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By sunlineboy · Posted
He has already spelled multiple times and come back with a string of wins. He passes the eye test, and there are no sprinting stars in Australia currently. Briasa won the TJ Smith, and whilst a nice type in the making, not close to being up to Ka Ying's level. I'd be happy with $1.90 on race day, so I'd prepare to wait for acceptances. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
If and its a big if he turns up in Sundays form yes he will be very hard to beat, but there is a ton of water to go under the bridge before then, he needs to come back to form after the spell, needs to travel well and then turn up in the same form come Everest day...no such thing as a certainty in racing...but he is a huge chance for sure. -
By scooby3051 · Posted
Track at Waipuk looked outstanding for the trials there today...what a sad waste. -
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It amazes me how HRNZ think having races with huge stakes will attract people into Harness Racing especially in the North . That may work for the bigger stables but not others . I like Trackside but that has destroyed many clubs with on course turnover and who wants to go to an average meeting when you can sit home , keep warm and watch them on TV . People who have been paid over many years are that arrogant they haven't listened to people in the game and this stems back to over 20 years ago , even Steven Reid left North to go down South . I can see Alex Park in the coming years fold completely which would be a tragedy . I never thought I would ever see this happen -
By Thejanitor · Posted
Yes. How many fans did the J Dunn drive lose us? That was one of the worst drives I've seen. Get The Chocolates had zero chance driven like that. punters robbed, multi bets gone. He didn't give his horse a fair chance. And it was a G1 race. He should have been charged in my opinion, but stipes said nothing! I guarantee Australian stipes would've acted, he'd get six months on the sideline. Shocking! -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
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By Harry Newshound · Posted
Chunk of Gold is one of this year's "feel good" stories heading into the Kentucky Derby (G1) because the modestly bred gray or roan colt who cost just $2,500 as a yearling makes every fan feel like they, too, could one day realize their dream.View the full article -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Godolphin USA director of bloodstock Michael Banahan paused for a moment to think of an adjective to describe Kentucky Oaks (G1) favorite Good Cheer before remembering her accomplishments to date didn't need added definition: "She's undefeated."View the full article -
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Spot on Blue. Clueless for decades…and now a questionnaire to find out if anyone still cares……
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By Hedley Jordan · Posted
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Yes I realize that but that is preaching to the converted - these other issues are what are turning people away - these are the issues that they should be looking at -
By scooby3051 · Posted
100% agree Idol...start small and can easily lead to big...but still a ton of fun..a win is a win...nothing like the thrill of that. -
That "paltry" $50 per month can mean as much to some people as $50,000 per month would mean to others. A cancellation may even mean more to them as it's likely their only horse, whereas the big spenders could possibly have shares in several runners over different days each week. Don't belittle today's small spenders. They may catch the bug and later on put more into the sport than they are now, and racing is definitely a sport that needs more owners just as it needs more breeders and more foals. -
By Harry Newshound · Posted
Jockey Umberto Rispoli, set to ride favorite Journalism in the May 3 Kentucky Derby, joins a special two-hour episode of BloodHorse Monday April 28 as Louie Rabaut, Sean Collins, and Kali Francois preview the race and speak with connections.View the full article -
I've not seen anything that resembles marketing of the Harness Racing Industry for many, many moons. -
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By sunlineboy · Posted
A wet track would be the only risk. Jimmysstar will be too far back to run down Ka Ying Rising, who has an ability to sustain its speed throughout and not get tired at the end. It will be great to finally see an HK sprinter head overseas, so hopefully he comes. -
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On a quiet April 28 morning at Churchill Downs for Kentucky Derby (G1) prospects after a half-dozen breezed April 27, three Derby entrants notched their final high-speed workouts for the 1 1/4-mile classic, the opening leg of the Triple Crown.View the full article
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