$300k Fremantle Cup and $450k WA Cup, 2020

[Messenger]

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PA060120#PAC06012001

Friday 10.10pm AEDT

[Messenger]

Unfortunately the 2 East Coast stars never made it

http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia/Stars-still-stranded-in-Victoria

[hugdon]

The winner Caviar Star set a new track record

[Messenger]

Yes Jim, 1.54.2 for 2536m on an 800m track to break Lazarus's record !

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP100120#GPM10012003

I see that for the 11 races if you were not in the first 4 at the bell you could not win (pretty much first 2)

[Showgrounds]

Caviar Star's younger half-brother may be a starter in the Ballarat Cup next week - Self Assured!

Terrible shame there mother has passed on, what a broodmare she was. Many of her foals, including Self Assured but not Caviar Star, were from embryo transplant. Fortunately she had one filly, a 2 year old full sister to Self Assured. All her foals and winners to date have been by different sires. Self Assured (only started racing 7 months ago) is her most recent and her final three progeny, like him, are all by Bettors Delight.

[Messenger]

Yes Trev, to win an Auckland Cup at only your 10th start and after only 7 months of racing is amazing

[Messenger]

The Bonds have 7 of the 12 runners in the $450k WA Pacing Cup tonight

You need to tune in just before 11pm AEDST

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP170120#GPM17012002

[Mighty Atom]

The Bonds have 7 of the 12 runners in the $450k WA Pacing Cup tonight

You need to tune in just before 11pm AEDST

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP170120#GPM17012002

Yes, they have Kev but I think Handsandwheels could surprise not that I'm much of a judge,

[Messenger]

I believe it was a good 4th by Rod's roughie

I cannot be sure as the replay does not give you the last 600m - they must have a 3.10 cut off LOL

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP170120#GPM17012002

Here is a good description of the race

http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia/Team-Bond-Conquer-the-WA-Pacing-Cup

The sound in the replay was atrocious anyway

[Showgrounds]

Ridiculous amount of stakemoney wasted on what amounted to a Friday night free for all. Until there is more certainty in air freighting horses from east to west and, most importantly, return when scheduled the Grand Circuit remains a joke.

[Messenger]

Remembered Sky for replay
Handsandwheels just needed the extra 60m of the Melton straight to win but then Galatic Star may have got him (it would have been a different race mind you)

[Messenger]

Replay fixed now

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=GP170120#GPM17012002

[hugdon]

Harness racing as a sport is by all accounts down for the second time in Round 1. So I remain discombobulated that a whopping Three Quarters of a MILLION dollars in available prize money and NO stars from the east for GP. Transport!! This and other possible/probable contingencies could be planned, implemented and reviewed after a predetermined time frame. I suggest (tongue in cheek) the 7 P's (Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents P#ss Poor Performance) could be adopted as a mantra. Rant over

[aussiebreno]

Harness racing as a sport is by all accounts down for the second time in Round 1. So I remain discombobulated that a whopping Three Quarters of a MILLION dollars in available prize money and NO stars from the east for GP. Transport!! This and other possible/probable contingencies could be planned, implemented and reviewed after a predetermined time frame. I suggest (tongue in cheek) the 7 P's (Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents P#ss Poor Performance) could be adopted as a mantra. Rant over

Yeah piss poor by RWWA allowing multiple flights to be cancelled due to the smoke from the fires :rolleyes:

Alta Orlando and Field Marshall would have been there otherwise.

[Mighty Atom]

Every year we seem to have problems with flights and this is 2020 and to think 20 to 40 years ago horses were floated or boated and all seemed to arrive on time what a joke. Although may I suggest it may have been a
saving grace for the Field Marshal no doubt he would have ended up being court-martialed.