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Well done today VV and beaut stuff Maureen polish up that shield for another defence. Just watched the movie Secretariat.. seen it 20 times but still cry at the end .. what a horse and a very good sire of strong dams .. interestingly there is a freshman sire in USA, Violence, son of Medaglia D'oro .. with two lots of Secretariat on the dam side.. and he's started off pretty well, so I'll be keen to see how he progresses. Bit of trivia for you on the last day of the year Another day up our sleeve yet Sleighers - have a brilliant New Year's Eve and let's hope that 2018 starts off by being kind to us! Have a safe and VERY happy new year everyone!

HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL. Race 1 4 - 7 Race 2 10 - 17 Race 3 1 - 6 Race 4 1 - 2 Race 5 2 - 6 Race 6 5 - 8 Race 7 1 - 4 Race 8 2 - 8 Race 9 11 - 14 BB Race 10 10 - 17 BB THANKS P J FOR END OF YEAR COMP HAS BEEN FUN , THANKS TO JOHN AND BRIAN. GOOD LUCK TEAM RUBIKS Have a good day T C

Morning 'Cafers and a HAPPY New Year to ALL!! To my 'Cubinators sorry for my indifferent form this comp guys but have things on my mind, BUT as Cubes says the cream will rise to the top in this topsy/turvy comp! TODAY finally CANWEDOOSIT!!? CAUSWECAN as we all are cut from the same cube but with different qualities! Ellerslie!! R1 -6 x11 R2 -1x9 R3 -1x6 R4 -1x9 R5 -7x10 BB R6 -3x15 R7 -2x8 R8- 8x13 R9 -2x5 10 -6x7 BB Thanks and Go Well 'Cubiks lets nobble these Equos and hit 'em hard! WECANDOOSIT!!

Cubity thrown the darts at the lucky dartboard.......check Rubiks were once leaders of this comp...some time back now.....and will rise to gloriousness in this the final round......check Do chores for Mrs Cubes once The Cubemeister has posted.......check Thank fellow Rubikinators for a grand ol' ride.....check Race 1...#6 , #7 Race 2...#1 , #10 Race 3...#4 , #5...BB Race 4...#3 , #5 Race 5...#3 , #7 Race 6...#1 , #8 Race 7...#2 , #7 Race 8...#9 , #11 Race 9...#1 , #3 Race 10...#9 , #10...BB Good luck to opponent Breezmeister and the FEs Happy New Year to all Cubes and out

Listening to the three harness wafflers on track side today had me almost running to the toilet to have a vomit! I have never heard so much rubbish on a racing channel for many years. If the most interesting topic you can discuss is when you last had a sausage roll no wonder the harness game is struggling. What a load of rubbish!

Think I have spotted a couple today: First one is Madam Woo paying $2.13 to finish ahead of Spree in Race 1 at Ellerslie. Very nice run last start in a reasonable maiden field, running home strongly from the back of the field - 3rd run back from a spell. I don't think Spree beat a strong field last start and on a quick back-up after 46 days between runs. Madam Woo better than 50% chance in my mind.

1. 6/7 2. 6/10 3. 5/6 bb 4. 1/2 5. 1/2 6. 3/6 7. 2/7 8. 8/11 9. 9/14 bb 10. 2/10 Thanks Peter & John

R1 - 7/12 R2 - 5/16 R3 - 4/5 BB R4 - 4/5 R5 - 3/6 R6 - 2/3 BB R7 - 3/5 R8 - 5/11 R9 - 9/14 R10 - 2/5 Good luck Gordy! Can't quite believe we have a chance to take this out....1st to last the 1st 5 rounds. The thought of a 3rd down trou yesterday was enough for me Cheers PJ/Johnny

Very good Sydney form analyst - one of the best in fact. Will often be seen at Trackwork and people pay to utilize his knowledge

No matter which side of the fence you sit on in this thread Vincent and the All Stars team did their bit and bolted in. The punter won 15K. Well done to him and the TAB for accepting the bet.

Hey Brodie awhile back you said no one could get 10k on a harness horse and that it was blatant lies if anyone suggested they could. Time to wipe the egg off your face to start 2018?

You have gone very quiet. What a performance 7 wins from the 8 races they contested including trifecta's in the two biggest races. Imagine the TAB would have gone a decent hiding today even if the resident expert says there isn't any money to be made backing the Purdon horses.

Good luck to the punter. Its his money to do what he likes with it.

I too thought you were advocating fewer tracks and fewer meetings. But regardless of that, I don't actually agree that there are too few horses for the current programme, there are still plenty of horses out there. Tauranga could have split one race into three fields. It is largely down to incompetent programming. In the SI for instance there is no 2yo race during the entire wider holiday period. So that is one type of horse eliminated totally. There is only one 3yo race, and that is over 1,200m. Believe it or not there is only one racemeeting with feature type stakes in the SI for 5 weeks, so anyone with a decent rating 65, 70, 75 etc who wants to keep them for better stakes can only race once. And wait for this one; there is no racemeeting with feature stakes anywhere in Canty between 18 Nov and 27 Jan, 11 WEEKS, so all Canty horses can do is largely travel to race for industry meeting level stakes. So there are horses out there, but they are not being utilised properly. There is no pattern to our racing and no imagination. With everything now being centrally run and funded the clubs have largely stopped bothering with anything innovative. Programming 7 and 8 races doesn't help, and it means half of the horses aren't racing in their proper class or over their preferred distance, which makes sensible punting vitually impossible. There is no incentive for clubs to gain sponsorship as everyone just runs for the same stakes levels, and trainers don't even notice a club that might have added $2,000 extra to a stake for a certain race, they just have to race when they happen to find a race for the right class and distance. Largely it is down to incompetence and has nothing to do with money or anything else.

' Vidi Vici ' v ' Sleighed'em' Opponents Casper (VV) & Jen (SE) have both Best Betted the final 2 races, the genius Casper on fire again today and presently holding a handy lead. But with BBs`Jen is not out of this yet. Now for the penultimate race, Casper with his BBs on Bizzwinkle (can Jasmine Fawcett do anything wrong ?) and Georgethefifth (surely Tony Allan deserves this). Jen with her BBs on Dramatist and Terracotta Warrior (both definite`chances for sure). PJ only slightly behind one HowieRightFirstTime and with the chance to launch ahead for the first time today with his BBs on Saint Kitt ( the horse`that's been there and done that ), and Cassie Anne (her swansong as she retires with this race according to what I heard on Trackside earlier). John and Wrinkles ' match is super close, with John looking to Light Em Up to keep him ahead, Wrinkles looking to Piece of Kate to snatch the lead. Mr Gee can snatch the lead in his matchup with Hall if Georgethefifth or Terracotta Warrior gets up; Hall can hold on with Cruiser or Alarmist. So, 4-1 to VV with only two races to go, but three of the five matches with very little separating them, and can go either way. You'd have to say that VV have the advantage, but only just. Don't go anywhere folks ...this is going to the wire.

The 3yo Yearling Sales race this afternoon has all the ingredients to possibly be the race of the season so far! The last time these horses met Butcher went the mad attack on King Of Swing only to drop out and run near last. From barrier one you'd imagine he only has one plan today, and that'll be to lead for as long as he can, at whatever cost! Throw in B Mangos and J Dunn off the front line, 3 topliners and a potential superstar representing the Blue Army, plus a couple of other outstanding southern colts, and this race should be fireworks from start to finish! I'm picking Ultimate Machete's 2200m NZ record of 2.36.1 is in serious danger of being replaced in the record books. As much as I enjoy watching great horses go round, it's when great horses do great things in great contests, that the hairs on the back of the neck really stand up. Today may just be one of those days!

Ellerslie and TeRapa are my two favourite tracks, but for holiday racing, Taupo killed them all. Nice family environment, picnic at the car, drink your own beer and wine, super day out. You can entertain your owners, enjoy the racing, and in the public area was there any problems, no chance.

Ellerslie 1/1/2018 R1 - 9/15 R2 - 4/18 R3 - 2/6 R4 - 5/9 R5 - 1/7 R6 - 1/3 * R7 - 3/9 R8 - 6/9 * R9 - 11,12 R10 - 4,7 Cubes , Good Luck , you are a tough opponent. Have a nice 2018 First Day everyone .

Hesther has not posted R1- 7-14

R1 2=12 R2 1=12 R3 5=6 BB R4 7=10 R5 2=6 R6 3=16 R7 5=8 R8 10=11 R9 1=2 BB R10 6=9 Happy New Year all big thanks to Peter and John for scoring and Captain Howie for the entertainment All the best Dave/Vidi Vici lets bring it home cheers

Waiting outside peering down that long corridor.

1. 7/14 2. 10/14 3. 5/6 BB 4. 1/5 BB 5. 3/6 6. 1/3 7. 2/5 8. 5/8 9. 9/14 10. 4/10 Good luck Ian. Thanks Peter.

Blasphemy TC, I am actually from Manchester and a born and bred blue...

Happy New Year to All! these runners better do BETTA today as i at Ellerslie to watch a couple!?? R1-2x4 R2-2x17R3-3x7R4-7x8R5-5x6R6-8x9 BBR7-9x12R8-11x13R9-5x610-7x12 BB thanks!

1. 3/10 2. 2/16 ** 3. 4/5 4. 3/7 5. 5/8 6. 4/13 7. 7/8 8. 7/8 9. 5/11 10. 4/15 ** Go well Steve P and thanks to Peter J

Oh no Steve, here I was thinking you were a good bloke Happy new year and good punting - especially today for team Equo. Mourinho going to have 11 fit players to start the next game?

Indeed. Dapper fella often appeared on the Monday night Melbourne Cup preview that aired on Sky TV.

Indeed

I woud be suprised if they are one and the same. The Graham Beirne I bought a vehicle off seems like a real can do kind of guy and in no way a cry baby.

R1: 4, 7 R2: 10, 14 BB R3: 1, 4 R4: 1, 2 R5: 2, 7 R6: 2, 3 R7: 1, 3 R8: 8, 10 BB R9: 3, 11 R10: 2, 5 Good luck Rob Thanks PJ & John

Hi de ho and a very Happy New Year to y'all Ellerslie Race 1: 7-12 Race 2: 5-17 Race 3: 4-6 Race 4: 5-10 .. BB Race 5: 1-7 Race 6: 3-9 Race 7: 3-9 Race 8: 1-15 Race 9: 3-7 Race 10: 2-5 .. BB Cheers to you Jackeroo, have a fun day and wishing you a wonderful 2018! Sleighers, the ride has been sooo much fun ... here's to adding another enjoyable day to it! Thanking you John and muchas gracias to you PJ as always.

R1 = 7,14 R2 = 10,14 R3 = 1,2 R4 = 1,2 R5 = 2,3 R6 = 3,8 R7 = 2,8 Best Bet R8 = 5,6 R9 = 2,7 R10 = 6,7 Best Bet Thank you, John & PJ. Excellent competition that's added much to the enjoyment of the Holiday season. Happy New Year everyone.

I think that ' Vidi Vici ' have the title in the bag today. That's the smart word around the traps. Good to see that some members of other outfits have turned up today and posted as above ....not sure about your team-mates, they may make it in time, but then again they could be hiding. . Just a thought ! My first thought in 2018, and hopefully not the last.

R1 - 4/13 bb R2 - 1/15 R3 - 1/6 R4 - 2/5 R5 - 3/9 R6 - 5/9 R7 - 7/8 R8 - 1/10 R9 - 3/6 R10 - 9/10 bb Good luck Steve GO RUBIKS.

Great draw PJ, a Mancunian against a Scouser... the ultimate North West Derby. R1 - 7/14. R2 - 5/10. R3 - 5/6. R4 - 5/11. R5 - 2/9. R6 - 1/3. R7 - 7/8. R8 - 8/11 BB. R9 - 9/11. R10 - 2/4 BB. All The Best Kloppite, Thanks to PJ / John / Brian, Good Punting And a Happy and Prosperous New Year to All (even the Scouser). Go Team Horse, Steve.

I suspect jealousy inspired this reply Brodie. You really do need to get over the fact that they wont take your larger bets because as you have told us consistently you are a prolific winner. Why not just accept that on this occasion the Horse ,Trainer, Punter and Driver got it all right. Thats my main point

Ellerslie 101 Betty 1 :: 2-6 2 :: 1-15 3 :: 1-5** 4 :: 2-6 5 :: 2-10 6 :: 5-6 7 :: 1-7 8 :: 1-10** 9 :: 2-14 10 :: 5-9 Rosina 1 :: 6-12 2 :: 10-15 3 :: 2-5 4 :: 1-5** 5 :: 3-10** 6 :: 5-6 7 :: 1-7 8 :: 8-10 9 :: 11-14 10 :: 9-10 Maureen 1 :: 2-12 2 :: 1-10 3 :: 5-6 4 :: 2-6 5 :: 2-10 6 :: 1-5** 7 :: 3-7 8 :: 8-15 9 :: 2-14 10 :: 5-8** Brian 1 :: 6-15 2 :: 1-4 3 :: 2-5 4 :: 1-2 5 :: 1-2 6 :: 2-5 7 :: 2-3** 8 :: 10-15 9 :: 1-14** 10 :: 9-10 GOOD LUCK EVERYONE....THANKS JOHN AND PJ

There'll be some juicy odds on offer tomorrow so we may not need to look too wide. Have spotted a couple already. Just need them to win that's all... Nice scoring & summary today John. cheers R

dices aint rolling

My jocks are gonna hit their straps soon, I can feel it. Look out Brian

Hard luck, Maria. Right horses. Wrong opponent. You've still got your BBs to come, so you're not out of your match-up at all.

Captain Hesi on the Pimms early today? I guess it is New Year's Eve

Some late selections for Punter Pete. Good luck Catalano R2-1,11 R3-2,7 R4-1,11 R5-7,10 R6-4,9 R7-2,4 BB R8-3,12 BB Thanks John. cheers R

Ditto Hesi. Driving back on Southern Motorway, a spanner, or something similar, flew off a double trailer thundering past...it hit the bonnet and left a nice dent, then bounced up and hit the windscreen right in front of my wifes face...by the grace of God, and X5 reinforced glass, it bounced off and over....I've just been down to buy that Lotto ticket.....

Hi there Stratford Race 1: 2-7 Race 2: 2-13 Race 3: 3-6 Race 4: 1-11 Race 5: 3-7 Race 6: 7-9 .. BB Race 7: 3-11 Race 8: 3-7 .. BB All the best to you Maureen .... have a fun day Sleighers .. bon voyage PJ .. and cheers John!

Agreed WD. Wairarapa must be very happy that they dodged a bullet by not joining Race. If they had joined, by now a significant slice of their beautiful course at Tauherenikau would have been sold off to repay some of Race's massive debt.

I don't understand. If their Watch (I assume the Strapper's Watch) was on Melb time, then he/she should have arrived on course an hour earlier! Someone has either slept in or it's a lame excuse. They wouldn't have travelled to the course from Ballarat, so this is interesting. If they were stabled in NSW somewhere, then they should arrive earlier not later. Interesting.

R1 - 2/4 bb R2- 2/9 R3 - 5/7 R4 - 9/10 R5 - 7/9 R6 - 4/7 R7 - 6/10 R8 - 4/7 bb Good luck Heather. GO RUBIKS

R1-4X7 R2-8X10 R3-5X7BB R4-1X10 R5-4X6 R6-4X9 R7-6X11 R8-3X7BB Happy New Year everyone and spare a thought for the Firemen.Bound to be lots of idiots with fireworks tonight.I'll be watching mine at the Raglan Domain at Midnight

Tks mate no one makes me do it and run into plenty of road blocks.I am quite optimistic at themoment.but the north needs more horses to make better betting and increase the turnoverI love quinellasbut the pools too small can't have a cracked as u cut your own throat. Fixed prices qui ellas would suit me but I have no doub t the tab would give them a severe haircut.