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1967 full set Scanlen vfl cards - $895 the price tag Yes there is Polly Farmer - and Ron Barassi also a great picture of Hassa Mann , who later Capt/Coached Sth Fremantle to a flag However the interesting one is Eric Sarich- 3rd row 1st on the lef…
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Just watched a replay , sensational win , did a stack of work to get the breeze , then the 2nd horse had it cold half way down the home straight If it is not the best win ever - has to be in the best 3 ever That type of performance you would think…
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WA Trainer David Edwards passed away last week also. I used to follow many many years ago the WA gallops - some im going purely off memory But was David Edwards ( that name rings a bell ) was he at one stage Robert Holmes A,Court private trainer …
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Victorian Harness Racing is certainly broke , and you would think the exodus of participants will continue to survive Geelong Pacing Cup on tonight a 20K race , that is beyond pathetic !!!
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I think Jay Jay needs to contact the Manjimup Fire Brigade - and get the fireys to put out extinguish all the spot fires on this thread
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From the author of "GAGF". :D Yes and if you remember correctly - i apologised for that
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I posted that if i was an owner , i would like my own colours But for the betterment of the sport , i can see what they are trying to do , they are trying to have some super star high profile drivers , which even non or casual Trotting folowers ar…
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Only did it once to see what it was like - but when D Bierne was at his peak at Randwick , but i hung around his stand for a minutes , and he had a couple of young blokes employed , and they would grab the cash off the punter and yell out - whats th…
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Re Queensland "This change aims to enhance the visibility and appeal of drivers making them more recognizable and marketable assets to the sport . The drivers colours initiative is part of a broader strategy to boost the popularity of Qld harness r…
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As allways im the poster who can see all sides of the discussion point Now if i was an owner , yes i would like my colours because im paying the bills etc However if you look at the other states who have brought this in for a fair while like Qld V…
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This football talk , there were so many kids trying to get a game in junior football in the 60s No bulldust one Sat morning , and there was a 10 goal gale blowing down one end , we had this priick of a coach , so in the 1st qtr we were kicking with…
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What were the highest priced colt and filly i would be interested and their breeding
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Another great old photo , 1901 British Amateur championship , gee he looks determined , cigarette in the mouth , looks to have the old baseball grip to Iwas going to say , look at them back then , they took great pride in how they dressed , but the …
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I like buying pictures of great racehorses or pacers or sportsman back in the day - they are only about $10 , but of course now my computer gets flooded with offers But this one caught my eye - who are these nobodies , World Series cricket must h…
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Re B Scott - as a punter - and i dont think i even had a bet in the event But that race at Albany ( maybe someone could find the replay ) where quite a few drivers pulled their horses up - as the late Curmudgeon posted at the time - purely from a …
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Yes Ray Murrihy didnt mince his words when R Callendar admitted in his words his dirty little secret , fancy going to the trouble of forging documents over and over again , for each syndicate owner , so he could dupe money out of the lot of them whe…
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Yeah Lavra Joe , Ritchie might be right , could have choked down C Voak , well i suppose fortunate for him that he also trains Fat Louie , because otherwise he might have copped a bit of a spray from the trainer , i dont think it would have beaten …
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I will put it in this thread- seeing its got the word State in it - but its football - hah Just watched ( stumbled on it on you tube ) the 1970 state match between Vic and WA , at MCG in quagmire conditions - they had the whole last qtr WA should…
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" Sloppy lazy unresearched error riddled journalism " , yes even my memory on Trotting going way back which can be hit and miss at times , its even got Butler covered here Nothing worse than that - i can remember Percy Jones the ex Carlton ruckman …
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Surely the laws have been changed for better - years ago it was that slack For example over East you could go into a TAB , deposit $9000 cash ( under the 10k limit ) into a Tabcorp account , not even have a single bet , then go onto the internet ,…
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It was a great race the Northam Cup , just watched a replay , and a Kyle Harper type very patient sit sprint drive And Kyle has also got the correct whip action , no chance of him being fined whatsoever , and also good for the sport re welfare conc…
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Yes once upon time it was nice and simple you won a race you went back 12 yards that was it But Queensland harness have now introduced a new terminology into the system - the word " Band" - i noticed it a few weeks back but maybe its been in for al…
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Yes TB Warwick and FR Kersley they were the 2 big guns dominating the scene in WA for many a year Not trainers but drivers , i think the best State premiership of all time would be in Vic - many years back Chris Alford and the late Gavin Lang ( a…
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Yesterday at Pinjarra , Gary Johnson and Geoff Scott both training/driving winners , dont follow it that closely but were long droughts broken Ad like i say i dont follow it that closely but Gary Hall jnr driving a winner for Colin Brown , is that …
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Then it was a very very well named colt !!
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It would take a fair amount of the drug Ritalin in a 450kg to 500kg horse's bloodstream to result in a positive swab. Far more than could be transferred from just touching a horses bridle or head region. The levels the stewards are sitting on would …
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If i have read that correctly what in the hell are trainers ( predominantly) and owners doing !! I mean there is a 21k race for 2 year olds on GP on the Frid night , and they cant get 8 acceptors , yet come Monday at Pinj a race worth just over 9k …
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Kingman given the circumstances did run a mighty race in the Cranbourne Pacing Cup I can remember Dan M - the racecaller saying in an earlier race that Luke M has been replaced by Ryan Sanderson on Ghost of time i think which won , but McCarthy an…