Country Cups 2023

[Messenger]

Perfect weather for the Stawell Cup today

[Messenger]

Well it was an excellent race and a new track record so I know diddly squat

ps In the trotters cup, One Over All absolutely smashed the Tk Rec after coming off 50m

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=SW031223

[Messenger]

Maybe I was not that far off the mark:

“I didn’t think it was an overly strong cup, having said that the speed needed to be on and that’s just the way he loved it and they just ran the race exactly for him to win it,” she said.

https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...ell-cup-glory/

[aussiebreno]

Yeah it wasn't overly strong. Have they done the track up because I note race distances have changed slightly? That time is significantly faster than what a few good horses have ran over 2600m. Races can be run differently etc but wouldn't have expected this years to be such an outlier for a fast time.

[Messenger]

It was once 2590m - a few years ago it became 2600, maybe when the sprint lane went in or the bends got better banking (not sure whether these both occurred at the same time)

[aussiebreno]

Does anybody remember RNR Who being overraced and getting tired 12 months ago? Here he is backing up after he was virtually the only horse in the Vic Cup that peaked on their run (LTF and Better Eclipse the others). Sure I would expect him to lead and win this, but how will he be travelling in December Inters?

RNR Who now Scratched.

[Messenger]

Makes sense, not going well and not going to qualify