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Bunbury Preview, 12th October
Race 1 - Funbury Feature racing makes its way to the South West with arguably the best Saturday race card we’ve seen in months. There is a real ‘start of the carnival’ feel ab...
27 Comments | 13 hours ago
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Belmont Preview, 6th October
Race 1 - They Bet Us We sadly said goodbye to PUNTA during the week, in what was a case of the little guy not getting a fair go in a world dominated by the big corporate bookmakers. I think I s...
17 Comments | 1 week ago
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PUNTA to cease operations.
It is with much regret and sadness that the boys at PUNTA have decided to cease operations indefinitely. Declining turnover and the leakage of customers to corporate online bookmakers, who have...
3 Comments | 1 week ago
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Belmont Preview, 22nd September
Race 1 - No Mystery It appears a lot of owners and trainers have opted for the footy over the gallops with some very thin acceptances. It isn’t a card which gets the blood flowing. Af...
12 Comments | 3 weeks ago
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Belmont Preview, 15th September
Race 1 - Let’s Go C… Winx could win a fourth Cox Plate this year, but I don’t think there will be a better racing story than that of Andiamo Fica (https://bit.ly/2p7FCjC). I...
21 Comments | 1 month ago
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Belmont Preview, 8th September
Race 1 - Back Pike... I’d be surprised if #backpikedrinkwhatyoulike is not trending globally on twitter by the end of the Belmont card. The Wizard has a book of rides which most jockeys w...
5 Comments | 1 month ago
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Belmont Preview, 25th August
Race 1 - Broome To Belmont Keen on the chances of Patristic in the first. Looked sharp in a debut trial nearly a year ago, before copping one of the toughest initiations to racing you will see....
8 Comments | 1 month ago
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Belmont Preview, 18th August
Race 1 – The Word On The Street Sunny, 20 degrees and some competitive fields means I can forgo my usual pre-race one rant. This doesn’t mean all ‘The Bachelor’ related...
6 Comments | 1 month ago
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Belmont Preview, 11th August
Race 1 – Renouncement After being raised in WA and a proud sandgroper (the construction and erection of the Bell Tower was probably the moment where my pride peaked), I would like to for...
24 Comments | 2 months ago
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Belmont Preview, 4th August
Race 1 – Flat I’m a little bit disappointed. A seven race Saturday metro card (which includes a maiden) after a midweek abandonment which can best be described by the technic...
35 Comments | 2 months ago
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Belmont Preview, 28th July
Race 1 – Pike’s Army After a fairly wet and wild Wednesday, we have some relief from the inclement weather with a semi-dry forecast for a brilliant card of weekend racing. In fact,...
5 Comments | 2 months ago
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Belmont Preview, 21st July
Race 1 – Nic’s Knee A really tough week comes to a close with the retirement of Tim Cahill and second knee reconstruction for Nic Naitanui. My biggest mistake this week was reading...
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Ridersonthestorm33 17 Oct | Posts: 6409
Noticed round one that game totals lines on all games very high.. anywhere between 206 and 230. Perhaps expect a high scoring attacking season...or just wait to see how the season settles and who plays defensive. Might be value for some under game total b...
Browny123 17 Oct | Posts: 67
Would be interested to know if either of you gentlemen have got any handle on the new handicapping system?Looks complicated for a simpleton like myself
curmudgeon 17 Oct | Posts: 934
Mike Williams has Reaper going at career best level for sure with a bit of upside to him in terms of regular earning capacity. Old Angus was way overs especially with the scratching bringing him in to two off the back line and wasn't afforded much peace trying...
JayJay 17 Oct | Posts: 4150
Haha, Angus just keeps on giving for old Tom doesn't he, an enduring old standardbred. He ran a terrific race in the Trayning Cup behind Soho Reaper, gate 12 wasn't much help to him, good value bet.
Tivers 17 Oct | Posts: 6673
And we're away................... Can't recall myself being so amped for start of a season.Phila / SIM are ballin'..................just imagine if they'd taken Tatum ! /:)
Tivers 17 Oct | Posts: 6673
Behind the basket if me fav angle (and where our seats are - stage end).Much better for watching bball (IMO) as it's as much a lateral game as up and down.Also viewing from that angle makes you feel more part of it (ie the view you'd have from on court) v's be...
curmudgeon 17 Oct | Posts: 934
Was on Hilo Angus at $101 & $17 e/w in Mr Ed's race......was hilo unlucky not to be fighting out the finish and ran 4th...of course he did.
Ridersonthestorm33 17 Oct | Posts: 6409
Some very very tired horses come final day of the Melbourne spring carnival that's for sure. There Grand Final(s) are over. The paddock beckons.
savethegame 17 Oct | Posts: 795
Just checked there was only 25 nominations for the cox plate the two that have been removed from betting with bet 365... to arrive at twenty three horses are the autumn sun & emotionless...
savethegame 17 Oct | Posts: 795
TAB TOUCH .early crow boys, are still giving prices on 39 horses in cox plate.... 1.25 winx,41s emotionless who has a stress fracture of his pelvis is out;; another agency is betting only on 23 horses.might be mug punters but we can read.