Pretty much the same here. I'd like to add..... 'the inconsistent and often erroneous application of the change of tactics rule here in NSW'.Quote:
Originally Posted by gutwagon
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Pretty much the same here. I'd like to add..... 'the inconsistent and often erroneous application of the change of tactics rule here in NSW'.Quote:
Originally Posted by gutwagon
One more thing that bugs me is that we have" Tabcorp park Melton" and "Tabcorp park Menangle". The names are confusing, couldn't one of them come up with something better ?
I know that it advertising for "Tabcorp" , and they paid money for this , but how many harness people have never heard of "Tabcorp" anyway. It's a stupid way to publicise a brand.
Let's just have it as "Melton" and "Menangle". If you look at any Sky Broadcast the words "Tabcorp" are seen on-screen about 50 times during a race on the barriers , so their brand is certainly visable. We don't need it rammed down or throats with the dumb "Tabcorp Park" branding before the words Melton and Menangle.
And while we are at it let's lobby against that ridiculous "Betfair Park" branding for the Sandown thoroughbred track.
Peepel who have a go at somone who carnt spell proprly in their post's we all carnt be roads scolars
breeders who whine about the risk involved in attempting to make 50% returns on investments
Aren't most breeder's in it as a hobby ?
People*
someone*
can't*
properly*
can't
schoolers*
:clap: :clap:
Then why the need for mass reform? Ahh this shit is taking over the whole forum lolQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg Hando
the blokes on that panel aren't hobbyists thats for sure, pretty easy to see they'll personally benefit enormously from this
Yes will agree on that one
aussiebreno give's everyone something to do and schooler's is scholar's
Also "roads" is spelt Rhodes as in Rhodes ScholarQuote:
Originally Posted by Greg Hando
Didn't know the Rhodes one, I see its an award at Oxford. I'd imagine some of the names on that list would go onto much bigger things.
Schoolers was supposed to be ironic!
gregs post is surely a gee up
Just having a go at me for calling someone out on their woeful attempt at spelling eligible. But all's good :)
I would like to think that poor spelling and grammar is not an indication of one's intelligence... otherwise I think I'm in trouble! lol!
We're all friends here , whether we are a Rhodes Scholar or a stablehand shovelling (you know what). The thing is we are some of the smartest people on the planet because we all love to be involved the great sport of harness racing. That's all that matters :-)
Thought I might get back to the thread friends. Something else that annoys me-
Horseswhosnamesdonthavespacesinthem !
Breeders that name yearlings and then put them in yearling sales.The new owners want to name the horses ! I know you can change the name latter but thats just more paper work.
Outsiders calling our sport "The Red Hots".
The HRV site starting to call 2 year olds freshmen.
Long gaps between races, people have short atention spands nowadays 25min is plenty of time.
Sprint lanes. ( That should fire a few people up )
Tracks under 1000m.
I love sprint lanes <3 Double sprint lanes are even better!! :)
And re gaps between races - go to Yonkers on a Saturday night, the floats share the casino car park, if there are cars lined up to get into the casino (ie no car parks) they will literally run the races every 12 or so minutes to get us out of there!! SO hectic when you have horses in back to back races (remembering the drivers all have their own race bikes, you have enough time to grab it off the horse that used it before you, click it onto you own horse and away you go). All the tracks have their own channels there, they run the races when they like, not like here where each race is allocated a time. At Chester one day, for some reason, they were running the races like 20 mins apart and everyone was complaining how slow everything was. The half hour between races here kills me.
Well known Rhodes Scholars here in Oz include the deplorable & totally lamentable policy vacuum that was former PM, Kim Beazley.Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
So what you're trying to tell me is that sometimes Rhodes Scholars don't actually go onto bigger and better things?Quote:
Originally Posted by triplev123
Putting political opinions aside here (PLEASE) , I see that a pacer in the 70's was named Rhodes Scholar. Had about as much talent and ability as the aforementioned KB. 3 starts 0 wins 0 Prizemoney.
As this thread has drifted a little , if it was not that I currently have three unnamed fillies , I might consider naming one of them Rhodes Scholar but it seems to be a too masculine name for any of these little sweethearts. I am in the industry for the love of it. Don't care if they never win a race in the future . I am a passionate but sentimental owner , I bred them , I love them. Life's not always about making a quick dollar. I'm a harness man through and through and I REALLY love my sport :-)
I always loved a few old Henny Youngman jokes.
The other day my wife told me she wanted to go on Holidays.
I asked her where she wanted to go.
She said I want to go somewhere I've never been before
I said try the kitchen.
or
Take my wife. I take my wife everywhere...but she finds her way home.
or finally
A doctor says to a man, "You want to improve your love life? You need to get some exercise. Run ten miles a day." Two weeks later, the man called the doctor. The doctor says, "How is your love life since you have been running?" "I don't know, I'm 140 miles away!"
Couldn't resist this one.
The doctor says to the patient, "Take your clothes off, bend over and stick your ass out the window". "What will that do?" asks the patient. The doctor says, "Nothing, I'm mad at my neighbor!"
I know it shouldn't bother me, but it does: people on internet forums who only talk about their own/friends horses, disagree with others when they don't hold them in the same regard and pott their/friends horses opposition. I've seen it on a number of forums, not singling just one out... these people don't offer any other contribution to the online community on any other subject. I don't know, I find it shallow and unprofessional! :( We all like it when our own horses or our friends horses do well, but what's wrong with contributing to other topics too? :( And why say negative things about other people's horses that you have to race?
Is this Aussie tall poppy syndrome coming out in me? :D
The Big Mile gets like that whenever anyone mentions the North Sydney Bears in a negative way. Don McKinnon whipped it out and took a wizz in the middle of North Sydney Oval while the game was being shown live on National TV...and still The Big Mile defended them.
Year after year Olsen Filipaina lolled about on the bench and languished in Reserve Grade only to come from out of nowhere to play a blinder for NZ against Australia and still, The Big Mile stood by them. Unconfirmed rumours even go so far as point to The Big Mile having had a life-like tatoo of Mark Graham applied to the right hand cheek of his buttocks. :rolleyes:
Hey triple I have a tattoo of Mark Graham on one cheek and Mark Broadhurst on the other....................it's the one in the middle that people have trouble recognising.
Sounds like it's Australia's Federal Treasurer, Wayne Swan.
Triple, Wasn't Olsen a Balmain Tiger......5/8 if memory is still right...lol...
Definitely played for at least 2 seasons with TBM's beloved Bears.
Things that annoy me the most ...... race 4 Gold Coast last night... races like that. Pleassssssse
Spot On Triple......
Filipaina moved to Sydney in 1980, joining the Balmain Tigers. He spent five seasons at the club, playing in 77 games and ammasing 225 points. After a one year spell at the Eastern Suburbs Roosters in 1985 Filipaina played for two years with the North Sydney Bears. During his time in the NSWRL Premiership Filipaina claims he suffered from racial abuse and sledging.[2]
In 1990, he captained Ryde-Eastwood to victory in the inaugural Metropolitan Cup final.[3]
For those interested in making a comment about this Gold Coast race , a new thread has been started here http://www.harnessracingforum.com/sh...-3rd-of-augustQuote:
Originally Posted by DAZZA
I have a mate whom was playing fullback against Olsen in the Manly Rugby League comp and said that Olsen made a bust with him to beat. He said he did the biggest Fijian traffic cop to him waving him through to the tryline.Quote:
Originally Posted by doinmabest
VVV - this import fee has pressed a few serious buttons, but don't hit the detonator about my beloveds........
Let's drag ourselves back to harness racing in this thread. Zillions of other Rugby League and Union forums to talk about that............. Yawn :-(
Watching Smoken Up last night , watching some league match , no comparison.
Just being light-hearted with my comments , I'm a fanatic Sydney Swans man myself :-)
Another point that annoys me is the lack of bookmakers at the trots. Country tracks in vic have one or none, Melton has 3 or 4 . I remember 20 odd years ago at Moonee Valley they would have 20 or more bookies. Even the country tracks would have around 10. I know times have changed but I miss the betting ring and watching a plunge take place .
I'll give it a couple of years and there will be no on-course bookmakers anywhere. I remember many years ago you could hardly move around the bookmarker stands , but as you said the world of betting has changed irrevocably whether we like it or not . Whether it is good for punters or not there is really nothing we can do but just "go with the flow" :-(Quote:
Originally Posted by gutwagon
Sky channel annoy me the way they treat the trots, we always seem to be the last priority. And they only show the odds just before race start. They need one channel for each code trots/dogs/gallops.
T.A.B. clubs racing for restricted prize money