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

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  1. Of course it does When I’m watching rugby I typically want top ex players commenting When I’m watching cricket I typically want top ex players commenting Every niller has a right to their opinion, but if you’re going to proclaim your expertise in a certain field you should simultaneously declare your credentials…..otherwise you’re just another Tommo aren’t you ? That’s how life works isn’t it ? It’s not an unreasonable expectation …it’s all about credibility surely
  2. What a stupid comment What he did with a padded whip is not cruelty, any more than racing horses in itself is cruelty Using spurs is cruelty, using a jigger is cruelty, preparing an unsafe track is cruelty, not feeding a horse properly is cruelty, racing unfit horses is cruelty……chicken farming is cruelty, pig farming is cruelty, keeping goldfish is cruelty, fishing in any form is cruelty, detaining animals in zoos is cruelty……watching Trackside is usually cruelty…..help me understand where the demarcation lines are please
  3. Noted, but one of them has serious international credibility, he’s connected across the globe, and all he did was make a correct observation about a high profile horse, then he got coruscated for it …scorched….for no reason other than that he knew more than the “cut and paste” dude I got the same treatment when I quite innocently referenced the same global participant about a minor unimportant matter, purely because I knew of his expertise in the field It seems to me that a “cut and paste” expert now decides who can comment on what…despite the fact he’s done nothing ( known ) of note in the UK …and if he isn’t given number 1 status about all matters pertaining to NH racing he acts like a tantrum throwing spoilt child I read what he writes, and it’s my view that his knowledge of tracks etc is very limited and not worth reading, usually he’s just wrong about track / race nuances etc …his knowledge of active horses is quite good though so credit where it’s due there although I suspect 99% of his knowledge is straight from the Racing Post or Sporting Life, rather than actual experience Personally I think everyone is entitled to their opinion here, even the absolute nillers and saddle sniffers like Tommo and Sunloonchild, but from recent events involving BerriFruit and Tasman Man I’m starting to wonder if the bias is now toward the groupies, the saddle sniffing nillers who’ve done nothing of note, at the expense of those who’ve actually managed to achieve significantly at the highest level in racing, mostly in Australasia, but in some cases across the globe If you doubt my view let’s agree that the “cut and paste” expert can present his credentials, hopefully he’s done something of note, BerriFruit can do the same, ditto Tasman Man, then let’s see who should be telling who what to do in this zoo Let’s start with who’s done what in and around the Melbourne Cup, seeing as it’s our hemispheres highest profile race Just my thoughts Scooby, but as usual I’m correct
  4. I got it, as most acute observers did I still haven’t forgotten his childish outburst when I referenced you for an expert opinion about a minor NH racing matter …. when he claimed sole rights to opinions on NH racing and demanded I acknowledge his historical “cut & paste” efforts Apparently only certain individuals are allowed opinions here on certain matters ….very woke… very Labour … “you have the right think and say what you wish as long as it’s consistent with what we tell you to say and think !!!”
  5. But Stodge, you said Luxembourg wasn’t going to The Arc, surely BerriFruit can’t have been correct all along !!!!
  6. And many have been abused and victimized too, CWJ, Sam Spratt…..to name a couple Racing history is littered with jockeys with frailties, across the globe …..but you manage them, you don’t abuse them ….they’re not a species you hunt because you want a trophy on the wall FFS
  7. And a small bitter man ( in every way ) from the RIB will be trying to hunt Billy down again It’s pathetic how they can’t deal with Billy’s frailties whilst simultaneously allowing him to blossom into the great rider he’s inevitably going to be
  8. Nice win, lovely ride and well rated The handicapper should only give her 4 points for that so she’ll stay in the grade, and win next start too, with a similar ride
  9. You of course, you’re just morphing into another Tommo You declare it rather ambivalently, then if it wins you claim you had your entire net worth on it ( hardly enough to fill my car up ) but if it loses you “just watched on” All we need now is for you to say you caught the tram home with Moody, and sat on his knee half the trip
  10. It did have a significant extra burden to carry today
  11. Preys on the vulnerable ….rather cynical and immoral, in the same vein as the pokies that fund the RIB Lotto stores in poorest half of NZ account for 70 per cent of sales - NZ Herald https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/lotto-stores-in-poorest-half-of-nz-account-for-70-per-cent-of-sales/ZZTT3GD7HMGVJZBSZ2QJKD77CU/
  12. Unforgivable in my view, just pure animal cruelty and the fact they’d employ such tactics suggests they have no empathy and probably have some sort of psychological disorder
  13. Take him to SpecSavers …. get one who’s on the way in though
  14. I note he’s making an impression ……allegedly for the wrong reasons….as Labour self destructs
  15. Thanks to those supporting me My decision was purely strategic If I’d stayed in the race Efeso would’ve won easily Our high level polling said I had my hardcore populist 25% vote locked in, but no support from the undecided so I couldn’t win If I’d stayed in beyond lunchtime yesterday my name could not be removed from the ballot papers ….and given my very high name recognition I’d still have attracted about 30,000 votes…because that’s how superficial local body politics is, they vote for you just because they recognize your name The issue there was that my 30,000 votes would’ve seriously diminished the chances of any other centre right candidate, and handed the win to Efeso and Labour Given that this once great city is on its knees now, and no other centre right candidate would stand down, I wasn’t prepared to risk the future of the city, and following on from that the future of the country in next years general election because the country will follow what happens in Auckland I might add that I’m still very much a player here, there’s a lot more juice left in this orange …..
  16. It’s already “ been there done that “ but how good is this trial !! Yes it looks more of a cut in the ground type…but that’s still about as good a trial as you’ll ever see Nothing Passive about Aggressive trial | RACING.COM https://www.racing.com/news/2022-08-09/news-contenders-nothing-passive-about-aggressive-trial
  17. The hardest job in town, who’d be a jockey ? Rest easy young fella , God bless you and your family
  18. John Oatham must be the best rider in NZ by a long way surely … otherwise how is it that he’s forever telling the stars like J Mac, Billy Pinn, and whomever else he decides to harass, what they’re doing wrong ??
  19. Something of a rhetorical question…..given that “the boot” was a legend of his time and could probably have kicked it a furlong on a good day, with a slight tailwind
  20. Indeed, for my old mates Bevan Wilson..from Dunstan..he’s 5 days older than me….and Robyn ( née Cochrane ) Today feels like a step back in time …old style racing with the cream rising to the top And now Ellis Winsloe wins the last…I was first jockey for his father Ted for a while …I ride 14 winners that Ted trained and owned, yes owned, with his mates, as in had shares in, in one racing calendar year ….and the old bugger only gave me one modest sling It’s a bit of a nostalgia day today I have to say
  21. Today is our day to shine How good is Riccarton ? Dummy and Mark Oulaghan ( West Coast is a nice big horse, good action for a jumper too, might be really good on decent ground ….Cheltenham or Melbourne ?? ) .so old school those two, so humble, but so great at what they do Special mentions The young lady who rode a winner for Paul Harris, Temyia Taiaroa ( any relation to Arnold ? ) the joy on her face was palpable Pitty, I love his pithy rants, says it how it is and gives anyone and everyone a spray ..unless you’re producing a track like concrete, or SH1, then you’re exempt Terry Moseley…a face like a well kept grave …but the epitome of a real genuine Kiwi battler Tim Mills, 63 years in the role and he still loves the job …. A shout out to Russell Mcara , going back a few years here but they said on telly that he’s pretty crook….good little fella is Russell…in the Wingatui style hope you’re ok champ And finally, to the 12 people who turned up to the races, go you, you are troopers