Re: The Horse Racing Thread

by Merlin Wed 11 Aug 2010, 15:39

Just like that, huh!

A 3 y o colt (presumably) ... no parentage details ... no trainers name ... and anyway, WhereTF is So CA.

I've got a half share for sale in a Cheltenham winning 7 y o novice hurdler... but a cricket forum ain't the place to be hawking his sale! Rolling Eyes

by WideWally Sat 11 Sep 2010, 15:33

WideWally wrote:That was an enjoyable evening's entertainment helped by the treble & a trifecta.

Horse to follow in the future was Arctic Cosmos who came home very strongly in the Gordon Stakes.

Arctic Cosmos just won the St Leger at double figure odds.
applause

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by Merlin Sat 11 Sep 2010, 18:47

Good call WW ... yeah, I had Arctic Cosmos at 14's early doors.... and to really piss Coral's off, had him in a £5 EW double with Balthazars Gift in the following race at Donnie (a horse I've been following all season) at 16's!

Nice day's work ....

by G.Wood Wed 22 Sep 2010, 02:24

So Damien Oliver took a ride he wasn't entitled to

supposedly

by WideWally Sat 09 Oct 2010, 02:09

Does anyone think La Rocket has an each-way chance in the Toorak Hdcp today? He has gone ordinary in two runs this preparation but I'm hoping third-up he might regain the form that saw him win the SWFA St George Stakes back in February.

Any thoughts?

I guess not.

Anyway I backed him at fixed odds - $101 the win, $23 the place.
BTW I ran out of medication earlier in the week.

by JGK Sat 09 Oct 2010, 03:48

I've just put $5 EW on La Rocket.

by WideWally Sat 09 Oct 2010, 04:09

That's a worry.
Very Happy

I found Berringama @ $21.90 earlier today so WideWallyworld is a happy place at the moment.

snoopy-dance

by JGK Sat 09 Oct 2010, 04:22

Sweet.

Good luck.

by WideWally Sat 09 Oct 2010, 04:46

There has been a couple of very impressive wins at Caulfield.
Black Caviar & So You Think both scored with ridiculous ease.
There was also an eyecatching second by Alcopop which gives him a good chance in the Cups.

by JGK Sat 09 Oct 2010, 04:58

So You Think is surely the best horse in Oz.

by JGK Sat 09 Oct 2010, 05:53

More Joyous wins the Toorak.

by WideWally Tue 12 Oct 2010, 08:09

On a cricketing theme - Is Andrew Noblet related to Geff? He's originally from South Australia so there must be a chance.

Going for Group One glory tomorrow with Sistine Angel.

by Paul Keating Mon 18 Oct 2010, 04:34

Does Gai have a good chance in the big one this year?

by embee Mon 18 Oct 2010, 04:39

Anybody know anything about the Pommy horse Illustrios Blue?

Running in the Cup this year and a couple of mates own a tail hair ....they're talking it up ...but they are usually full of sh!t when it comes to their own horses

by G.Wood Mon 18 Oct 2010, 04:49

It won some race during Glorious Goodwood that was below the top level.

There's better pommy horses coming over than it but it is sometimes their sh1ttier horses that run best in our races. But I won't be backing it

by JGK Mon 18 Oct 2010, 04:50

What is O'Donnell's new horse called? They were sort of talking it up this mornign on the wireless.

by G.Wood Mon 18 Oct 2010, 04:54

I think he part owns that Manighar that ran 5th or 6th in the Caulfield Cup

by horace Tue 19 Oct 2010, 01:51

bad news ..from abc online

Champion Queensland jockey Stathi Katsidis, 31, has been found dead in his Brisbane home.

His body was discovered at his home in Hendra on Brisbane's northside early on Tuesday by his partner Melissa Jackson.

Jackson's father Tony Jackson confirmed the star rider's death which has shocked the Australian racing industry.

The cause of his death is unknown but police believe there were no suspicious circumstances.

Katsidis was due to ride AJC Australian Derby winner Shoot Out in Saturday's Cox Plate at Moonee Valley and next month's Melbourne Cup at Flemington.

More to follow.

by WideWally Fri 22 Oct 2010, 12:57

WideWally wrote:Does anyone think La Rocket has an each-way chance in the Toorak Hdcp today? He has gone ordinary in two runs this preparation but I'm hoping third-up he might regain the form that saw him win the SWFA St George Stakes back in February.

Any thoughts?

I guess not.

Anyway I backed him at fixed odds - $101 the win, $23 the place.
BTW I ran out of medication earlier in the week.

Does anyone think La Rocket has an each-way chance in the Crystal Mile tomorrow? He went ordinary in his first two runs this preparation & a bit better in his third run (only 2.3 lengths away) but I'm hoping at his fourth run he might regain the form that saw him win the SWFA St George Stakes back in February.

Any thoughts?

I guess not.

Anyway I'm thinking of backing him at fixed odds - currently $26 the win, $7.25 the place.
Trifecta - 4,5,12 - 1,2,3,4,5,12 - 1,2,3,4,5,12
BTW I ran out of medication earlier in the month.

by G.Wood Mon 25 Oct 2010, 01:06

Don't do it wally

by JGK Mon 25 Oct 2010, 02:01

Hopefully Bart will run his star in the Cup. That way I should get better odds on his other start - Shocking.

by G.Wood Mon 25 Oct 2010, 02:14

JGK wrote:Hopefully Bart will run his star in the Cup. That way I should get better odds on his other start - Shocking.

that aint his

by JGK Mon 25 Oct 2010, 02:44

Ah? I just assumed Bart won the Cup every year.

So even better if SYT runs then.

by G.Wood Mon 25 Oct 2010, 04:21

JGK wrote:Ah? I just assumed Bart won the Cup every year.

So even better if SYT runs then.

Fair enough

by Zat Mon 25 Oct 2010, 05:02

I can't remember the numbers, but I'm fairly sure that one of News Ltd's SPFSP ran a story in November last year saying if you'd backed every Bart Cummings trained horse that had ever run in the Melbourne Cup you'd be quite a way in front.

Of course, this would have required that you would have known before his first cup winner that JB would go on to be the best trainer this country's ever seen.

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