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Cups, Cups, Cups.....When Too Many Ain't Enough.
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JayJay
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Cups everywhere this weekend...Hunter Cup at beautiful Melton.....yeah...a few promising types going around.....Lord Mayors Cup at GP, a couple of triers....Northam Cup a very competitive lot.....Albany Cup...might need the mudguards but it's attracted a good field but....but....the Williams Cup on Sunday, 9 races, all the big guns Turvey, DeCampo, Voak.....and can the Cups King Hillbilly Time and Trent "Free" Wheeler make it 5 on end. Always a good day at Williams, will be clocking up the km's this weekend. Sorry Albany, a bloke can't be everywhere.
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Gavin Lang - The iceman
Trevor Warwick- Tricky
Fred Kersley- Chooky
Mick Dittman- The enforcer
Jim Schrader- Jimmy the Jet
Jo Azzapardi - Smokin Jo
Jim Cassidy - Pumper
Shane Dye - Billy Idol
Jason Whiting - The Fish
Paul King - Pe King Duck
Freedman Brothers - FBI
Any more ?? Should be many!
Les 'The Rifleman" Marriott
Harry "The Padre" Miller
The "Reverend" Jack Flynn
George "The Baker" James aka Doughy
Bernie "The Colonel) Cushing
"Longshot" Les Poyser
Athol "Apples" Barker
Lyle "Rocker" Lindau
Alex "Sparksy" Treasure
Jeff "Chuck" Berry
David "The Chief" Butcher
Maurice "The Magic Man" McKendry
Val "The Spaniard" Periera
Frank "Tiger" Moore
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Les ' The Riffleman' Marriott nick name of course after his lookalike Chuck Connors from the good gritty TV cowboy show - The Riffleman.
Didn't know Periera was 'The Spaniard'.
Mike ‘Tiger’ Reed
Mark ‘Cub’ Reed
Bill ‘The Better Butcher’ Horn
Rod ‘Rocket’ Chambers
Rod ‘Rocket’ Kemp
Nathan ‘Topsy’ Turvey
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Bill "Pop" Johnson
"Slip" Kersley...can't remember...either R.G or Keith"..."Wacker" Kersley also rings a bell?
Arthur "Buck" Jones.
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Albany Cup - Galactic Star
Hunter Cup - Lazarus
Northam Cup - Zach Maguire
Williams Cup - Rum Delight
Galactic Star 5th in the Interdominion Final should also be too classy in the Albany Cup but $1.24 early, that's short enough from the outside back row draw.
Williams Cup back Rum Delight and save on Khun Ratha!
It has been an uncanny run lately how well the odds on faves favourites have drawn in big races.
But years ago when in Sydney i use to go to The Doncaster Hotel not far from Randwick racecourse - it had a very good Pub Tab set up - get a good meal in their - great atmosphere - and a late night close - so on a Sat night - you could watch and bet till the last interstate harness race ( and like anything with any class or atmosphere - today it is a block of expensive units )
Any how i am in their one day - and like i say i dont follow the gallops - but there are punters in there - and their saying - oh maggots is riding this - maggots will do this and maggotts will do that - they were talking about Ron Quinton ( who i thought was a champion jockey )
Out of curiosity i said to them - why are you all calling him Maggotts - and they said - because he is allways on dead meat
One night he did gather a favourable draw was heat one of the GP Inters , when straight to the front and never in doubt holding off a gallant Lazarus clearly.
Had a look at Major Stare and Hansonwheels for Albany Cup was trying to risk Galactic Star but went back to a few races at Menangle before he came to Perth for the Inters - he won a few of them quite impressively against superior opposition. Overall heat runs in the Inters - very good. Run in final top shelf.
If he had Vulcan Tins run think would have grabbed third and maybe closer...was the surprise packet in the final.
Les Masters - The rat,
Gavin Duffy- The Duff
Adrian Robinson- Mouse
Steve Schofields= Beaver
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Bart Cummings and Alan Mathews - The Cups Kings.
Craig 'Pee Wee' Wake.
Dashing Danny Miller.
And one recall my father talking about - was involved in the incredible three way unison deadheat in the Hotham Handicap - think it was the hoop 'Snozzy' Purtelle. Had the good beak.
One jockey years ago at Toodyay after copping a serve in a time when most of the hoops enjoyed the banter...'that's ok mate, call me anything you want, but don't call me late for breakfast'.
'Mully' Craig.
Harry 'Cupa' Coffee.
One driver who is outstanding but not when I'm on - Dexter 'Dunn like a dinner again' b-(
An underrated hoop who gave a nickname to because could never get his name down pat...'Sushi Kanushi' the unassuming and unheralded - Takahide Ikenushi. A far better jockey than given credit for.
Bill 'Sleepy' Kersley...he was laid back wasn't he haha.
Hoop Bernie Ryan was another 'Cups King'.
Alan Denham- Lizard
George Moore= Cotton Fingers
Grant Cooksley - Ice man
A hoop that struck an absolute purple patch there for awhile - when you get this nickname you know you've earnt it - Gavin 'Group One' Eades.