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Now what annoyed some over east was that Menagle meeting, and back then we are talking Kellerberrin type horses on a tight little track - think it was the very very very last meeting of the calendar year.
Insinuating well Chris Alford's not doing that and it's a bit unfair of Chris Lewis to do so, created a bit of a short term stir. Imagine it today with social media - In The Gig etc.
Can recall NSW trainers and owners saying in the press- we don't like the Vics hahaha and will help Chris Lewis out no worries, but they also sent a warning to WA punters - he maybe driving some chances but these are pretty ordinary horses!
Before the days of full on Sky and WA Tab to their great credit - bet on the whole Menangle card that night and a crackly broadcast came through the radio - but it was exciting too - and typically this bloke Lewis did it.
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Funny thing was all the bloody meetings Alford drove at - all his winners - all of Lewis's winners probably around a Village Kid dominant year - it boiled down to a non descript NSW middle of nowhere cold winters night meeting, a place I'd certainly never ever heard of - Menangle.
Lewis obviously thought - I'm going for this - typical of him at the time - he got it. Both of them would've been just late 20's then, if that.
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He came, he saw, he conquered! Never to return.
It was strange stg having the eastern staters fly over and tell us about the same horse's we see go around every week, did Ron Dufficy come for the Perth Cup ? Oh well at least it's a bit different.
They talk about marketing - who runs their biggest two races in summer before 8 o'clock ? Dictated to by the puppets from over east and Sky Channel - great interest in the race on the eastern seaboard - with not one ES horse here - most wouldn't have even known the race was on!! Then they have the gall to talk about turnover - pullllllllllease.
I love hearing these stories keep them coming .
love the current news / controversies but those old stories/ nostalgia related events give me
a buzz.
Now as far as the eastern states won't be able to watch OUR big race with OUR horses because on too late for them...go tell it to the marines!
Too bad for them, stiff cheddar, most are over 18 they can stay up on a Friday night until one in the morning if interested, this pandering to the eastern states um why ?
Please don't say turnover!! F the turnover for once...give a little and gain a lot...we give a lot and gain little.
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It's good to go retro sometimes with new posters and readers, the horse's/drivers/trainers/ and of course the punting stories...several tragedies along that line :-<
More English greyhound racing please! Ireland dogs - Scotland Dogs - should be arriving and betting on soon, woof woof.
Those hurdle dog races from Tasmania were the best! Good old Tassie.
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Experts like Brittany Graham talking - trots.
Experts talking - greyhounds.
Three channels - in the year 2020 - too hard ?
What you don't want is Brittany Graham talking greyhounds and pretending she knows something about them, on the trots no need to pretend - she knows her stuff.
It's not sending a space ship to look for life on Mars - just commonsense.
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