2025 Country Cups

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I don't think they had any alternative but to disqualify Collective Works - first past the post in the Boort Cup
I don't know what the rules state/what Ewa was supposed to do. She would no doubt wish she had not gone into the sprint lane (for the safety of the others) as CW resumed pacing almost simultaneously and may have legitimately held the lead despite galloping.
To me the big problem was the reason the horse galloped - Ewa when looking around caused CW to go at least ½m inside a marker peg, then he jumped the next one and galloped

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...25#BTC02032501

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We have the Geelong Cups on Friday night
Small fields but competitive looking races

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=GE070325

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Two more 'restricted' Cups on Sunday - Birchip and Wangaratta

Why do they do this? Are they concerned that if a top class horse entered, it may scare off the rest and see the race not stand up?
I suppose it shares the money around but I am more likely to attend a Cup meeting where a good horse is racing. I'm probably not the norm anymore and small country cups are more of a community event nowadays

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=WN090325

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=IR090325

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Mach Dan deserved a third Geelong Cup much more than the winner but that is racing

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...25#GEC07032501

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It looks like a good day at Birchip - I wish I was there

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We got the trotters cup run and won but it looks like the wild weather we are getting here in Halls Gap, is also affecting Birchip and the pacers cup has been put back - fingers crossed

Edit: Damn, the TAB now saying Abandoned

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If it wasn't for all the bloody dogs races, you would be speeding up the Wangaratta program as you couldn't rule out storms looking at the radar to the west and north

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Be sure to have a look at the replays from Wang - the close up camera work makes it like you are actually at the old Showgrounds

Tizzie Lizzie a ½ sister to Smolda ($2.4m) wins the pacers while Abitofadreamer sets a new Tk Rec in the Trot

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=WN090325

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Not only do we have the Charlton Cups on Sunday but also on the same program we now have the rescheduled Birchip Pacing Cup

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The Charlton Cup fields look strong for Sunday and will be followed by the postponed Birchip Cup

https://www.harness.org.au/racing/fi...s/?mc=CH160325