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  • GilgameshGilgamesh    5,009 posts
    Anyone listen in this morning? Thoughts? I only listened in briefly but worry with Darren that he is going to be asked to comment on a lot of what he hasn't seen. He himself when asked about the olympics said he hadnt watched much as he was "a very busy man".

    Sounds like they will try to go more sports orientated which i'm not sure I agree with buy will continue my usual morning swap between them and sport fm depending on guests/topics.

    Good luck to all involved anyhow hope they get the boost they're after.
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  • ChrisChris    5,734 posts
    It was fresh at least.

    There were some good parts and some teething issues. 

    I like Gareth Hall & Stevie B, add a positive, energetic vibe to it all which I need at 6am when driving to the gym hungover on a Monday morning. 

    Wes's humour is good to have back too.

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  • theduketheduke    284 posts
    I liked it.

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  • licklick    367 posts
    Well, I found it envigorating - Gareth is going places. Don't expect everything they say necessarily agrees with everyone - that's the beauty of good radio. Better than false laughs on FM breakfast radio, tedious ABC breakfast radio and Bally hoo on 6PR with heaps of ads. Enjoy the ride race and sports fans.

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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    Response from Jason Brown about comments on this mornings show.

    Very misinformed comments this morning calling W.A jocks precious regarding heavy 10 tracks. If the whole track was rated a heavy 10 that is fine but we had a inconsistent surface at the 600m mark which anyone with any idea would know puts horses welfare and soundness at risk.

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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    You serious FM??? When was the last time an entire track was rated the same all around...?? gee we are privileged with the quality we have over here aren't we???

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,942 posts
    edited August 2016
    ^^ The key word from Brown Rio is...inconsistent.
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited August 2016
    Matches with RWWA Thoroughbreds release.

    BELMONT 27/8 please be advised that todays meeting has been abandoned due to an unsfae section of track following heavy rain..
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    And PR



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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited August 2016
    Sure it would have been a great day for the visiting patrons.

    Can only imagine what "limited facilities" would have been.

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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,987 posts
    RIO said:

    You serious FM??? When was the last time an entire track was rated the same all around...?? gee we are privileged with the quality we have over here aren't we???

    Quality of what ? Horse or Jockey ?

    I personally think to hit a wet muddy patch at 60 kmh or higher is highly dangerous putting both horse and rider at risk. Today we scratched a filly known to not handle soft tracks, as what is the point ? As it was, the other runner this morning was on the rail, running only 'fair' leaving more questions than answers.

    To blame Jockeys for being lacking in quality is grossly unfair, but that's just my thoughts.
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  • RIORIO    14,902 posts
    If a track isn't rated the same all the way around it is then rated inconsistently.....So i once again ask, when was the track last rated the same all the way around?

    I doubt it ever is. The penetrometer takes a series of readings at different parts of the track to create an average reading for the track...it is never consistent..it is an average. So they ride on inconsistent surfaces all the time. But when one of those readings is a heavy 10, we dont race.

    I've been told there were puddles on Saturday where water has never been seen before, and that is a lot better reasoning for the races not going ahead.

    Another question that will go unanswered...how long since we have run races on a heavy 10??? It is winter FFS, the tracks get heavy, but we just dont have heavy 10 race days..Some get downgraded to a 8 or 9, but when was the last time we went racing on a heavy 10 track???

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  • SquiddySquiddy    96 posts
    I really enjoyed it and i think it will only get better with time.
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  • dungydungy    9,278 posts
    I listened was pretty good ,but Steve Butler will wear me down with Bomber talk ,good to have Wes back on  
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  • careycarey    6,424 posts
    RIO said:

    but when was the last time we went racing on a heavy 10 track???

    i don't have any 10's for belmont.
    there was a heavy 9 on 26/7/14 where the meeting was called off after 2 races.
    but it was about as heavy as i have for anywhere according to my numbers, so i guess it comes down to the individual with regards to what they call it.
    most of them tend to underplay it(everywhere, not just wa), as maybe they think it will affect turnover?

    ascot, the only instance of heavy i can find is last 3 races with heavy 8 on 5/12/15

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  • dungydungy    9,278 posts
    Fastmoney said:

    Response from Jason Brown about comments on this mornings show.

    Very misinformed comments this morning calling W.A jocks precious regarding heavy 10 tracks. If the whole track was rated a heavy 10 that is fine but we had a inconsistent surface at the 600m mark which anyone with any idea would know puts horses welfare and soundness at risk.

    Fastmoney said:

    Response from Jason Brown about comments on this mornings show.

    Very misinformed comments this morning calling W.A jocks precious regarding heavy 10 tracks. If the whole track was rated a heavy 10 that is fine but we had a inconsistent surface at the 600m mark which anyone with any idea would know puts horses welfare and soundness at risk.

    J Brown what a guy 

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  • loose_gooseloose_goose    2,135 posts
    Think he has every right to respond if it was labeled on air that they were "precious" without following through on the statement made by the Chief Steward.

    I am assuming this is what happened did not actually hear it, and reading it just here
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  • AquanitaAquanita    566 posts
    Gareth Hall evidently asked Michael Grant if the jockeys may have been a bit precious by refusing to ride on the track and Grant said they were entitled to consider safety paramount.


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  • tonytony    2,436 posts
    The shining light after two days of the new show is that it is refreshing when a guest in interviewed to have a question asked and the guest is than allowed to answer without the host continually interjecting with his own views.

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  • loose_gooseloose_goose    2,135 posts
    Aquanita said:

    Gareth Hall evidently asked Michael Grant if the jockeys may have been a bit precious by refusing to ride on the track and Grant said they were entitled to consider safety paramount.


    Not like the "Red hots" where GHall's grounding is, where they bring out the Tractor with the chain scraper on the back and all is hunkey-dorey after a few laps  ;)
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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts

    Turned on this morning and they were talking trots. turned it off.

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,942 posts
    Haha @Para...you love your trots!

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  • ChariotsonfireChariotsonfire    3,025 posts
    The new program is obviously designed to cover a wider range of sports and not only racing and has had some very interesting guests on.

    With sports betting ever increasing it ;probably makes sense.

    A three hour show just covering thoroughbreds with the usual trainers using it as their soapbox would also have little appeal to a wider audience. 

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  • DamienWyerDamienWyer    7,987 posts
    Hopefully they still run replays in the early morning as I only get to listen these days in the way home after work at 4am
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  • loose_gooseloose_goose    2,135 posts
    Chariotsonfire said:

    The new program is obviously designed to cover a wider range of sports and not only racing and has had some very interesting guests on.

    With sports betting ever increasing it ;probably makes sense.

    A three hour show just covering thoroughbreds with the usual trainers using it as their soapbox would also have little appeal to a wider audience. 

    Got tired of that a longtime ago.  

    In actual fact and TABRadio have jumped on board to a degree, the younger generation are into Podcasts now where you can select what you want to listen to. I notice TABRAdio do hourly segments, but to me that is too long, rather they split it into further sections, where you can select. If they did this I would download what I want and then can listen when time permits
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  • FastmoneyFastmoney    4,912 posts
    edited August 2016
    Still doing the hour podcasts plus some individual interviews as well.

    From this morning

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-john-worsfold.

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-david-aitken.

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-simon-beasley.

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  • loose_gooseloose_goose    2,135 posts
    Fastmoney said:

    Still doing the hour podcasts plus some individual interviews as well.

    From this morning

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-john-worsfold.

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-david-aitken.

    https://soundcloud.com/tabradio/august-30-simon-beasley.

    Sign of the times I think, who has time to sit and listen to the radio for 3 hours, unless you are in a driving type job
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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts
    Ridersonthestorm33 said:

    Haha @Para...you love your trots!

    haha Just find everything about it very boring!

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  • Ridersonthestorm33Ridersonthestorm33    10,942 posts
    edited August 2016
    The best way to allieviate the boredom @para is to place a bet on it ! One of my first sports bets was on a hockey game...several Olympics ago..no interest in hockey whatsoever but I needed a win! Learnt more about hockey in one night than had ever before. Pity lost the bet though. ~X(

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  • paraleticparaletic    3,750 posts
    anyone catch Negative Nitschke on radio this morning? Does he have a positive thing to say about any sport? or any player? or anything?  
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