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

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  1. And you cannot just make shit up!!!! Assano never rode Slipper Island at Cambridge. It was also only just beaten a Neck x Nose in that race so the inference that it had 3 legs is close to slander.
  2. NZTR does not employ commentators. TAB/Entain
  3. Did attend. It looked a good crowd to me, compared to previous Day 1 crowds. Good number of young people also.
  4. Might be a touch higher. 82 in Oz suggests some black-type?
  5. Very few public holidays work well in NZ these days, especially if not aligned with Oz and on Monday. Poor turnover, and increased costs for everyone involved - raceday staff, stables staff, catering, etc.
  6. The track presented for last meeting was unacceptable - poorly maintained and prepared. That will not be a surprise for anyone who has been to the course in past few years. Avondale JC has the power to transform NZ racing via their assets.
  7. International ratings for NZ 2yo's last season Tokyo Tycoon 110 Pignan 109 Ethereal Star 108 Ulanova 107 The Karaka 2yo was rated NZ's best 2yo race by international handicappers.
  8. IMO Meeting should have been abandoned and new entries called for - preference to those already entered.
  9. People please... For a race, the camera is finish line only, one pixel wide, taken thousands of times. These combine to make your photo finish picture. It doesn't matter where the line is placed on the picture...it is always at the finish line. Example below
  10. On a wet day, at the same time he also loses his inside rein, he miraculously flips his whip upside down. All inside the final 50m. "Skilful, deliberate and intentional"
  11. Yes, the oxymoron is he would have been better to have dropping it when he fumbled. The standard of NZ stewarding and JCA is highly questionable. A senior jockey forcibly restrained their mount to miss a placing two weeks ago - not even a question.
  12. Agree Baz. From what I can gather he fumbles the whip before his final strike, regathers, and hits with upside down whip. Not even a strong hit. No malice. no intent, BUT 3 month suspension. Another very questionable decision from RIB and JCA.
  13. Finite supply of funds. Turnover drives prizemoney, although assets could change things in Auckland example. But for too long we have put on an unappealing product for punters. Racing in Oz not that easy. We had one last season with a syndicator, won $70k in prizemoney and we lost money! That said having one greatest racing jurisdictions on our doorstep is not the worst conundrum.