I'm confused as to how old J-Bon is
His Herald Sun form guide pic looks like the license photo of an 18yo
While in his R2 analysis he references Allen Jakovich who was a decent AFL player for a couple of years only - about 30 years ago!
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I'm confused as to how old J-Bon is
His Herald Sun form guide pic looks like the license photo of an 18yo
While in his R2 analysis he references Allen Jakovich who was a decent AFL player for a couple of years only - about 30 years ago!
Can't blame him using an old photo!Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Linkedin profile says he graduated High School 1997 so that would make him around 40.
R1 Albion Park yesterday
Winner 271 starts
2nd 131 starts
and Its You Not Me was in it too... 302 starts
704 starts between 3 horses!!
Or 50 if he went to my school!Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
Does anybody know where Blake Redden landed? He departed so quickly on the eve of the Breeders Crown, you had to think he had something to go to
$3.60 for the Early Quaddie at Melton tonight
That is as skinny a quaddie as I can remember
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=MX130221
Races 1-4
I wish it had NOT caught my attention. I thought I remembered a $5 quaddie at Shep back in the 70's which included Jolie Hanover and obviously 3 other standout horses (and I thought was probably a Saturday night meet). Not as short I know but I remember (or I think I do) having it 20 times. I have been searching the Year Books, it is approaching midnight - it can wait until tomorrow. Back in those days that was probably the payout for 50c
I'm happy to see Ladies In Red given a proper spell instead of contesting the NSW Oaks
Good luck to AJ Chalmers who has 9yo first starter Skye Cruiser in R3 at Maryborough today
After waiting this long, you deserve some luck
Craig Rail says it has been trialing well
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MHC22022105
(Finished 6.9m 6th)
In the same race you would be excused for thinking
Jack Laugher was destined to drive Loven Laughter
But alas it finished Last
Quote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
Gents - from the horses mouth (tweeted yesterday) : 30 years today since my dad Victor David Bonnington raised his arms one final time before saying goodbye. I was 11 then. I'm 41 now.
We occasionally hear people complain about visitors draws
The Stewart stable would be shaking their heads after drawing 9,10,11,12 in tonight's NSW Oaks
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#PCM27022102
The $25k Eastern Challenge at YV tomorrow should be a good race
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#YGC01032102
I found it surprising that with the runners they had in big races at Menangle, the Stewart-Tonkin stable only had a stablehand as their rep
Nice finish to the call of R1 at Shep tonight:
"One Big Shew, he is going to win with a leg in the air"
;)
Invitation Drivers Championship at Horsham on this holiday Monday, understandably an all Vic affair this year
I reckon they should only count the last 3 legs as with only a field of 7 in the first leg, 3 drivers miss out.
(I know they have some way of averaging it but why not keep it simple)
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=HS080321
No surprise to see Aha Reaction claimed for a mere $8k tonight. I even looked at it myself this arvo. He is only 2mths into his 6yo season. Norm must have too many horses and decided he is not going to be a champ
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC04032105
I cannot imagine the Taswegians (and South Aussies) love it when we go over and raid their better races
http://www.harnesslink.com/Internati...5th-March-2021
A bit like when the NZers plunder Victoria
I watched another Yabby Dam horse win today - nothing unusual
BUT I was at Stawell gallops
I remember when it was reported that they were venturing into the enemy code but I had not thought anything of it until today
At least caller Ric McIntosh mentioned that Yabby Dam are the trotting farm
A beautiful day at Horsham
Free admittance as per normal and an especially good race book for the Drivers Championship was even free
Construction doubling the size of the Tabaret is coming along nicely
There would be around 50 ladies at the luncheon
The pony trots between races 1-3 were very much appreciated to fill the space between those races
With up to 41 minutes between races and no stables or warm up yard accessible to the public the time would have dragged if not for the kiosk and the weather being conducive to lazing around
I might put on a couple of kilos before the day is over
I lied, IT IS 45mins between races 6 an 7 !
Going home
A very close finish to the Drivers Championship
JASON LEE has won the DECRON HORSE CARE NOEL SMITH MEMORIAL INVITATION DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP on a countback from Jodi Quinlan on 28 - then followed Greg Sugars 27 Jack Laugher 25 Kerryn Manning 25 Michael Stanley 24 James Herbertson 23 John Caldow 22 Kate Gath 21 Josh Aiken 14
Ash Warton (Drysdale) trained the winner of R10 at 5.47 at Maryborough today
and then followed it up with the winner of R1 at 6.49 at Kilmore
I wonder which track he attended? One horse was $3.20 fav while the other was $4.40 second fav
This must be some kind of record.
In Race 8 at Launceston on Sunday, Ben Yole is the trainer of 12 of the 13 starters.
Reminds me of a Beatles song, "For the benefit of Mr. Yole"!
Believe it or not he has actually done better Steve
12/12 a couple of years back
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...19#LNC21071905
APG heats at Melton this afternoon. Interesting for the C&G there are 2 heats of 6 (not 1 of 12) maybe it is in the conditions. I noticed that there was no 4yo mares heat run at Gloucester Park - I wonder whether any nominations go straight through?
The timing of the APG heats in WA across all ages was ridiculous. We had the choice of running Star Of Diamonds in a $22k city race on the friday or the $10k heat on a tuesday (when there was a group 3 the next friday), and then 2 weeks later contest a $50k Group 2 or the $51k APG WA final against the boys. :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
We have a 3yo filly who missed the heat because of the timing of other more important races but the 3yo final isn't for weeks. It's like they squeezed the heats and finals in wherever they could fit without considering the existing programming and what races trainers would go for. I'm mad about it.
None of our horses are going to be sent east for the final even if they could win it - in fact I think Michael Brennan's 2 horses are the only WA horses that will so really the whole "buy an APG horse and race for hundreds of thousands" is a farce.
If you got to tonight's Metro meeting after 7pm expecting to see R1 which would have been the case in the old days
You will have missed 5 races :eek:
We know why - just saying
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MXM08052110
We Bendigonians like to go to be early.....or go home after the 6th to watch the footy.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Watching one of the 16 horse races in NZ
You would think that they should always be preferential barrier draws because at best a horse running last has to make up 25m to put itself into the race
Lot 52 at the Karaka Weanling Sale
I think somebody is having a lend of us
From the USTA website, further proof of how dependent US Harness is on 'other' forms of income:
the Florida Senate approved a measure Tuesday (May 18) that would allow racetracks and other gaming sites to host some other forms of gambling, effectively ending harness racing in the State of Florida
...... is pitting parts of the horse industry against other parts
......lawmakers had indicated an interest in also nixing the proposed decoupling of harness racing from casino operations
http://ustrottingnews.com/florida-ho...bred-business/
Imagine having (had?) such protections
The above was about the senate while harnesslink news reports:
reports that the Florida House committee amended the gambling bill to preserve standardbred horse business.
The House gaming bill would not decouple harness racing from gaming rooms.
Florida’s standardbred horse breeding business was thrown a lifeline Tuesday (May 18) when a House committee amended the gambling “decoupling” bill to require that Florida’s only harness racing track continue racing in order to keep its game room open.
The amendment adopted Tuesday by the House Select Committee on Gaming diverges HB 7A from its Senate counterpart.
http://www.harnesslink.com/Internati...ecoupling-bill
The senate won out and the decoupling bill went through unchanged
Caesar's, which owns Pompano Park, had promised the horsemen and women that harness racing would continue for at least one more season and is keeping their word.
http://www.harnesslink.com/Internati...ecoupling-Bill
Narutac Prince fav for his heat of the APG tonight, not only looks special, he is lucky
This will be his 7th start and he has drawn 3 - 4 - 3 - 1 - 2 - 2 - 1
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#KIC21052103
When the question is asked as to whether we have too many Gp1's, I reckon this one fits the bill
$100k Regional Championship for NR up to 70 is at Newcastle tonight
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#NRC21052101
Bet on whatever Jason Bonnington has selected for tonight 21st May as he can time transfer and is already in tomorrowland 22 May ;)
FYI the Myo-Inositol Trispyrophosphate thread on the forum this morning would have been deleted earlier but we were waiting for the Stewards panel to view it
I hope Honolua Bay is going to be OK after running poorly again tonight
Last time it was discovered that he had a Grade 2 EIPH (Exercise induced pulmonary haemorrhage) so here's hoping - see stewards report below
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/ste...l/?mc=MX080521
Maybe there is a virus in the stable as Narutac Prince went even worse
One of my spys tells me they have a covid vaccination centre in the ground floor bar at Cranbourne. It is the biggest crowd seen at the trots for years!!!
Surprising to see Tamworth Abandoned
Between 8am and 1.30pm Tamworth Airport had had 11.6mm of rain, that is < ½" in 5hrs+, not a real lot
Both have now been sent for spells.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger