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Bob, Grant n Alana

West Australian Racing
Sheesh bob with a lazy 27 at the trials this morning..
Maidens to group winners.. looks like a big spring n summer coming up..

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  • tonytony    2,361 posts
    Good interview with Julio on twitter, Bob was particularly with Regal Power, Western Empire and Graceful Girl.

    Regal Power being set for the Kingston Town.

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  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    i see Bob has Verry Elleegant's full brother a 3 y.o in training/work and it's going like a dromaderry to date, reportedly very underdeveloped(beaten 15 lengths in a trial).
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    ^ frank sinatras brother couldn't whistle.....ian thorpes brother drowned in his bath.

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  • jumjum    3,512 posts
    thefalcon said:

    ^ frank sinatras brother couldn't whistle.....ian thorpes brother drowned in his bath.

    Ian Thorpe never had a brother  :D

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  • hashhash    7,495 posts
    Let’s not get specific jum lol I’m sure we know what falc is getting at

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  • ThunderstruckThunderstruck    7,676 posts
    :)) he is a treasure our Falc. 

    And he is right that just because one is a champion doesnt mean jack all for the next foal.

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  • ArapahoArapaho    222 posts
    Heard Bob and Grant may be parting ways ,
    Anyone,heard the same.
  • ManchildManchild    679 posts
    Rumour has it
  • RexRex    397 posts
    They have done a huge job for him.
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    they certainly have, rex. who would take the chalice? giving it 5 minutes thought, i cannot come up with a name.
    one question....does bob own the property they train from?
  • curmudgeoncurmudgeon    2,417 posts
    Bob's merry go round is programmed to drop a gear every so often & fling the riders into the bush
  • RodentRodent    7,024 posts
    H Ballantyne might get a few???

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  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    he won't if bob has half a brain....which we all know he has.

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  • psychopsycho    652 posts
    thefalcon said:

    he won't if bob has half a brain....which we all know he has.

    No knock on Hayden but dont think Bob and him come from the same side of the street. Hayden would find it hard to "not to say what he thinks" and Bob does not appear to care about trainers opinions "just his wishes". If they get together good luck but I dont feel it will last
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    hang on...wait until the split is official.
    if it is true, its a funny time to split with the carnival on our doorstep with Bob looking to have a huge hand in it.
    the last thing you'd want to do is throw the horses out of their routine..
  • scenic11scenic11    231 posts
    edited October 2021
    Compulsory vaccination issues maybe coming up if they wont get vaxxed
    Same for jockeys too
    interesting times ahead
  • RexRex    397 posts
    edited October 2021
    thefalcon said:

    they certainly have, rex. who would take the chalice? giving it 5 minutes thought, i cannot come up with a name.

    one question....does bob own the property they train from?
    Grant and Alana own the property. They have made it the best facility in the state in my opinion.

  • savethegamesavethegame    2,786 posts
    3-4 years ago it was big news at the Kalg.round they were about to split over disagreement regards day rates. ----But now G& A- maybe in a position to say thats it, ---Heard the wind-up is to be Feb.--Time will tell.--Enormous call on both fronts.if true.
  • Precision1Precision1    544 posts
    Would be hard to hand over they keys to some of those horses, Treasured Star just showing what’s to come.

    But I remember an interview I listened to on RSN last year when they had the team over east and most were winning and Arcadia Queen had just knocked off Russian Camelot.  Gareth Hall said to Bob you must be so pleased with the job Grant and Alana are doing.  He couldn’t bring himself to say anything positive about what they’d done, best he could say was they get them fit or words to that effect.  They don’t get post race interviews or any midweek radio interviews, I can see why they might want to go solo even knowing they’ll never get close to these results again.  
  • H-BOMBERH-BOMBER    10,235 posts
    Jay Rooney has written an article which states no split.
  • licklick    305 posts
    Not once has Bob ever praised Grant and Alana, even when baited on Tabradio.
  • thefalconthefalcon    19,949 posts
    maybe he should officially train his own horses.
  • LETSDOTHISLETSDOTHIS    298 posts
    What did the article say? Can anyone copy and paste
  • tonytony    2,361 posts
    Basically that while Gratn and Alana will be continuing to train for him, Bob will be sending more of his horses to other trainers.
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