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last race at Young tonight - no 7 Nevertoolate at $26 i think its worth something e/w - was a torrid an ok run last night , where as the fave had a charmed run and didnt hit the line real good
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Didnt know where to post this with the passing of Graham Richardson But my dear mother was a Labour Party nutter Anyhow she owned a nice big house on a big block in a small country town , and it had a grass verge , and her house was in the middl…
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Yeah like ive allways thought Hally isnt fit to lace up the great Teddy Demmlers ( World champion title winning driver ) boots And Russell Roberts who was no 4 bob mug , the great Russell Roberts who had a sharp tongue and did not tolerate fools , h…
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Well you have to respect the rules of the gallops dont you , and maybe what they did was within the rules - im not saying for one moment that the rules are correct But i can remember many years back when i followed the gallops and the great C S H…
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I think it is very good in a way - that those 7-8 leading gallops trainers have said publicly together that harness Racing is being propped up by the govt unfairly and to the detriment of the WA Thoroughbred industry and it puts that industry at ri…
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To be fair to the radio crew, and as much as I love WA racing, to be fair, there is only so much content you can produce Mon to Friday here, unless it is Pinnacles or Quokka season. I do agree with that About 25 years ago for a Sea change - i had 4…
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Oh Gilga , the reformed Trots punting addict , has made his long awaited comeback to this forum And of course hes got to 1st up have a crack at me Like i said once before , that Foreman at Midland Brick would have said to Gilga , your straight out…
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The great Teddy Demmler - Thomas Edward Demmler - won a World Drivers Championship , i wonder how many other Australians have achieved that feat
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Sat night , dont mind one at Hobat tonight on one of their feature nights Race 8 no5 Karalta Artemis , took the $12 but how it is blowing it might touch 20s What i like tonight - the driver change , been given no favours its last few runs - done it …
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Seeing its the history thing andG Hall snr was mentioned , i can remember seeing him andhiswife ( that lady had redish,brown hair) both allways smiling and happy at GP - pushing the pram - it was probably junior in the pram
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Seeing this is te history thread Can anyone else remember late 60s sort of system the TAB had for writing bets, well over East anyway , totaly manual Ican still picture this now , English bloke ran the TAB in the arcade - there would be huge ques on…
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Just watched the replays at Wagin and GP Nice spread of prices at GP, totally different scene , $1.34 fave won the last race - there use to be 4-5 of them at that price winning every week The big question is , like last night for example , will t…
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As Larry Olsen the queenslander who won a Melb Cup , said when he gave it away It was a Canterbury midweek meeting , he had 1 or 2 rides . no one was their , and he said to himself , what in hell am i doing here , and he retired the next day Ican …
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Just had a small e/w bet the race just run at Bathurst - race 7 - horse 9 Love Watch at $51 with the win boost Little known trainer driver has the horse , it was an excellent run the start prior , in slick closing sectionals , and all you can say t…
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Did read once looking for another article PHILOCK won a jackpot regarding x amount winners,Philock did win a jackpot at Ascot. Sure it was Trots Jackpot early 60s read it old Kalgoorlie Miner, will have to go looking, it mentioned his real na…
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Talking about stewards - what about the 5 stewards in Tasmania , cught betting on races they were officiating at - chicken feed bet amount s Back in the early 60s Frank Evans - good horseman with trotters white colours with black spots i think He s…
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A very interesting post JayJay re non payers at City Milling(Frank Harold) and you are correct he took to his grave a list of non payers which some are still in the racing industry today. I remember when he was closing he asked me what year was i bo…
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Jay Jay you say quote - re racecallers it is a hell of a job - not the bloody trots it isnt - that is the easiest code to call by the length of the Randwick straight Kevin Thompson 2KY called HP Frid night and Tues afternoon , Bankstown or Fairfield…
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True story re Marathon Standing Start races - and i will put my house on this Late 60s early 70s , they ran a Marathon SS Race at the Royal Melb Showgounds ,something like 3500 yards and to spice things up they had prizemoney up for grabs leader e…
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Marko don't have to be dead to be stiff. Been too busy working and just knocked off for the Day But just looked up Penrith results - Race 1 - Mister Quirk $26 fixed again and paid $34 on the tote - no going 3 back the pegs this week Punting at time…
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Look some of the good things ive seen over the journey Aust Wide - the NSW Country Cups system , plus the big bonuses on offer - which got Swayzee to outer Country circuits ( as a result big crowds ) and thus drummed up excitement Popular Alm many …
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Been betting for a fair while re decent bets exclusively in NSW , with the exception of Menangle of course But Super keen on one at Penrith tonight - Race 7 no 9 Mister Quirk @ the $26 - you can only go on its efforts in NSW , its last 2 runs - in…
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5000 pound back in 1954 that is serious money - you could buy id say 5-6 houses in the elite Western suburbs with that money at that time
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I wonder if Panda is going to bother to give us some information or opinion on Qld harness racing Heard him call a race at AP last night re the Young Drivers Championship Just some thoughts on Qld Trots re AP , never been their myself or their new…
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From what I see QLD still running for less money than WA, I've noticed many races 6k.Not saying that WA will be the same as of 01/01/26. As the figures d You have to have a look at the state of the Balance Sheet re what each state is paying in priz…
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Race 2 last night Globe Derby Park (Sat) a very interesting race , if that is the correct word You had the 2s On fave it led on its ear , the No 1 horse was 33s into 7 to 1 , the 2 horse ( 20 to 1) pop came out with gusto and lobbed leaders back w…
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Its a bit like the AFL whats a walk up start non member have to pay for a seat at an Eagles or Dockers game , it would be some insane amount id guess , where as you can just sit at home and watch it Many years ago went to a few home and away games …
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If you want to see a real colourfull sight you have to watch a few of the replays at Dubbo last night , race 5 ( i watched it live ) is probably a good one especially from the bell to the back straight The local show was in the background , all the…
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Havent had much time too even watch or do the form , just too busy , but it is Frid night and i was looking at Wagin with a view to having a few bets So i just got up to Race 5 , looks a good race , Recover Lover ran slick time at Pinj and won at a…