Koriokaramea

Caulfield R7 Horse 12 Amphrite Many thanks to the comp organiser and sponsor. Good luck, everyone.

Flemington - Race 8 - 11 - Demerara Thank you.

Thank you for this comp. I'll go with :- Randwick R8 2 Te Akau Shark Thank you.

R1) 9x10 R2) 5x7 R3) 1x2 R4) 6x8 R5) 3x12 R6) 3x4 BB R7) 5x7 R8) 3x4 BB R9) 4x9 R10) 1x9 Many thanks, Maria.

I'm going with :- R1) 1x5 R2) 3x7 R3) 3x5 R4) 1x9 R5) 3x5 Best Bet R6) 12x13 Best Bet R7) 1x10 R8) 1x4 R9) 8x9 R10) 9x11 Many, many thanks for your efforts, Maria.

Let's try :- R1) 3x7 R2)1x7 R3) 3x5 R4) 2x7 R5) 4x11 R6) 1x6 Best Bet R7) 4x13 R8) 6x9 R9) 6x10 R10) 5x10 R11) 4x11 R12) 2x10 Best Bet Thank you very much, Maria and Leigh. Good luck to all participants.

Nice win. Well done, Basil !

Scratching Replacement for me for Comp R13, please Maria. 15 is out. Replaced by 9, please. Many thanks.

Thank you very much for this comp, Maria and Leigh. It's gonna be fun for sure. I'm going with :- R1 : 2x12 R2 : 2x5 R3 : 1x8 R4 : 1x7 R5: 1x4 Best Bet 1 R6: 8x9 R7: 7x10 Best Bet 2 R8: 3x12 R9: 3x5 R10: 2x12 R11: 1x8 R12: 1x5 R13: 13x15 Good luck everyone, and I hope you all enjoy your day's racing. I hope that my two "teamies" will be top-class. Please, please Racing Gods let them be top-class ! Cheers, Korio

That's brilliant ! Thank you very much gubellini, blue, and rdytdy. Much appreciated. I thought he must have been a pretty handy horse, or I can't imagine I would have had the interest in him that I did at the time. 9 wins from 40 starts was pretty useful for sure. This makes great reading, gubellini. Cheers.

In my pre-teen years in the mid-late '60s my favourite racehorse was a northern galloper named 'Styx'. Followed its exploits each Saturday that it raced …. I still remember racing to the local dairy on a Thursday to buy a 'Best Bets' to see if it was racing that upcoming Saturday. Am pretty sure it won a few races, though I can't remember over what distances. Never made a cent off it (cos the TAB wasn't big on 9 y-o punters ! …… still aren't, thankfully ) . I think it was trained at Te Rapa ...can't recall the trainer's name or who rode it. Anyone remember anything about 'Styx', or where I might find any information on 'Styx.' Thanks.

Not surprising that so many continue to enter …. when a competition is extremely well-run with a variety of formats (individual, pairs, trios, teams of 6, etc), simple rules, an easy entry process, prompt and lively accurate updates throughout the day, played in a good spirit and with no 'smart-arses' … then a competition is a 'winner' and people keep coming back for more. It is a competition that adds great value to a Saturday's racing enjoyment. Much appreciated Maria and Leigh.

R1 - 1 & 2 BB R2 - 5 & 7 R3 - 2 & 7 R4 - 3 & 8 R5 - 4 & 8 R6 - 6 & 7 R7 - 1 & 4 R8 - 2 & 9 BB R9 - 1 & 10 R10 - 1 & 6 Thank you very much Maria and Scooby. Hoping for back-to-back comp wins. Always gotta have hope. Maybe stretch the margin from a nose to a length this time.

Well I just got up today in the closest of finishes ...always nice to win a comp, especially a comp as tough to win as this one …. when there are so many astute tipsters taking part. Thank you Maria and Scooby for this marvellous comp. I've had the good fortune to win previously in a Scooby comp, had a prize bet put on, and won that prize bet …. so I've had my share, and am very grateful for that. With that in my mind, of my $70 prize bet from today (thanks for that, Scooby) I'd like to put $40 of that prize bet to add to Sayers $30 prize bet so that Sayer's prize bet is now $70 Sayer was beaten only a lip today and thoroughly deserves the top prize. Pick well, my friend. .. And the balance $30 to go back in to the Prize Fund for future comps. I hope that's alright with everybody. Thanks again Maria for your marvellous running of these comps, and thanks Scooby for your backing. Cheers,, Korio

1) 1x8 2) 3x7 3) 1x2 Best Bet 4) 2x4 5) 5x13 6) 5x6 7) 1x9 8) 4x8 9) 5x6 Best Bet 10) 2x6 Thank you very much for today's competition.