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  • I go for my beautiful 10 mile walk every morning and you think about various things at the time  I watched Frid night GP replays  Sat lunchtime , one after the other boring as batshiit every race , all leader dominated  on the substandard 800 metre …
    in Racing control- Taken from an old book from Harold Park, Comment by Markovina June 2
  • Had a good read of the 1972 Harness Horse magazine on the plane - Sept month edition with Red Vicar and Laurie Moulds on the front cover  Things were definitely in the black not the red financially at this point in time  Under the Heading " Totalisa…
    in Harness Racing Australia Comment by Markovina May 29
  • Tough meeting , 2 small e/w  just for an interest  In the stand , backmarker Chivalry @ $7, and in race 9 Alta A;llure @ $10
    in G.P Comment by Markovina May 29
  • Nothing to do with the Trots - but  would be interested in Chop Chop and Warren opinion - seeing they are trainers/horsemen  But if you google - Horrifying moment racehorse violently  kicks stable worker sending her to hospital  This happened in Yor…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina May 28
  • Pinjarra today hav 4 of those 1100 metre races - is this Cam Brown decision - i wonder what tje genetral consensus of the trainers are re those races - as a punter ive got not interest in them-dont look at thje form/betting or vision  With NSW i see…
    in G.P Comment by Markovina May 18
  • Was an entertaining nights racing. Have said this to a few people but the way DeCampo has his horses going- it reminds me of how the JT Warwick horses performed back 30 years ago when I fell in love with the sport. Yeah we need Jay Jay to come back…
    in GP Friday 8th May 26 Comment by Markovina May 11
  • The days of any employees missing out on theior super are nearly over , because the law will change on the 1/7/26 From that date on every employer has to pay an employees super with each pay run  Thus if you have a fortnightly pay run for all your e…
    in Employees entitlements Comment by Markovina May 9
  • Last night at Geelong harness they had the Greg Sugars memorial Trot - i watched a replay that prompted me to google whether they had found out  what actually killed him - because for a long time they didnt know - speculation was a brain aneurysm Bu…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina May 9
  • Well done to Chop Chop he trained the winner in the last at GP a 21k race to 
    in GP Friday 8th May 26 Comment by Markovina May 9
  • I believe on what I was told, John Paul Young said it best  :x   No it was David Essex - " Gonna make you a star  "
    in Indianna Weinert leaving WA Comment by Markovina May 8
  • Its amazing Warren what can be achieved with real effort  Last Sunday at Shepparton they had their big pacing for pink day - alot of fund raising activities during the day and they raised nearly $34.000 for womens cancer - unbelievable effort 
    in Carnivals Comment by Markovina May 7
  • If you want to see an absolute miracle win , unbelievable win then race 5 at Redcliffe last night i reckon is worth a watch  Yes i did have a little bit on it E/W drew 8 went 3 pegs - leader and fave collapsed got dragged back to basically last - ev…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina May 7
  • Been really busy past 3 months or so havent had much time spare - but i finally hjave now  Noticed tonight at Redcliffe tonight Greg Bennett is back driving after 15 years in the wilderness - got disqualified -n re those 2 stewards on the take for n…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina May 6
  • Based on what - Nerano who couldnt get out of its way over here - back with Grimson - won again Sat night broke 1.50 - had 5 starts back with him for 2 wins and 2 seconds  Im no trainer - but apart from the facilities at Menangle re training are sta…
    in Menangle Comment by Markovina April 29
  • Well i think it is an outstanding field - one of the best Fremantle Cups in a long time - and its great that 3-4 Eastern /Staters have stayed over for this race Interesting runner is Rohan Hilliers horse along way to come so must have a very high op…
    in Freo Cup. Comment by Markovina April 24
  • Yeah good old Albo he put about an extra 170k in my pocket . when he lit a  fuse under the property market - changed the minium deposit deposit required from 20% to 5%  As that leading Syd Auctioneer said - they( Albo and Jim) thought by doing that …
    in Nullarbor Comment by Markovina April 21
  • Well back to the race and i think it is a great race  Dont discount the 2 Eastern Starters . i think Bulletproof Boy has 2 victories over Leap To Fame . and if it had not of broken at the start in  the   Miracle Mile then that tally might be 3 . Wha…
    in Nullarbor Comment by Markovina April 17
  • Well Warren what was the gist of it , without risking losing your house for defamation.
    in Nullarbor Comment by Markovina April 9
  • Just watched a replay of the 1994 WA Derby - it  was a great race with King of Saxony  Must have been a champion filly to win the Derby 
    in Vale - David Edwards, Trainer Comment by Markovina April 2
  • Well that last sentence/question  of yours , perfectly sums up alot of harness racing participants unfortunately  Peter Manning at a guess would be close to blooody  80  Dear oh dear , oh me 
    in Pinjarra Comment by Markovina March 25
  • Hi Rocket, Why the Ha Ha. and 3 likes . Am I missing something??.. I will tell you why Sonny - and this has dogged Harness Racing for many many years  And that is there is such petty jealousy amongst so many participants in Trotting , honestly alot…
    in Pinjarra Comment by Markovina March 24
  • Hi Rocket, Why the Ha Ha. and 3 likes . Am I missing something??.. I will tell you why Sonny - and this has dogged Harness Racing for many many years  And that is there is such petty jealousy amongst so many participants in Trotting , honestly alot …
    in Pinjarra Comment by Markovina March 24
  • Been betting for a fair while re decent bets exclusively in NSW , with the exception of Menangle of course  But Super keen on one at Penrith tonight - Race 7 no 9 Mister Quirk  @ the $26 - you can only go on its efforts in NSW , its last 2 runs - in…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina March 22
  • Just watched the replay of the Free for All at GP last night  That was a great race that , exciting race how it was run - the sectionals were out of this world 1.53.5  Full credit to Minstrel outstanding performance , you think they would have an E/…
    in G.P Comment by Markovina March 21
  • Great race call the last 150 metres approx Ballarat Trots race 3 tonight 
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina March 19
  • I wonder who scuttled the  960 metre new track back then , that would have been sensational for WA Trotting , and it would have been built at a fraction of the cost of today  Yes i wonder who the wise men were who knocked it on the head , that would…
    in Trent Cooper Comment by Markovina March 18
  • I  would think it is fair comment to say someone in this day and age who  wants to retain an 800 metre track as the Capital City Metropolitan Trotting Track , has been totally brainwashed  And  i will add further if this nonsensical GP redevelopment…
    in Trent Cooper Comment by Markovina March 18
  • Well reading the tea leaves according to a few posters , he didnt have to jump through all the hoops that the other applicants had to,to  get the position  , and as result of those posts his father has got the sulks , taken his bat and ball , cut lu…
    in Trent Cooper Comment by Markovina March 17
  • Richmond in N.S.W, was a grass track. Closed early 90s for housing redevelopment.. Great memories .. Use to race the Sydney way as well , Gosford and Wyong also had trotting tracks ( not grass ) but they used to race the Sydney way as well  
    in Grass Track Harness Racing Comment by Markovina March 17
  • 1967 full set Scanlen vfl cards - $895 the price tag  Yes there is Polly Farmer - and Ron Barassi also a great picture of Hassa Mann , who later Capt/Coached Sth Fremantle to a flag  However the interesting one is Eric Sarich- 3rd row 1st on the lef…
    in Comments worth a post but not a thread of their own Comment by Markovina March 15