBQs every night.

[G.Wood]

I always thought it was safer to stay inside on the couch
Clickity

[Bradman]

Ouch.

[skully]

Seconded.

[embee]

There's a few dodgy midgets who could only improve the Horse Racing industry if they were persuaded to take up hedge trimming

[Bradman]

Wasn't Cassidy binned for a couple of years?

[G.Wood]

aye, Jockey Tapes

[G.Wood]

What's up with Snug Buggles?? keeps accepting and then getting scratched.

[embee]

"Virus"

[G.Wood]

Ta
Should get it the same "medication" that Alcopop is on

[horace]

There's a few dodgy midgets who could only improve the Horse Racing industry if they were persuaded to take up hedge trimming

hmmn seems David Hayes must have read Embee's comment either that or he started putting his own cash on Williams 'ridden' mounts...at any event Williams is gawn

[Merlin]

For Chase followers in the UK :

Lump on a horse called "Gullible Gordon" (a 6 yo trained by Paul Nicholls) for the Gold Cup at Cheltenham in either 2011 and/or 2012 and beyond.
Saw him at Chepstow on Saturday in a 3M Novice Chase ... he's Kauto Star, Denman and Best Mate all rolled into one serious machine. Annihilated a decent field by over 20 lengths easing down ... so get on quick before prices evaporate!

[bodyline]

Maldivian out of Caulfield Cup - that just stuffed me in the doubles!

[G.Wood]

Wide Wally's favourite is also missing the Caul.C. - but to go to the Cox Plate not the retirement farm like Maldivian

[bodyline]

I hear Lloyd W approached Jake after Alco's last run and said

I'm your man - now name your price! (And he wasn't talking Mudge packing)

[G.Wood]

He could be one very rich sozzie in a couple of weeks

[bodyline]

He could be one very rich sozzie in a couple of weeks

I hear the last Sozzie in the Birdcage smelt so much like Tuna - they thought he was a porn star.

[bodyline]

JOHN Brumby has weighed into the 'Midgets' Cup' controversy, saying the Cranbourne event was hurtful to small people.

Mr Brumby said today he realised people had different views about the race but he thinks it should not have happened, the Herald Sun reports.

"What occurred may well be humorous to many people but I think the test is whether it's hurtful to people and what occurred is quite hurtful to a number of people,'' he said.

“So I think it's tacky.''

But one of the dwarf "jockeys" involved in a race at a country cup that has triggered a furore, angering racegoers and the Racing Minister says it was “all in good fun”.

Professional entertainer Jeremy Hallam said this morning he thought if anyone should be going into bat for dwarves, it should be dwarves themselves.

The 50 "Midgets' Cup" held at the Cranbourne Cup has angered racegoers and Racing Minister Rob Hulls, who has described the event as "an embarrassment.

Three punters piggy-backed the dwarfs, wearing racing colours, in the race which saw one dwarf fall and crash headlong into the turf, but was unhurt.

Champion jockey Damien Oliver and racing officials also say people should "lighten up".

Thousands of racegoers watched the race at Sunday's Cranbourne meeting.

Mr Hallam said he was surprised at the uproar.

“I think there was nothing wrong with it. It was all in good fun. The people were involved for a bit of a laugh and a bit of entertainment, which is what we were there for,” he told Neil Mitchell's program on Radio 3AW this morning.

“It wasn’t too over the top. I didn’t see it as degrading, because it was taken professionally, so I don’t see any problem with it.”

“We were all told about the gig … and we could have put our objections up, but we were all fine with it because we are entertainers and we’ve done a lot of work like this before.”

He said the entire performance was “handled professionally”.

But he was open-minded about whether people were now too politically correct to see the funny side of the performance.

“Everyone has their own sense of humour … each to their own I guess,” Mr Hallam said.

But Mr Hallam was adamant about his own limits, when asked if there was anything he wouldn’t do for entertainment.

“Definitely wouldn’t be tossed. Definitely not. But apart from that, as long it’s professional and I can see the funny side in things and not just taking the piss, then definitely.”

In fact, Mr Hallam took his performing so seriously, he had established a company hiring out dwarves for entertainment.

While he was taken aback at the reaction, "then again I’ve been in my fair share (of controversy) … when I was the dwarf in the Jagermeister shot pouring thing last year.”

During that controversy, Mr Hallam, found himself at the centre of a storm over promoting binge drinking after he strode topless along a St Kilda bar handing out free shots of Jagermeister.

Photos of that incident sparked equal measures of anger and applause.

The stunt was sanctioned by the Racing Victoria Limited marketing department.

But Mr Hulls said the race was an embarrassment and would do nothing to promote the racing industry.

He said he was puzzled by what it hoped to achieve.

"At a time when racing should be fighting hard for that discretionary dollar and fighting hard to get young people back to the track, this type of event does nothing to promote the industry as vital, modern or innovative," Mr Hulls said.

Meredith Tripp, former president of Short Statured People of Australia, said events that made fun of short people made it harder for them to get through life without being subject to ridicule.

"For a big corporate group, seeing some sort of comical side to such an event is unfortunate," Ms Tripp said.

"We hope to it make easier for short-statured people to participate in society without being bullied or laughed at or stared at. But things like this set us back a little bit."

Dozens of racing fans who contacted the Herald Sun yesterday were outraged by the midgets' race.

But RVL boss Rob Hines said it was just a "bit of fun".

Mr Hines said he was not at Cranbourne, but saw the stunt on YouTube.

He said RVL had canvassed the support of the Victorian Jockeys Association, including Oliver.

"The little guys were dressed up in jockey silks and that was the purpose of it. They were basically jockeys on punters," Mr Hines said.

"We would be very surprised if any of the jockeys on the day had any issue with it.

"From what I gather they all thought it was a bit of fun.

"It was done as a bit of fun, that's all it was. If we have offended anyone then we apologise to those people."

Oliver said he thought the race was "hilarious" and added "people should lighten up".

Victorian Jockeys Association chief Des O'Keeffe said he had concerns when the race was first mooted.

"It had potential for a shemozzle," he said.

Mr O'Keeffe said he wondered if there would be any upside to the stunt.

"I had an awful feeling about it, but the feedback from my members was that they were not offended," he said. "But I can understand if some people were - it was very odd."

Cranbourne Racing Club chief Neil Bainbridge said the club received no complaints on the day.

"I'm surprised to hear of any negative feedback. It was never put on to be distasteful to anyone," he said.

Mr Bainbridge said the event was an RVL initiative staged in conjunction with his club


Was it a TAB event???

[bodyline]

Also re: midget race - did we have the stipes watching how many times they used the whip in the last 200!

[tac]

“So I think it's tacky.''

I farkin resent that!

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