Best Things Beaten

[Pena]

Thought I had seen the best things beaten for quite a while last week in Chickies Boy at Wagga last Friday.

http://www.trotstv.com.au/?mc=WW061213&rn=3

But then I watched I've Gottalife throw away one yesterday.

http://www.trotstv.com.au/?mc=LM091213&rn=7

Anyone who took the $1.20 must have been sick.

[aussiebreno]

Not the best day for Darren Hancock. On Thunder Road could have also won if not for galloping just after the start.

[teecee]

You probably saw this but if not have a look at the horse in the Red and white. Franco Nelson. I don't think I have seen a horse chuck a race like this before.
Note the perplexed trainer at the end of the clip.!!!




http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=RaceVideo&Arg=hrnzg-RacehdrID&Arg=194595

[Messenger]

You probably saw this but if not have a look at the horse in the Red and white. Franco Nelson. I don't think I have seen a horse chuck a race like this before.
Note the perplexed trainer at the end of the clip.!!!




http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=RaceVideo&Arg=hrnzg-RacehdrID&Arg=194595

Am I missing something in this story TC? After watching that replay I click on Franco Nelson (to find out if he had a history of turning it up) and on his page he is listed as winning that race?!

[Messenger]

Thought I had seen the best things beaten for quite a while last week in Chickies Boy at Wagga last Friday.

http://www.trotstv.com.au/?mc=WW061213&rn=3

But then I watched I've Gottalife throw away one yesterday.

http://www.trotstv.com.au/?mc=LM091213&rn=7

Anyone who took the $1.20 must have been sick.

2 beauties there Jack, thanks for highlighting them - helps put supposed bad beats into perspective

[mightymo]

I wonder if he has been gelded yet!



qUOTE=teecee;29372]You probably saw this but if not have a look at the horse in the Red and white. Franco Nelson. I don't think I have seen a horse chuck a race like this before.
Note the perplexed trainer at the end of the clip.!!!




http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=RaceVideo&Arg=hrnzg-RacehdrID&Arg=194595[/QUOTE]

[teecee]

Am I missing something in this story TC? After watching that replay I click on Franco Nelson (to find out if he had a history of turning it up) and on his page he is listed as winning that race?!


I'm not quite sure where you were looking but the clip and his record @ HRNZ clearly show he was beaten 1/2 length by the horse Give the wink after easily passing 100 metres prior.
For the record he does have history of it without being so obvious as the race highlighted.


Harvey.....I don't believe he has been gelded yet but it must linger in the trainer's mind somewhere. He did turn up at Auckland last week with his A game however.

[Messenger]

teecee, on the link you provided under the replay screen it lists Franco Nelson as 2nd BUT if you click on his name and bring up his details then scroll down to near the bottom of the page where it lists the horse's recent starts IT HAS HIM AS WINNING :eek:

[aussiebreno]

Different race Messenger.

http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=RaceResults&Arg=hrnzg-ResultsType&Arg=RaceDisplay&Arg=hrnzg-RacehdrID&Arg=195320&Arg=hrnzg-ResultsRacedayType&Arg=officialraces&Arg=hrnzg-AddRaceResultsNavigation&Arg=TRUE

Franco Nelson btn 15 Nov by Give the Wink in video provided by Teecee - 3 starts back. You might be looking at most recent start Dec 6 when beating Give the Wink.

I assume this is page you are looking at

http://harness.hrnz.co.nz/gas/wa/r/infohorsewahr/wsd01x?Arg=hrnzg-Ptype&Arg=HorseDetails&Arg=hrnzg-DoSearch&Arg=FALSE&Arg=hrnzg-HorseId&Arg=165385

[Messenger]

Thanks Breno - reading too quickly and falsely assuming teecee's link was for most recent start (same Quinella sucked me in). Sorry Teecee

[Pena]

The driver would have been hurting. An absolute peach.

[Pena]

Just had a look at the replay again and the stewards report. The horse in the death was stood down for hanging out but the horse did it atleast 70 metres before the incident and Chickies Boy run up the back of it. Very strange decision in my opinion.

[mango]

Franco Nelson nominated for the Inter

[Richard prior]

Wasn't Lombo Skyrider a bit like that??probably not as far as turning it up, but used to have a good look around and cost himself some real nice races. Certainly had a lot of ability and pretty sure he was the 1st Oz bred to run 1.50 in North America.