You don't get better than that Kev.
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You don't get better than that Kev.
I notice that Bernie Winkle's claiming price has come down to $50k, I know that nobody is likely to claim the 9yo but it shows there is no room for sentiment in the Eric Anderson/Douglas barn
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#MXM21052206
Warragul is a bugger of a location for attracting trainers to their meetings
Hopefully they (with the help of Cranbourne) can become Mildura like in being self sufficient
In the meantime trainers like Andy Gath and the Burnett/Mifsud clan that support them should be commended for being prepared to travel
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=WR230522
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...xford-tribute/
A strange write up for next Tuesday's George $25k Croxford at Echuca
Forgot to mention the odds on favourite Petillante
Mind you, 6 is a horror draw at Echuca
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#ECC31052206
I know some people like the Rewind feature that HRV has ie putting up a Replay of Meltons TrotsVision program
I have not used it before but want to have a look this week
Does anybody know how long they take to put this up?
We are talking Saturday's races and it is now Wednesday
https://www.thetrots.com.au/tv/shows/rewind/
TAB confusing non West Australians today
Have trots listed as Kellerberrin - no such track on HRA list
It is Central Wheatbelt - HRA has used this name (as usual) today
ps mind you Kellerberrin probably makes more sense
Shepparton is popular with many trainers but not really Emma Stewart, which has to contribute to its popularity
It is most likely the distance. For a Ballarat trainer it is a good 35 min longer than from Melton
It is even further than going to Warragul
Warragul should be more popular with Melton trainers but the shorter trip than going to Shep is probably balanced out by the toll roads you have to take - they can add up for commercial vehicles
9yo stallion Soho Tribeca since last breeding season has been back in work. He had one start 3yrs ago but really hasn't truly raced for 4yrs
Desperate or Daring?
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...-shock-return/
A ten year old bull horse, virtually finished as a racehorse in 2018, to contest the 2022 Inter-Dominion? He has eighty-three foals onto ground from his first crop and just stood his second season at a $3,000 fee. So his connections reckon it is a good idea to put him back in work and contest the Inter-Dominion, which falls smack bang in the middle of the breeding season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
I am sure there are some very sound reasons for this story being taken seriously, though I have no idea why. On this one I agree with Darrel Kerrigan's thoughtful analysis of the facts.
Isn't this a blatant case of a ridiculous entry to make sure a race stands up
It appears that way.
King Of Swing to stand for $8k
“NSW breeders will only have to pay $6550 with the new incentives up here.”
https://www.harness.org.au/media-roo...?news_id=52987
Even with the NSW incentive I think it is at least $1,000 too much but they may get away with it as there is little to choose from when it comes to NSW stallions
Rock N Roll Heaven, another Rocknroll Hanover champion, who has been quite successful at stud is $5,600 Early Bird in Vic
Aaron Dunn is not a regular at Stawell despite coming from the next town up the highway, Horsham
He brought a couple of his super talented 3yo's today and they were expected to win - both starting $1.12
One did but not easily while the other went down
The opposition knew that they were both first up and I liked the feeling I got that the others were not prepared to concede and thus we got 2 good races (5&7)
I wish we saw more of this
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=SW270622
Something we don't see that often, a double header on Friday night - Ballarat & Mildura
We have the Popular Alm Sprint at Kilmore tomorrow night
It is a rare journey for most of these and a first for some
Max Delight and Honolua Bay have never raced there before
while Shortys Mate and Jilliby Chevy have only ever had 1 start there
Only 3 of the 10 have won there
Supreme Dominator with 3 wins from 4 starts and Bettor Be The Bomb with 2 wins from 6 starts are the standouts while Torrid Saint has 1 win from 9 starts
In total the 10 runners have had 754 starts but only 30 starts at Kilmore (19 from the above three) and only the 6 wins in total
It may be irrelevant but for some reason it jumped out at me
We are going to need a few more posters to keep the forum ticking over in the next couple of weeks.
I am having minor day surgery on my right hand tomorrow after which I will be restricted to left index finger typing for a while
so I am not imagining I will be posting anything long but we will see how it goes
Third time I have had to have it - anything bad that I could inherit, I aced
Not many people have heard of Dupuytrens
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-...ent%20position.
It looks like an old AFL football injury but it isnt
All the best for surgery.....or you could leave those fingers with a hook shape for easier holding of the reins?
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Originally Posted by Messenger
There is already enough people out there who think I am a pirate/villain
Single-digit inputted posts are always welcome on this forum Kev. Good luck with the surgery.
At YV today, 3yo Justalittlesip NZ made it 4/4 since coming over
He is by Franco Ledger NZ and is his only starter so far from 15 named progeny of racing age
He looks like he is the real deal
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#YGC01082201
I am surprised to see 5yo Hi Manameisjeff, winner of 9 of only 18 starts, in the Claimer on Saturday night
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#MXM13082206
Archie/peterprofit is letting his dislike of the APG distort his thinking
He is complaining about the claiming race system because Summit bought Sirletic for $28k at the APG mixed sale and now have a $100k price tag on him in a claimer
I am sorry Archie but if I pick up a bargain somewhere – maybe even a painting by a famous artist, I will put whatever value on it that I wish to and will feel no obligation to let you have it for what I bought it for
PP...ramblings of a disgruntled underbidder?:rolleyes::D
What's next? Will he be writing about the property market and capital gain increases for little effort?
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Originally Posted by Messenger
I read the story. My take - the ridiculous price scale for claiming races in Victoria. A race for runners where claim prices range between $10,000 and $100,000 is a joke. Sirletic's true value is $28,000 so putting a hundred grand on him ensures he will never be claimed. The next "cheapest" is Sicario who has at least won half a million bucks to justify his $75,000 tag. No hope of him being claimed at that price, probably never while Chris Alford drives him compared with how Daryl Douglas won with him at Kilmore two starts back. 40 to 50 to North America would seem a good around outcome. Nothing like what the owners paid for the horse but that was their call.
But for the money I'm sugesting would you be interested in the 200 start rising 11 year old Love In A Chevy for $50,000? Anyone? I think Archie is highlighting the bleeding obvious. Done properly claimers are good but the price structure HRV is using is off the wall.
Interesting Trev. Is the problem that Claiming races have not been embraced?
I wonder whether we would have got the same entries if the range was $10k - $50k ?
As Rob Auber just said - he won like a horse worth $100k
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#MXM13082206
After watching that performance are we expected to believe David Aiken is a spud of a trainer? Obviously, because the stewards have not queried the performance, just took a routine swab. I would be (a) forensically testing the swab for every substance known to mankind; (b) reviewing the stable returns from current and former trainers and transfer of ownership forms (include handwriting and fingerprint experts on that one); and (c) go through all records at APG like a dose of salts, including who entered the horse in the sale, who bid on the horse and who paid for it.
This stinks. The only thing about this race that seemed consistent was Chris Alford's typical poor drive on Sicario - ignore the chance to get a cart-up in the last lap then come 6 and 7 wide on the home turn.
And no, a change of stable environment doesn't cut it for me.
Giveitatry who was well supported to spoil Catch A Wave's return is owned by the same interests - interesting
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#MXM20082203
Why was it that Catch A Wave chose to take on the older horses in the Vicbred Gp3 instead of just his own age in the Gp3 Sires?
There is a first starter in the last at Cranbourne with one of the worst pedigrees I have ever seen - she will probably win lol
The other two aren't much better ! Not many stallions around that I've never heard of !
To be fair Rick, as far as stallions go, Dawn Ofa New Day and Auckland Reactor are a million times better than Uturnbay and the grandsire Screen Play
I'm talking about the combined pedigree , at least the Uturnbay runner is a full sibling to a winner ! Yes the other 2 are much better stallions. Hard to believe Uturnbay has 30 foals .
Normal transmission has resumed. The debutante ran last, the trainer's record also remains intact.
I like Scott Ewen and I hope he has a good one but I think he may have been drinking the same water as the trainers of those recently declared 'Interdom Hopefuls' after they won a race at Melton eg Giveitatry and Arggghhh
He is talking Derbies after Hes Olly won in 2.00.5 at Cranbourne on Sunday night
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...22#CRC04092207
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...or-new-owners/
The Warragul Derby used to be a handy race but I don't think it has been run in decades.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
I don't know Trev, I have some recollection of Kyle maybe promoting it on here
I was looking at the breeding of one that I noticed was held up in the 2yo at Hamilton today when I saw where its dam had been cleared to (see attached snip)
So I looked up Harness Racing in the Phillipines and found this story about the very same mare (which I missed at Christmas last year)
Old news for some but I thought there may have been others who missed it like I did
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...e-philippines/
It has been a couple of weeks since we lost Nikita Ross to the gallops and I see it was another 'all male' week on Burning Questions (I don't watch it because of JB)
I think our industry requires more variety
Emma Stewart sent 3 to Mildura today and came home with 2 wins and a second
You probably want better than 1 winner to justify a 10hr plus road trip for Ballarat to Mildura
That is further than the Adelaide boys take
Driver Connor Clarke picked up 5 other drives for another couple of wins and seconds to make his tally for the day 8 drives - 4 Wins - 3 Seconds
https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=ML160922