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Video Preview Belmont 26th August
Jason and Nathan go through the Belmont Park programme with their frank and honest opinions on the best chances and assessment of early markets....
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Champion mare Horlicks dies at 28 years
Champion mare Horlicks, the first New Zealand horse to win the Japan Cup, has died. The grey mare, who produced Melbourne Cup winner Brew, was 28 when she died at Cambridge Stud on Wednesday. She wa...
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Azzopardi gets first city win
Young apprentice Joseph Azzopardi blew punters away with his first metropolitan win on Smitheringale in the opening race at Belmont Park yesterday. Victory on Smitheringale, who paid a whopping $155....
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Gumby's Gossip Northam 25th August
Eight events are in order once again in the Avon Valley today, it does look like a day where we can find a few winners, however most will be quite short due to the smaller ten horse fields still being...
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Greg Hooper's Tips for Belmont 24th August
RACE 1 - tabtouch.mobi.MAIDEN No. 6 TWILIGHT OBSESSION. We start the day with a maiden and on paper it doesn't look an easy race. Without much confidence going for TWILIGHT OBSESSION, he's a galloper...
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On The Money - Goodwood Sprint Day
The Big Sting: Kellie Kersley has taken the training ranks by storm since acquring a license in her own right this year. She resurrected the career of Dash Incredible to win three Saturday races in o...
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The real story of The Cup
With the story of Damien Oliver and Media Puzzle's history making Cup win in 2002 about to hit the big screen next month, its a timely reminder of just what an incredible moment in Australian sporting...
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Tips for Goodwood Sprint Day
Race 1: Its not a bad race to start the day with the likes of Cohort, Ocean Cracker and even Kawatiri in a bit of form. Ocean Cracker is the testing material here but was literally carried over the...
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Video Preview for the Goodwood Sprint meeting
Jason from Ascot Bookmaking and Nathan from Ascot Bloodstock give their thoughts on races from the Goodwood Sprint programme. A frank and to the point assessment of the weekend's form....
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Goodwood Sprint Preview
The Goodwood looks a pretty good race this year as compared to last year when it was won by Idyllic Prince from Foxy Boy and Gondorff. Add a little more class this year in the form of Playing God, Wo...
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Gumby's Gossip - Northam 18th August
Small fields are the order of the day today, whilst the Northam track dries out after the recent heavy rains, the moveable rail is out 10 metres to protect potential danger areas around the home turn,...
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Belmont Tips 17th Aug with Greg Hooper
RACE 1 - WESTSPEED 3YO HANDICAP No. 16 NINE TENORS. We start the day with good three-year-old event. I think there are two very smart types in this, namely, HYDROFLIGHT and NINE TENORS. HYDROFLIGHT h...
Recent Comments
Chopchop43 28 Jun | Posts: 450
Isnt the point based NR system with its barrier draw conditions a handicapping system? I mean highest rated horses drawing worse off seems like a handicap
warrenrobinson 27 Jun | Posts: 592
I dont think it matters when they run,,Crowds and turnover is something in the past.. I dont have the answer. I watch at home and punt. Last time I went to G.P would have been 12 months ago to catch up with fellow trotting people..before I went to the Inters.....
sonny 27 Jun | Posts: 1366
I dont think it matters when they run,,Crowds and turnover is something in the past.. I dont have the answer. I watch at home and punt. Last time I went to G.P would have been 12 months ago to catch up with fellow trotting people..before I went to the Inters..
warrenrobinson 27 Jun | Posts: 592
Here is one for Warren , might bring back memoriesBut my Sept/Oct 1977 edition of Harness Horse which i received in the mail this week - so we are talking about nearly 50 years ago But there is a section - horses to follow re the punt - and there ab...
Frog 27 Jun | Posts: 160
WA trots, had there chance Wednesday morning/lunch Sky 1, turnoverwas much more than other mid/weeks meetings. Had a chance Bunburyevery Wednesday Sky 1.People betting at prime time for the eastern states.Not good enough for RWWA. As Saturday nights has punter...
HotJules 27 Jun | Posts: 223
All horses are scanned at the track. Before they are even saddled up.
SLIPPERGOLDEN 27 Jun | Posts: 7576
R3 Supernatural from Wubin GoldR4 Mia Gusto each way with Village Girl improvingR5 God Has DriftedR6 Grand Reserve ewR8 Prophet And Power ewRoebourne...Yes RoebourneR2 Coupe DeburjR6 Not a maddie but Magic Whistle is a best bet
rooboy 27 Jun | Posts: 1409
Rc8-OdinakaHeavy track suits - 6th run back from a spell same as last prep when he won at Belmont T/D on a heavy track and same barrier.I hope Shooter rides him the same way 4-5 deep and win.Fifth Essence/Monte Tremmezo in the 7th.
Chopchop43 27 Jun | Posts: 450
My thoughts...Logistically, a trainer getting to the races for a 9am start would be extremely difficult to achieve on a routine basis when travel time & having to be clocked in on course 1 hour before their race at 9am, is taken into consideration. Not to ...
psycho 27 Jun | Posts: 867
I've just heard that Kristy has got a flight home (Medivac) on Sunday. Her rehab will be long and agonising so as a passionate racing person myself I ask everyone to hope/pray for the best possible outcome for Kristy and the rest of her family