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

weasel57

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  1. thanks for this comp Riccarton R4 2,5 BB Riccarton R8 5,13 Tauranga R6 1,4 Tauranga R7 2,3 Rosehill R2 2,16 Rosehill R3 2,13 Rosehill R4 11,14 Rosehill R5 3,9 Rosehill R6 9,14 Rosehill R7 3,4 Rosehill R8 1,10 Mornington R7 2,9 BB
  2. Laughing meself silly reading this thread ...CeeTee you even managed to 'stop' Probabeel's career. Oustanding work, bro.
  3. There's a lot of emotive nonsense in these posts. Yes, the famous Ellerslie Hill has history on its side ...but the future of NZ racing depends on a viable, sustainable model in Auckland for the 21st century - and that means realising the asset value of underproductive land. Avondale, take note, Swallow yer pride, sell the land and invest in the greater good while taking a seat or three at the table for the next 100 years, instead of moaning about injustices of the past. That grandstand at Avondale is in itself a huge indictment on your previous and current leaders/management strategy, what an eyesore. The loss of the Ellerslie Hill is sad - a relative pf mine won a McGregor Grant Chase ad was [placed in the GN Steeples when only a teenager. But he wouldnt want the Hill to stay there just for history's sake, whennn the future of our great sport is at this crossroads. Well done, ARC and Counties RC. Show them the way forward.
  4. the reason is called Cook Strait.
  5. coped very well. Dead 5 at start Slow 7 at end ...and it torrented down for about half an hour before the first, with steady showers through the arvo.
  6. even against innocent men like Joe Parker How do you know he is innnocent? He remains innocent in the eyes of the law (and reasonable people) until proven guilty.. He has been charged with a crime - as has, for instance, Manu Vatuvei, and until that charge is withdrawn by the Police (on behalf of the Crown), we should all keep a open mind. The public is entitled to know who has been charged - but if a Judge orders ongoing name suppression there had better be a good reason for it - in the Millane case it was because other serious charges were oending, - knowledge of which may have jeopardised the accused's right to a fair trial.
  7. well if Princess Coup fetched $3.8M in 2009 with a career record of 12 wins from 33 (4 x Grp 1s when our richest Grp 1 was worth $2M) and Stakes of NZ $4.2M .. Melody Belle 12 years later roughly the same total stakes but 14 Grp 1s .. As for what mark Melody Belle could reach, Bowditch did not want to put a ceiling on her price. “I don’t think a mare like her has ever been offered at auction before, and definitely not in this part of the world, who has won as many Group 1s as she has,” Bowditch said. “Everyone will have a figure in their head as to what a mare like her is worth, but mares of this quality are collector’s items. If you own her, no one else is going to own a mare who has won 14 Group 1s anywhere else in the world who they have been able to purchase at auction. “When she enters the ring, she will get attention from all over the world, and deservedly so, and the sky’s the limit for a mare of Melody Belle’s stature, physique and pedigree.” Bred by Marie Leicester, Melody Belle was purchased from the 2016 New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale by Te Akau’s David Ellis for Galvin for NZ$57,500. She is one of two winners (from three foals to race) from Iffraaj (Zafonic) mare Meleka Belle, a half-sister to four stakes-placed horses, Tsarina Belle (Stravinsky), Desert Rain (Honor Grades), Kiwinsky (Stravinsky) and Housemaster (Housebuster). She won the Karaka Million (RL, 1200m), the Manawatu Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) and the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Gr 2, 1400m) in Queensland during her two-year-old season. She has raced every year since and won the 2019 Empire Rose Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at Flemington to reinforce her talent in Australia to complement her dominance in her home country. Overall, she has won 19 of her 38 starts. “One of the real keys to her success is her soundness,” Galvin said. “She’s never had an issue physically and that has seen her continue racing at the highest level as a two, three, four, five and now six-year-old.
  8. who would share in decision making by way of democratic vote you gotta be joking TM ..the vast majority of MB's 'owners' would have NEVER had a say about where, when, or in what company she races. They'd have just sat back ad enjoyed the ride and/or turned up to the races to see it unfold. Yes, there's a hit of Greed about the final campaign, esp if her feet are not right, but she is a fighter and on the right day could possibly win her finale. I am one who thinks she has cried 'enough' and she should have been retired after that fabulous win over Avantage at Ellerslie in March/ IMO she'll sell for much more than $2M
  9. Fair enough. A 'modest campaign', I assume, is one that gathers no/little publicity or traction so I look forward to seeing the SST dominating the headlines in the next few weeks/months, with much to be made of the 'little guy' taking one (or more) for the team in the name of Justice.
  10. Most reasonable people would agree that the law is (sometimes) an ass - and the way that the law is applied by the judiciary is (sometimes) appallingly bad. However, the fact that Leo sometimes takes one for the team does not mean that he can break the law with impunity. What I would like to see is evidence that the law-breaking act (for which he has bee convicted) was part of a campaign to change the law for good ie the betterment of society, a more just/fair system. And what, if anything, is Leo doing to expedite this law change post-conviction? Given his own assessment that he has 'absolute total support of 99% of the population', there must be some kind of lobby group/advocacy/movement gathering huge momentum after all this time - something to rival Me Too or BLM, perhaps? Time for someone to 'go public' on this very important issue, Leo?
  11. Any person seriously concerned with changing the 'name suppression' law(s) in NZ would have adopted different tactics than merely thumbing his nose at it by knowingly breaking the law. IMO Leo just got caught out and was made an example of -fairly or not. Can't say I've seen any evidence of him attempting to effect changes in the 'name suppression' laws IMO Leo 'called out' the system and got.whacked over the head by it for his trouble. Lucky to avoid a jail sentence.
  12. Te Rapa Race 7 – 9,10 Te Rapa Race 8 – 5,12 Riccarton Race 6 – 1.8 Riccarton Race 8 – 9.10 Morphetville Race 7 – 6,11 Gold Coast Race 2 – 4,6 Gold Coast Race 3 – 3,6 Gold Coast Race 4 – 1,11 Gold Coast Race 5 – 4,7 Gold Coast Race 6 – 2,6 Gold Coast Race 7 – 6.13 Gold Coast Race 8 – 3,11 Gold Coast Race 9 – 14,17 many thanks
  13. Typical response from a fantasist.
  14. Leo could do it with his 350hrs of community service ??
  15. LOL. Team Trump couldnt take down their own names, let alone the American flag, let alone the Capitol Building, let alone the Central Bank.
  16. perhaps he was singled out on reputation for being a publicity-seeking stirrer.
  17. Exactly,, Blue. The stupidity of this 'incident'' even happening during a race beggars belief. were the two blokes 'on debut' and complete idiots? Were they supposed to have supervision? If so, where was it? And, just as important, if not more so, why did Trackside's Bosson/Guerin not ask the tough questions when give the opportunity?
  18. spot on Huey. Deflecting blame...A CEO should accept that the buck stops with him. A good journo would be onnn this case asking interesting questions about the 'process' ...what training was given or required .
  19. there's a difference between an ACCIDENT and INCOMPETENCE / STUPIDITY / NEGLIGENCE..
  20. annnnzac Day was yesterday.No northern meeting. Meawhile ARC runs the time-honoured Easter three weeks after Easter.
  21. Yeh well done ARC ...another totally avoidable INCIDENT glossed over.. ie two track maintenance workers replacing 'divots' while a race was being run had to dive under the ruinng rail near the home bend as a field of 2yos came hurtling towards them. "Not our finest moment," says CEO Wilcox. "The process fell away ..." while apologist Guerin rated it as small beans compared to the lunatic at Trentham in January and the golf ball incident last year during the Great Northern. (Yes they were playing golf on the 9-hole course inside the track during a race meeting and someone smacked a ball out onto the home straight during the race.) PROCESS ....Mr Wilcox ,,what process?? I reckon WorkSafe will be all over this ...and I'd suggest there was/is no process in place to prevent maintenance workers from doing running repairs during a race. What's the bet that video footage of this has been edited by now on the LoveRacing site.
  22. would be an interesting discussion if not for the fact that the posters and the article both refer to 'Sunlight' not 'Sunline'. And if they cant get the horse's name right their opinion aint worth a shovel full of horse shit.