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Avantage retired
Leggy and one other reacted to poundforpound for a topic
I’m not a breeder but I know some very high profile breeders who seem to prefer a nice big “ roomy “ type of mare I guess the only issue with a small maiden mare might be the size of the pelvic cavity, if the foal was by a big stallion, but even then first foals are usually small, and nature is amazing in the way things like the public symphysis adapt, and they just pop the little buggers out2 points -
Superstars of the Spring Comp - Round 3, PART 1, Friday 24th September Moonee Valley
Pure Steel and one other reacted to Catalano for a topic
Moonee Valley Race 3: 3, 4 Race 4: 5, 10 bb Race 6: 3, 11 Race 7: 3, 11 Race 8: 1, 2 bb2 points -
Not at all JJF and being by Fastnet Rock she was always going to make more $$ than Melody Bell IMHO.2 points
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Superstars of the Spring Comp - Round 3, PART 1, Friday 24th September Moonee Valley
Gruff reacted to Pure Steel for a topic
Race 3 1 - 3 race 4 4 - 5 BB race 6 1 - 3 race 7 2 - 3 BB race 8 4 - 9 sorry Scooby , but you know what would happen with the Goondiwindi Grey ,with the great WINX taking him on head to head. Good Luck to all and Go WINX.!!1 point -
Balmerino R3- 5/6 R4- 6/9 R6- 1/5 bb R7- 2/11 R8- 8/12 bb All the best, this track doesn’t suit a few teams here Kiwi particularly Thanks !1 point
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Tauhei Notts reacted to chevy86 for a topic
More pronounced in the human anatomical condition when the pubic symphysis has a very "public" history!1 point -
Moonee Valley Race 3: 1/3 Race 4: 4/5 Race 6: 3/13 BB Race 7: 3/4 Race 8: 7/9 BB Cheers guys1 point
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Lets line up for an experimental vaccine so we can get ‘immunity’ Question remains does this vaccine have a negative effect on you’re innate immune system, particularly the Complement cascade( I read that somewhere ) a waning vaccine given to somebody who has already been exposed is trial data of considerable value1 point
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A question for poundforpound. In Berri's initial comment he said Avantage " is not big". From a breeding point of view and you thinking from a vet's perspective, how important is size or lack of size for the mare being able to produce a good type ?1 point
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Valleyness by the Ponds Race 3...#1 , #7 Race 4...#1 , #9...BB Race 6...#5 , #9 Race 7...#3 , #8...BB Race 8...#2 , #13 Go the Cav1 point
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The Key to turbos is avoiding dry starts causing wear, you need to keep idling1 point
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The final declarations are through for Friday's Newmarket card. The ground has improved slightly to Good to Soft, Good in places. We're into autumn here and even with sunny days the ground won't dry that quickly and the nights are getting chillier with a pronounced dew. Ten stand in the Rockfel which looks a sub-standard renewal. Top rated is OSCULA, who was made favourite for the Calvados on the back of a Group 3 success at Deauville. However, she was well held in third and you just wonder if she's reached her ceiling. MAJESTIC GLORY is favourite after winning the Sweet Solera but the money has come for the once-raced GIRL ON FILM (Dabirsim - Pretty Paper ex Medaglia D'Oro). Have to say Dabirsim has been an unremarkable stallion in the UK - he stands in France - but she looked very good over 1400m on the July Course on debut and is very much in the "could be anything" file. JUMBLY (Gleneagles - Thistle Bird ex Selkirk) would be favoured by the ground and is unbeaten in two but I just wonder if she already needs further. HELLO YOU was runner up in the Albany and hasn't really progressed. Eight go in the Joel over 1600m and the top of the market is dominated by two very different Godolphin types. MASTER OF THE SEAS hasn't been seen since running second in the 2000 Guineas to POETIC FLARE. We can only speculate how we would have fared in races like the St James's Palace, the Sussex and the Marois but if he brings his classic form to this, he should win and win well. He faces a past winner of this race in BENBATL for whom it all went wrong at Goodwood. He missed the break and Oisin Murphy had to use too much petrol getting to the front which left him vulnerable to a late finisher in LAVENDER'S BLUE. Even if everything goes well, MASTER OF THE SEAS (Dubawi - Firth of Lorne ex Danehill) could still be too good. The ground will need to dry out further for LANEQASH and he's interesting over 1600m though I'm not sure this is the ideal track to be stepping up in trip. SIR BUSKER is rated 114 on the back of his third in the St James's Palace but he's not improved since. I've backed MASTER OF THE SEAS at 2/1 which I hope is a knocking price for a Guineas runner up in Group 2 company - if he were facing the BENBATL who got close to WINX in a Cox Plate I'd be worried but I'm not convinced BENBATL is quite the horse he was.1 point
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Black Kirrama reacted to drewandjo for a topic
LEADING SIRES of individual Group 1 winners (bred in Australasia) G1 winners Sire Name 45 Zabeel (NZ) by Sir Tristram 45 Danehill (USA) by Danzig 45 Sir Tristram (IRE) by Sir Ivor 38 Redoute's Choice (AUS) by Danehill 33 Fastnet Rock (AUS) by Danehill 26 Encosta de Lago (AUS) by Fairy King 23 Savabeel (AUS) by Zabeel 22 Foxbridge (GB) by Foxlaw 22 Le Filou (FR) by Vatellor 20 Summertime (GB) by Precipitation1 point -
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fitzy reacted to poundforpound for a topic
Hen would be so proud of you Berrifruit…..you’re such a toff I know what I’d be breeding to if it was a G1 UK sprinter miler v an Ozz G1 equivalent …..mind you I do like the odd UK sire, but not those Derby type jumpers you love so much1 point -
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fitzy reacted to Tauhei Notts for a topic
Berri, that mare won a 2334 metre maiden worth about NZD4600 to the winner, and you talk about her in the same breath as Avantage. With the end of the Great Northern Steeplechase there will not be races in New Zealand long enough for Countessa's progeny.1 point -
No sympathy. Broke the rules, got caught then lied.1 point