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Captaintreacherous and Betting Line are 2 new big name sires on the scene
Now if you have a Betting Line colt why would you call him Captain Barnato (to confuse the punters)
I realize Captain Barnato is a historical figure but save the name for when you breed a Captaintreacherous
(Sorry, just being my overopinionated self but I have always had a strong interest in good naming)
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#KIC10062105
Hargreaves is doing better with another Bain horse, On My Oath, who has won 2 from 2 since coming from WA (only $4,500 races mind you) at $1.30 and $1.04. He had not won for well over 2 years before coming acrossQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/hor...horseId=784887
The WA loophole is closing on July 1 Wrong It closed on June 17
The minimum NR for a horse that has only ever raced in Western Australia is NR50 or NR35 for a 2YO.
http://www.harness.org.au/media-room...?news_id=48539
Eg Im Loki - he is going around again from barrier 1 (courtesy of the loophole) in the last at Ballarat but it does not appear as though he will be odds on tonight
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC17062104
$1.70 FO $1.40 Tote and beaten again by the one that was equal favourite with him earlier
And makes it 3 from 3 in the first at Charlton today, in an up to NR51 class. https://www.harness.org.au/racing/ho...horseId=784887 It makes you wonder why it couldn't win in its previous 45 starts in WA yet improved out of sight when it debuted in Victoria just two months later. Then again, I am not the one to ask these questions!Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
The remarkable success of the Kate Hargreaves stable reminds me of the great line from the movie When Harry Met Sally - "I'll have what she's having"!
But Trev you have to remember that we are talking about mature horses that have been assessed NR 30 under the 'WA loophole' (which will be closing in 10 days) and get barrier 1 under PBD despite being horses that have won a few over their career
Wrong - loophole closed June 17
True. But look at what they have been racing against in WA! Good luck and well done by all connections for being smart enough to exploit the conditions. However, the drastic form improvement in just a few weeks, for all of these horses, puzzles my inquisitive mind. From Shanks Pony to Village Kid in a few weeks. I will be eternally grateful that I do not have to pay the bills of any also-rans that finish behind them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Elleker Hanover finally won last night and paid $1.04 tote $1.20 fixed
Even though she is thrown in with her WA rating, you have to be a brave punter
or a mug to back her
Even if you got $1.30 if you had put $1,000 on her at each of her 3 starts you would be down $1,700
Even if she had won all three you were looking at risking a $1,000 each time only to win $1,000 in total due to the incredibly short odds she has started each race
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BNC22062105
Elleker couldn't run out of sight on a dark night over here. It smacked my gob that she was repeatedly favouriteQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
And On My Oath makes it 4 in a row todayQuote:
Originally Posted by Showgrounds
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#MHC28062104
Authorities should be embarrassed that they left such a gaping loophole in the Ratings system which has cost a lot of 2nd place-getters serious money