The Miracle Mile 2021 (and lead-ups)

[Messenger]

The preliminaries start tonight with the CCF Paleface Adios Stakes (cannot bring myself to refer to it by its full name) and the Boden Projects Sibelia Stakes
A couple of poorly rated horses in the Paleface indicates it is missing the Stewart/Tonkin stable

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC130221#PCM13022101

[aussiebreno]

Just bring the top 3 from Golden Nugget across for Chariots!

[Messenger]

Very Stylish and a Big Ego
Looking forward to the Chariots

[Messenger]

You take Lochinvar Art out of the Newcastle Mile and it no longer resembles a Gp1 race

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=NR190221#NRC19022101

But it will be interesting to see how Minstrel goes in the Chariots tomorrow night

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC200221#PCM20022101

[Messenger]

Friday’s change in conditions now means a horse that has accepted for any direct qualifying race – such as the Newcastle Mile – can be considered for discretionary selection into the Miracle Mile
To be named the Lochinvar Art rule

https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/arty-gets-a-miracle-mile-lifeline/

[Showgrounds]

Friday’s change in conditions now means a horse that has accepted for any direct qualifying race – such as the Newcastle Mile – can be considered for discretionary selection into the Miracle Mile
To be named the Lochinvar Art rule

https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/articles/arty-gets-a-miracle-mile-lifeline/

Yes, in keeping with tradition Club Menangle and HRNSW ignore their own conditions and rules - dare I say Australian corporate laws - to trash the entire industry just too ensure bumper dining package sales are achieved. Read the conditions carefully and you will understand what they have done is illegal. Solution? Plug in the shredder.

[Messenger]

1.48.9 Expensive Ego
I know they're not machines but it shows that his run down here in the Bonanza was an aberration

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC200221#PCM20022101

[Showgrounds]

Lochinvar Art has been scratched from the MM so no need for Club Menangle and HRNSW to embarrass themselves further by changing any more conditions.

[Messenger]

What a super night of racing is in store for us at Menangle on Saturday
Races 3 - 7 are mouth watering stuff

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC270221

[aussiebreno]

So now the annual game of how do they stuff up the field:

My take

1 Black Prince
2 Expensive Ego
3 Wolf Stride
4 Alta Orlando
5 King of Swing
6 Out To Play
7 Stylish Memphis
8 Zues Bromac

Probably can't go wrong this year because Mach Shard and One Change probably did enough in 3rd to justify a spot in advance of Zues Bromac. I'd lean towards giving Mach Shard first crack over One Change based on past performances.

An issue is you have horses draw wide in the prelims and run midfield hard to justify putting them in ahead of 3rd unless something extreme happens.

Weakest edition since Baby Blings I would think.

[aussiebreno]

Ignatius gets that 8th spot - which is fair enough given he worked across and sat in the chair in finishing 4th.

[aussiebreno]

Barrier Draw
1 The Black Prince
2 Ignatius
3 One Change (emerg)
4 Expensive Ego
5 Alta Orlando
6 King of Swing
7 Wolf Stride
8 Mach Shard (emerg)
9 Out to Play
10 Stylish Memphis

I'd have it somehing like
$2 King Of Swing
$5 Expensive Ego
$6 Wolf Stride
$11 Stylish Memphis
$15 Ignatius
$15 Black Prince
$21 Alta Orlando
$51 Out to Play

[Messenger]

In the HRA feature race chronicles

http://www.harness.org.au/hra/feature/rc_openp.pdf

Does anybody know what they hide the Miracle Mile under :confused:

122 pages is too many to search for something that is not where it obviously should be

I found it - it is not in Feature Races Open, it is in Feature Races Grand Circuit

http://www.harness.org.au/hra/feature/rc_agcp.pdf

[Messenger]

All the MM stats from Chris Barsby

http://www.harnesslink.com/Australia/Miracle-Mile---The-stats-that-matter

[Messenger]

Hoping for an outstanding time from King of Swing or better still an upset with Wolf, Ego or Memphis becoming a new star to tackle Lochinvar (and Ride High?)

[Messenger]

King of Swing finds the front and it is all over

http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fields/race-fields/?mc=PC060321#PCM06032101