RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.

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  1. personally i think the everest is just a big wank for the few rich enough to by a slot...the small guys dont have a chance..i know they can negotiate but i say again the slot owners are just rich wankers ..why should a battler with a good horse have to share with a complete stranger ,and someone they probably dont even like. having said that there is no doubt sydney can market well and get the crowds...especially the young ones dont know whether sydney/melbourne having major races happening on same dates and trying to outdo each other is healthy...trainers,jockeys,horses are split between the two ,so we dont get all of the best competing with each other..they used to alternate and give each other their time in the sun
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  2. You have to hand it to Peter Vlandys he’s single handledly elevated Sydney racing past that of the bleak city. The Everest, Kosciusko, Golden Eagle etc and the jewel in the Crown, the Golden Slipper . No one cares about the November European Cup race any more , of course other than the restaurant and bar owners around Southbank, and Lloyd and Nick and whoever happens to be their trainer that particular week. Lucky they’ve got the Cox Plate but it’s looking more like another European race unless a 3yo stands up, gygt Everyone is now talking about the Everest. i think you sheep sharers should get PV over for a guest stint to sort out your industry after he’s sorted out the GGOA that is. Even the top jocks have snubbed Melbourne for the Everest, the rot has set in for Melbourne and it’s going to get worse.... At least Victoria still has the ‘bool.
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  3. 100 1

    Trump written off

    It's starting to happen for the public.... the Aussies just learning now. Downer in the firing line in Aussie....what we knew 2 years ago but the MSM didn't tell you. BTW Trump has known longer. Downer gave to the Clinton Foundation 5Eyes NZ intel were part of spying operation on Trump to stop his election and overthrow a duly elected president = Treason So remember your NZ intel agency is deep state and not acting in the best interests of the people....just like the PM Trust the plan
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  4. Who cares? The richest race in NZ is some sweepstake thing in Auckland which doesn't really have much prestige either. Tradition still has some importance in racing, it isn't all about money.
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  5. Don't think you would want best from US , I think San Juan Capistrano , BC Marathon , Belmont Gold Cup and American St Leger are only races at mile 6 and above all year and the marathon was caned from main BC programme because fields were so poor . They normally strung out at large intervals at finish . The Japanese and Euros would distance the yanks . There would be limited races at mile and half as well.
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  6. If Greta Thunberg was Australian “This place is fucked. I went out for a smoke and you’ve bloody trashed the place” (If you are offended by bad language then don't play this:)
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  7. flockofewes2

    Jacinda Ardern

    we have a weak and failing PM who has no real answers to help New Zealand. '...too funny Ted...we just had 9 years of a do nothing clusterfuck with one plan...borrow billions!
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  8. Hi everyone I ended up submitting about 26 questions to Dean, there were a few I did not submit, but he has said he will get back with answers to maybe half by tomorrow and the balance by the weekend,I really appreciate the time he is taking to do this as he has plenty on his plate, hope everyone here does too.
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  9. weasel57

    Te Aroha - Jumps Day

    downsize the files, Baz ...dont leave your fans in the lurch ...
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  10. We're Doomed

    John Allen

    Sadly, I don't think there is any evidence to support the argument in your first sentence. Some of the biggest attendances each year are at the likes of Kumara, Kaikoura, Cromwell, Tauherenikau etc. All tracks that have relatively poor facilities, average fields at best in some cases, and are located near no large population centres. On the other hand some of the tracks with the best facilities, reasonably good fields, and that are located in large population centres, do very poorly: namely Ellerslie, Te Rapa, Trentham, Riccarton (yes, I know they don't have any public facilities). I was at Hastings a week or so ago to see Melody Belle win. The facilities haven't changed much since I was last there about 30 years ago, but they are reasonably clean and tidy and it is a nice enough racecourse where you can park close to the stands and take in your own bottle of wine. The track was good, the weather was fine and warm, and the racing was reasonable, highlighted by a $200,000 group one race with a superstar race horse: but really, there were very few people there and very little atmosphere, despite Andre's best efforts to make it sound exciting. There were probably no more than 40 odd people watching the races from the public grandstand. Unfortunately there is very little interest in NZ Racing and no matter what the industry does to try and attract people it is easier for genuine punters to watch the races at home on TV, and increasingly those punters are betting on Australian racing. The "extra" people that are attracted to some meeting by promotions etc are generally the party types, which in many cases detract from the experience for regular racegoers, although it is certainly great to have some atmosphere at a race-meeting. I don't want to sound negative, but racing is in decline and will never return to the days of old when it ruled the gambling and entertainment world. We have to be realistic and make the best of what we have. How we go about that is the big question. The trouble with having many years of non-racing outsiders in key positions is that they have been unable to ensure we continue to get the basics right and make the most of our strengths. There are many examples of the basics and strengths that should still be priorities, but they hardly ever get mentioned on here and never seem to be a focus of those running the show (into the ground).
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