Markovina
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Look the only thing which rings a bell and im going purely from memory and this was a fair while ago just after that real long saga But im pretty sure there was a pacer called Mickleberg , it was having its 1st start , and the form comment read - …
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There are alot of issues - but the number 1 for me , is that WA Harness Racing have its own CEO - and everyone reports to that person , every club reports to that person , including M Radley at GP And if GP is the dirty rundown dump that some poste…
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There are alot of issues - but the number 1 for me , is that WA Harness Racing have its own CEO - and everyone reports to that person , every club reports to that person , including M Radley at GP And if GP is the dirty rundown dump that some poste…
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Old Paleface it was its 100th win was it , maybe you could argue it should have been its 101st ? Watched quite a few of the old replays on the public holiday , one of them being Royal Force winning the 1977 Miracle Mile , very good drive by Dudley …
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When is the start date for the redevolopment of GP? Must be soon I think it will canned simply because there will be a likely , most probable massive blow out in the original estimated construction cost Every project around Aust , the final cost i…
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Gammalite and Poppy like racing again . Or Pure Steel and Rip Van Winkle Great win by Leap To Fame , and the Cranbourne track the home straight is 221 metres and LTF needed every inch of it There has also been exciting harness racing at AP tonight…
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Upcoming 150K Cranbourne Cup , a great rivalry is developing between Kingman and Leap To Fame - this what use to happen in yester year - but there was about 6-7 topliners going at each other , but these type of clashes create great interest Will Luk…
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Thanks alot for that Jay Jay - much appreciated That 4th paragraph , there is a hell of alot of Chiefs !!! Thus this song is probably most appropriate for WA Racing and in particular the Trots
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Passed his management course to become Harness Racing Director?. Well Warren what is the corporate structure re WA Trotting TC - is a Harness Racing director Who is the top dog calling the shots in WA Trotting and what is his official title and wh…
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Yes a couple for me tonight Race 7 - quite like the 9 horse Fly To The Finish @ $20 E/W super run last start 4th in a much better field , its got its hoof in the till and ready to win - and Deni Roberts in the sulky as well Race 4 , no 10 Rocko…
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Ernie Manning's story in The West the other day has Grant Williams attributing blame to Kalgoorlie barrier attendant. Havent read Ernies article/story , it would be good if someone could put this in this thread I do have a soft spot for Grant - b…
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Well i wish him all the best And of course Trent , to using racing talk , he was born in the purple , the sire was Bletchingly and the dam was Leilani - hah But seriously , what would the job description be , ie what would be his main duties re W…
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They know the answer I dont want to hijack the great FRK thread However the WA Racing media ( compared to other states eg NSW , Ken Callendar had a racing column in the daily newspaper , and if he felt strongly on a topic he would say it and discus…
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This bloke in my opinion was the best ever in Aust wide harness racing - well in the past 60 years anyway And the true test is , if you had someone driving for your life , then i would pick him everyday of the week .
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When i said no one cares - i was referring to a " reasonably high profile participant " Don Scott ripped that Melb hawks jumper to bits , but no high profile WA participant is prepared to publicly rip that GP $25 million waste to bits , and i thin…
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Marko Fred was on Trotting committee from 2005--2015. Is that so - then i would just wish one of those Courageous WA Racing media people , like Ernie Manning , Mathew Young , Hayden King , would ask FRK one simple question Fred , id like your …
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Have you read the Queensland Annual Report?. Have the Qld gallops propped up Qld harness racing for the last 30 years by getting a very unfair stakes distribution in relation to actual turnover , like the WA gallops have had to endure for the past 3…
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Yes it is richly deserved - one of the greats of Trotting and the gallops , and a gentleman as well Drove in a very fair fashion , did not knock over opponents horses like some others did WA Trotting is really at the crossroads , surely the ones …
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When is the start date for the redevolopment of GP? Must be soon Its definitely going ahead ? Obscene waste of money , and the majority of participants can only blame their lazy selves , for not protesting against it , none of them have the get up…
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See if you know who the driver is Horse would be too hard to get - decent horse , but a reasonable gap to the top liners
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He B Gath was the master of halfcarting from the bell into the last lap , hed go to come out then duck back in , did it quite alot with Shakamaker , it would be annoying for the drivers behind him , but he wanted to wait to go as long as possible …
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Where is Kristian Hawkins or has he given the Trots the flick , was a jockey , then became a trainer/driver then became a Trots steward Why he comes to memory , i was thinking about him Sat night re the VK Sprint at Notham , he had that top class ,…
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Well this takes the Cake im afraid I can think way way back when i owned a couple of pacers , and the deal/arrangement i had with a couple of blokes i knocked around with school , , you come out at 5am in the morning ( before my normal job ) and gi…
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VK Sprint another quality race that has gone to the pack - 20k race tonight , used to be worth alot more , and race 1 the maiden is 9.4k - follow the logic in that you cant AHR , site at present re race 2 and 3 - there are some very interesting mil…
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Hi Marko, are you Brian Gaths love child? No i simply asked - see it is the history thread , after trying to find the 76 APC Race book with no avail , and the site i was on had about 1000 race books , magazines , trophies etc , i saw a picture of B…
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Just following on from that , i googled that race again , and the race book came up again , but when you click you go to a site with about 1000 race books for sale and i gave up looking for it But i did come accross this one ive attached , a pictur…
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That famous APC - 1st one ever held at Harold Park in 1976 , which Markovina won with BR Gath in the sulky About a week ago i googled that race , hoping i might fluke a video replay , but that was a trillion to 1 getting any joy their What did co…
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You are correct Flanders Acting under the provisions of Local Rule 22, Stewards have directed that the licences of Mr and Mrs Williams be suspended pending the outcome of the Stewards inquiry. It's High Time the Stewards Stopped handing out Paltry …
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Had a sneak peek at the fields this Friday night at Mildura , and noticed that 1 of the races was called " Get well Soon Wayne Hill pace " Of course top notch SA Reinsman and also drives at most Mildura meetings The cause - Race 2 on Monday at GD …
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Interesting winner of Race 3 at Junee last night Sheer Vitality , won by over 30 metres The breeder was Alison Chisholm , i havent seen her name connected to harness racing in a long time . Ithink it would be fair to say , she was a highly controve…