Menangle's HUGE night of preliminaries

[Messenger]

Oaks heats, Derby heats, Miracle Mile heats - Allied Express & Canadian Club

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC230219

[Messenger]

Some info for Tiger Tara/Maximan backers

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=39653

[aussiebreno]

Tiger is going to be fresh next week after that first half which is pretty important.

Surely last two spots go to Cruz Bromac and Field Marshall ? If Field Marshall doesn't make the field it will be a travesty.

[Messenger]

Sounds good to me Brendan. Tiger to bounce back in MM

[aussiebreno]

Gee whiz do the selectors even know these horses they are picking?

Chase Auckland 4th in an M0 and 7th in the Chariots. Cruz Bromac 3x ID heat wins, Len Smith Mile win ...

[aussiebreno]

Basically a 5 horse race. Tiger Tara, Poster Boy, Fixer, Spankem and Field Marshall.

[FINEST]

Chase Auckland 4th in m0 was his First run in 10 months returning from injury and set backs.His 7th in chariots was unlucky could not get out ,wins if gets out. Runs faster tonight than both sprint winners I think a worthy miracle mile invite.

[aussiebreno]

Chase Auckland 4th in m0 was his First run in 10 months returning from injury and set backs.His 7th in chariots was unlucky could not get out ,wins if gets out. Runs faster tonight than both sprint winners I think a worthy miracle mile invite.
He is a ripper horse and has a lot of upside but Cruz Bromac has a better CV for now.

[aussiebreno]

1. Poster Boy
2. Thefixer
3. Chase Auckland
4. Yaya's Hot Spot
5. Our Uncle Same E2
6. My Alpha Rock
7. Spankem
8. Tiger Tara
9. Field Marshal
10. Cruz Bromac E1

[Messenger]

Should Tell Me Tales have been selected?
Easily the fastest mile of the night
I know she has a place in the Ladyship Mile

[Dot]

Yeah Kev I think she should have been issued an invite, let the connections decide though as million dollar races don’t come along very often I think I know what path they would take. It’s all very well supporting the mares more at the grass roots level of racing but this one showed up the boys on the clock last night and should have been given her chance on the biggest stage. Isn’t that what wildcards are about, and certainly she would have been the talking point that the MM usually strives to create. I think the directors missed an opportunity here unless she was invited and connections turned it down.

[Messenger]

http://www.harness.org.au/media-room/news-article/?news_id=39670

Cruz Bromac is actually Em2

ps The Tell Me Tales thought was not originally my own - an ex poster emailed it to me

[Messenger]

I received another very pertinent email

Remember, on Tuesday morning the HRNSW Handicappers and the Club's Racing Manager didn't consider Chase A to be in the top 16 nominated for M Mile?

So they must have been bloody impressed with his run last night even though he was a second slower than Tell Me Tales (remembering he was not good enough until last night)

[arlington]

Re Chase Auckland - The selectors may have given consideration to the stewards view of how he was driven in the chariots? :(

[aussiebreno]

Ths just gets better and better, Hail Christian 3rd in the Chariots and 2nd to Chase Auckland last week not even good enough for a spot in the Bohemia Crystal. Edit: Or Let Ride a sub 1.50 last week!
3rd edit: Or the horse who sat outside Chase Auckland 3 weeks ago in Ignatius not even good enough for a spot either! Seriously ...

[Dot]

I hear from a little birdy that the MM field was decided before Tell Me Tales and Let It Ride’s races were run

[aussiebreno]

I hear from a little birdy that the MM field was decided before Tell Me Tales and Let It Ride’s races were run

Yeah thats not really a secret - field was publically announced Sat night well before the Let It Ride race and maybe even before the mares race I can't quite recall.

[arlington]

Re Chase Auckland - The selectors may have given consideration to the stewards view of how he was driven in the chariots? :(

Supplementary stewards report from Chariots -

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/stewards-reports/stewards-reports-detail/?mc=PC230219

...also provided entry into the Miracle Mile for the successful horse...

[Showgrounds]

Seems to be a typical MM, with much confusion and controversy about which horses have been issued invitations and which ones haven't.

It pays to remember, invitations to the MM are issued by the Committee. Rational thinking is not necessarily a qualifying criteria.

Just my two bob's worth; Chase Auckland is a worthy inclusion. He is on his way up and is now much fitter after several setbacks. He's a genuine star. Cruz Bromac is nearing the end of a pretty torrid campaign both sides of the Tasman. The Committee got this one right.