Just interested to see who everyone like's in the Breeders Challenge Final's sunday.
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Just interested to see who everyone like's in the Breeders Challenge Final's sunday.
Rc1No2 Tsunami Sloy is juist about due
Rc2No2 Al About Me will roll to the front and be hard to catch
Rc3No13 Lenny Lewis I suspect will be too good
Rc4No11 Louvre I expect them to go hard early and it will run over the top
Rc5No3 Macca Kelly seems to have improved to a point I think he will win this
Rc6No12 Vertigal will shit in but get on Arterial Way the place. She will find the front and be better for last week; and the other heat was very ordinary I think.
Rc7No4 Sushi Sushi to beat Excel Stride, thrown in Screaman Seaman and A Passion For Aces for third in a trifecta.
Rc8No9 Karloo Mick don't know he is going but would hate to tip against him in a field like this
Rc9No3 Goeslikell from the moment he won first up I said he would win a Metro race this prep and its taken 23 starts and he probably isnt going as good but I think he will get it here.
I know I tipped more than the Breeders Challenge races but I probably need the extra races to tip a winner!
Sushi Sushi , all things being equal, looks unbeatable , however that's what they said about Squamosa at Gosford yesterday and look what happened there :-)
Excel Stride's draw is a worry. I think Brick Top is definitely a big chance too.
I like Shez All Magic in the 3YO fillies. Vertigal just seems a bit susceptible to me.
In the 2YO's divisions I'll be on Louvre and Three Over Three. BTW , I am usually a very average tipster !
2yo Fillies:
1. Miss Zo ZO
2. Lettucereason
3. Abbsyn Ace
2yo C&G:
1. Three Over Three
2. Uncle Lile
3. Macca Kelly
3yo Fillies:
1. Vertigal
2. Sounds So Good
3. Arterial Way
3yo C&G:
1. Brick Top
2. Sushi Sushi
3. Excel Stride
2yo Fillies:
1. Louvre
2. Dance for Madi
3. Lettucereason
2yo C&G:
1. Macca Kelly
2. Uncle Lile
3. Three over Three
3yo Fillies:
1. Vertigal to win easily
2. Shes All Magic
3. Arterial Way
3yo C&G:
1. Excel Stride is my bet of the day
2. Sushi Sushi
3. Brick Top
Recent punting results having confirmed that I've become the 3rd Minty Man, I reckon I could stop a runaway train...so I'm not going to do anymore than wish them all well.
2yo Fillies:
1. Lettucereason
2.dance for madi
3.louvre
2yo C&G:
1. Macca Kelly
2. Three over Three
3.Hes Magic Red
3yo Fillies:
1. Shes All Magic
2. Arterial Way
3. Vertigal
3yo C&G:
1. Excel Stride
2. Sushi Sushi
3. A Passion for aces
2yo Fillies :
1. Dance For Madi
2. Lettucereason
3. Oh Eye See
2yo C&G :
1. Macca Kelly
2. Three Over Three
3. Theartofdelusion
3yo Fillies :
1. Vertigal
2. Arterial Way
3. Shez All Magic
3yo C&G :
1. Sushi Sushi
2. A Passion For Aces
3. Brick Top
Rce 1 : Buckeye Nation
Rce 2 : Big Fella Mach
Rce 3 : Ushaka Bromac
Rce 8 : Pembrook Henry
Rce 9 : Courageous Kiwi
Courageous effort by Vertigal, came home from China and ran over a Hot Dog Vendor on the home turn to score and Sushi's 1:54.1 was a new Australasian 3yo Record for the 2300m.
Vertigal was awesome, I agree triple.
Sushi Sushi is a machine, I hadn't seen him in the flesh prior to today and I must admit to look at, he is fairly lean but very athletic. For a horse with not a huge frame he certainly has a massive motor as he cruised to victory today. Would have gone a second faster if he had something to chase.
Theartofdelusion was impressive in the 2yo boys race, seems to be an improving type for the future.
Great drive by J Willick on Louvre to win the fillies 2yo race. Toughed it right out to the line.
Good crowd out there today, that is what happens when people don't have to pay to get in!!!! Hopefully those in control will learn from that.
Just got home :-) Great day out there. Such good weather and the crowd was excellent and really added to the atmosphere.
Sushi Sushi , a personal favourite, really showed his class , although Excel Stride was gallant too. The other three Group 1's were full of excitement from start to finish.
Let's not forget two other fine performances on the day - Karloo Mick and Buckeye Nation , backed them both as well as Louvre , Sushi Sushi and Big Fella Mach. Still counting my winnings :=)
It seems I should have stuck to the Breeders Crown race got 3/4 in them but 1/5 in the rest! Haven't had an oppurtuity to watch just got home from a long day of footy (that happens when you're 5 goals down 10minutes in) and from reports on here it sounds like it was a great day racing.
BLINDER OF A DRIVE...by GMAC on Theartofdelusion. Pretty to watch.
Hey BrenoQuote:
Originally Posted by aussiebreno
Race day's like this mate you call in sick for footy, footy will be on next wkend but the Breeders Challenge day won't be on again for another year.
breno - your absence from Menangle because of some "footy" game , was a big discussion point at the track yesterday :-) Yes, you should have rung in sick and joined us. You missed a great time.
Why has the description above my avatar suddenly changed me into a filly? Last time I checked myself I was a colt ........ no , make that a stallion!
A lesson learnt the hard way. Games should be strictly Saturday afternoon so I don't have this problem.Quote:
Originally Posted by mango
Hahaha!Quote:
Originally Posted by ozninja
Have to agree some good racing Karloo Mick still mind boggling what he did, Vertigal I honestly though she was done and dusted on the turn what a sprint in the straight and Sushi Sushi top run but Excel Stride what a run it was a shame the draw made it that way this horse has some ticker.
Agreed Nat , they are two mighty three year olds , Sushi Sushi and Excel Stride. I gave Vertigal no chance on the turn either. She sure has some sprint.
Love that long straight at Menangle. Gives all horses a chance.
Sex change maybe lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by ozninja
Great racing all day, love the managle track gives every horse the oppertunity to show there skills and quality. Cant wait till next year
The other highlight on the day was Ash Siejka's post race outfit..... Sensational. Serious glamour!!
This here clapped out old married bloke with two daughters but nonetheless casual observer thought that both Miss Siejka & Miss Rothwell were by far and away the best dressed young ladies on course, in fact they romped it in by the length of the Menangle straight. Glamour comes to Harness Racing indeed Zipper, glamour indeed. I was left feeling decidely old & decidedly poorly attired in their presence.Quote:
Originally Posted by Zipper
Nice work ladies. Whenever you can make Sam look a bit downmarket in comparison then you're firing on all cylinders. :D:D:D:D:D
Young Ash is a great advertisement for harness racing and not just because she has a pretty face. I've never met the girl but she seems very level headed and is very talented in the cart.
All that being said the old sternocleidomastoid is still recovering from when she breezed on by me yesterday......unbelievable!!
Really nice girl. Very friendly, very capable horsewoman is Ash, as a good a driver as there is out there. Give her the cattle and she'll get them home. A great advertisment for the sport. My daughters couldn't believe she was also a driver. She's someone for them to look up to should they wish to get involved in the future. Lauren Panella is also a very nice girl and likewise, can steer. I met her one night at Penrith. Michael Muscat introduced me to her. I don't think we make anywhere near enough of the number of female drivers in Harness Racing.
Can someone tell me if they had the Mare time Trials and if so who got fastest time?
Thankfully, I don't think there were any.
Been through all trial results and Trots tv and can't find any mare's time trials.Quote:
Originally Posted by desibg
Their was supposed to be four time trial
I didn't go down sunday so i can't say if there was or wasn't for sure but i can say i can't find any results to say there was as yet.
I read an article about 2months back suggesting this. Don't remember it being Breeders Challenge day but Winston seems positive it was. Probably something that never stood up.
Pound for Pound....Time Trials are THE single most ridiculous thing done in Harness Racing, imo. Dustbin of History stuff.
Thanks for everyone looking into it, i couldn't find anything either. I have to admit it would be a pretty boring old display, plus who would want to give there horse a gut buster and not rewarded with any prizemoney, unless of course they were looking for a time for breeding.
Always wondered could they or do they get tested like a horse that win's a race.
Technically yes they are/should be, in practice however....maybe not always. One infamous case of a horse falling foul of exactly such testing was Cambest, producing a TC02 overage after he had TT'd in 1:46 & a piece.
When buying a yearling tho would you look into the time a mare ran in a time trial or actually in a race. For me i prefer to look at race performances and a time trial time wouldnt even phase me, just my opinionQuote:
Originally Posted by desibg
Thanks Triple
I must admit i didn't know about Cambest but i oftened wondered how he could go a super mile back then. To be honest i don't think time trials should stand and be put into sale pedigree books as black print.
Race performance for meQuote:
Originally Posted by remington
Ditto. Time trials are a gimmick and their rather dubious "usefulness" went out in the 80's when we were desperately trying to keep up with U.S. race times on our then tiny tracks. They are completely irrelevant these days.Quote:
Originally Posted by mango
I am totally against time trials, and believe they should not get a mare black type.
Lets face it. There is not a mare on this planet that cant go to menangle and time trial in sub 2 min.
For them to then get black type is a total farce