Hard Luck Stories

[Red Rum 1,833]

Theres a nickname for people that search all the discarded tickets in OZ hoping to collect  money on them,  mistakenly discarded or odds and sods people cannot be bothered with  , I recall it in a racebook at track once , xxxx will be trespassed . I asked someone they said oh it's people who just pick up and go through tickets . It's an OZ animal name I sure .

[Red Rum 1,833]

1 hour ago, Rusty said:

Bossy that is a classic line! 

It would be a great line to have on my headstone one day. 

So long as my 5th (and current) wife never gets to read it! 

George Best the late great footballer best line from many great lines 

 " I earnt a lot of money playing football, I spent most on fast cars, women and booze , sadly I wasted the rest " .

 

[Red Rum 1,833]

10 minutes ago, Red Rum said:

George Best the late great footballer best line from many great lines 

 " I earnt a lot of money playing football, I spent most on fast cars, women and booze , sadly I wasted the rest " .

 

Rechecked exact quote

" I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars , the rest I squandered " 

Others from him.

" I gave up booze and women in 1969 , it was the worst 20 minutes of my life " 

I went missing a lot , Miss England Miss Canada " .

Good gambler too old George .  

[CT"s 310]

2 minutes ago, Red Rum said:

Rechecked exact quote

" I spent a lot of money on booze, birds and fast cars , the rest I squandered " 

Others from him.

" I gave up booze and women in 1969 , it was the worst 20 minutes of my life " 

I went missing a lot , Miss England Miss Canada " .

Good gambler too old George .  

Love these Red Rum. I remember when he was interviewed on Sports cafe by Ric Salizzo and Marc Ellis many years ago. It was a classic! Definitely lived the good “fast life” for sure.

[Charlie Bukowski 411]

17 hours ago, CT"s said:

Not so much a hard luck story Ernie, more a good luck story.

Went to place a bet on one of the TAB machines once downstairs at Crown and when I went to pick up the ticket found a betting voucher for $4700 sitting in the tray. 
 

Not a bad no risk return. 

Sorry mate , that is straight out theft.

If it was in a tray at a terminal in the Casino , chances are 100/1 on , that punter was still in the vicinity.

You must have scurried out of there like the proverbial....RAT

It has happened to me on a couple of ocassions after a few bevvies in a busy establishment and Punters code of ethics ,you raise your hand and bellow , someone forget something ??

That goes both ways .

I can not wait for that to happen to you , imagine the outcry !!!

Karma baby , karma ...

Anyway I hope there is a Mario out there somewhere reading this ......or triad, now that would be fun.

Fancy coming on here gloating.

The last thing that makes me vomit into my mouth is that you must have hightailed it to another TAB as you knew as soon as the poor punter realized what had happened , he would have stopped the voucher.

Sick Nauseating Grub 

 

[CT"s 310]

5 minutes ago, Charlie Bukowski said:

Sorry mate , that is straight out theft.

If it was in a tray at a terminal in the Casino , chances are 100/1 on , that punter was still in the vicinity.

You must have scurried out of there like the proverbial....RAT

It has happened to me on a couple of ocassions after a few bevvies in a busy establishment and Punters code of ethics ,you raise your hand and bellow , someone forget something ??

That goes both ways .

I can not wait for that to happen to you , imagine the outcry !!!

Karma baby , karma ...

Anyway I hope there is a Mario out there somewhere reading this ......or triad, now that would be fun.

Fancy coming on here gloating.

The last thing that makes me vomit into my mouth is that you must have hightailed it to another TAB as you knew as soon as the poor punter realized what had happened , he would have stopped the voucher.

Sick Nauseating Grub 

 

I’ve been in a pub before where the same thing happened. There was only a handful of people around and we successfully managed to find the owner of the ticket in the small vicinity. He was very thankful to get his ticket back. 

This was Crown casino with literally thousands of people there. As I said before, if there was a way to identify the owner I would’ve. There wasn’t. End of story. 

 

[Red Rum 1,833]

13 hours ago, Gruff said:

Its a tough one alright, i normally take the voucher then keep an eye out for the one checking all their pockets looking more distressed than the others in the establishment  ...and give it back of course

Your so right , it is mildly amusing in bookies,tab, track when you see a fellow punter start slowly checking pockets , then it gets quicker and quicker , the cold shiver goes all threw body , heart racing " fxxk where is it " it then becomes a blur of hands , old bus tickets , petrol receipts as the panic sets in, then the bins get upended , no worries about hygiene where's that bloody ticket  , then if found the slow catching of breath and  relief  .

It's even worst when your the custodian of the team  money pot and tickets at somewhere like Kumara , the pressure is immense .

[Trump 2,741]

I arrived home from golf one Saturday and was home in time to watch the last few races on Telly. Having a bit of a thirst I opened a stubbie and had a look thru the remaining fields to see if I could pick a Tri or F4. I decided to get on my bike and ride down to my closest local, the Mermaid Beach Tavern, where the beer is fresher and colder off the Tap. I picked out a F4 with an anchor stand out for 2nd, which is normally the favourite for me. The race was run and unfortunately (this time) the fave won and I missed out. I drank my beer, watched the last race then rode home a loser. Before I left, I screwed up my betting slip and flicked it towards the bin in the corner -it missed the bin. But as there were a heap of losing tickets on the floor I didn’t both tidying up! I got home and was watching the Races from Hong Kong when a slide came across the screen showing, “Sydney protest Upheld”!! I checked the results and found that the fave was relegated to 2nd, meaning I had won the F4 and a $1250 collect! I got on my bike and raced back to the Tavern fearing an attendant may have cleaned the bin out and the floor, but thankfully, all the rubbish was still there! Imagine the scene as I checked all the tickets on the floor and yes! I found my ticket!! Thank goodness the Legendary One wasn’t in the Mermaid Beach Tavern that day  

[CT"s 310]

12 minutes ago, Trump said:

I arrived home from golf one Saturday and was home in time to watch the last few races on Telly. Having a bit of a thirst I opened a stubbie and had a look thru the remaining fields to see if I could pick a Tri or F4. I decided to get on my bike and ride down to my closest local, the Mermaid Beach Tavern, where the beer is fresher and colder off the Tap. I picked out a F4 with an anchor stand out for 2nd, which is normally the favourite for me. The race was run and unfortunately (this time) the fave won and I missed out. I drank my beer, watched the last race then rode home a loser. Before I left, I screwed up my betting slip and flicked it towards the bin in the corner -it missed the bin. But as there were a heap of losing tickets on the floor I didn’t both tidying up! I got home and was watching the Races from Hong Kong when a slide came across the screen showing, “Sydney protest Upheld”!! I checked the results and found that the fave was relegated to 2nd, meaning I had won the F4 and a $1250 collect! I got on my bike and raced back to the Tavern fearing an attendant may have cleaned the bin out and the floor, but thankfully, all the rubbish was still there! Imagine the scene as I checked all the tickets on the floor and yes! I found my ticket!! Thank goodness the Legendary One wasn’t in the Mermaid Beach Tavern that day  

That would’ve been a good look for Mercedes Ernie! On your hands and knees at the TAB. 
 

Very classy! 

[Trump 2,741]

21 minutes ago, CT"s said:

That would’ve been a good look for Mercedes Ernie! On your hands and knees at the TAB. 
 

Very classy! 

I rode my bike to the Pub (a Mercedes Bike) and I wasn’t on my hands and knees. But I did get a few looks from the many Drinkers in the bar at the time. Ended well though! But no sympathy from wife as I sped out the driveway - except when I got back and she said, “So where are u taking me for dinner on your win?”  

[Womby 55]

I went to use the pod at the pub and there was several hundred still on it. I grabbed the barman and told him, put my bet on and five minutes later a guy runs in from outside looking distressed and started looking all round the machine. 

I wandered over and told him I had his voucher if he knew how much, it was his. 

An old fella at another pub tab won about a grand and continued to use the voucher with no pinon his smallish bets despite being told to cash it or get a big and a little voucher to bet with. 

A bloody lowlife regular there went to have a bet and ended up with the old bloke's grand added to his voucher, then took off and used some of it at a tab not far away. 

Luckily when the old guy realised his money was gone we got the barman to ring the tab in Wellington and stop the voucher. 

They said where it had been used and they said they had a picture off the camera too

 

[Gruff 2,790]

53 minutes ago, Womby said:

I went to use the pod at the pub and there was several hundred still on it. I grabbed the barman and told him, put my bet on and five minutes later a guy runs in from outside looking distressed and started looking all round the machine. 

I wandered over and told him I had his voucher if he knew how much, it was his. 

An old fella at another pub tab won about a grand and continued to use the voucher with no pinon his smallish bets despite being told to cash it or get a big and a little voucher to bet with. 

A bloody lowlife regular there went to have a bet and ended up with the old bloke's grand added to his voucher, then took off and used some of it at a tab not far away. 

Luckily when the old guy realised his money was gone we got the barman to ring the tab in Wellington and stop the voucher. 

They said where it had been used and they said they had a picture off the camera too

 

I left $600 on a machine after a golf collect for only a minute, only one other guy in TAB , went back it was gone and so was he  i told the woman running it what happened, she opened up the machine did a quick check and pulled a transaction out that was $620, so that is still live in the machine until its claimed elsewhere which i was sure he was doing..... the guy comes back twenty minutes later and says he accidentally took the voucher not knowing the $600 was on it and wanted his $20 back  f%#^k me some people  the woman running the place said to him ‘Oh youve done this accidentally before’ ... quite a tidyly dressed white guy for stereotypers.... i left $60  on a machine out west and got a tap on the shoulder by a tattoed up Maori saying ‘hey bro i think this is yours . Never judge a book by its cover...Kapai my Brother 

[talk 308]

Rotorua stakes 2006. I backed a horse called Ascot Isle which I think was paying about $25 to win. Had a decent bet on her. The start was a shambles and she was one of the last away. Bolted in. There was an inquiry into the start and the race was declared void. I couldn't believe it.

[Gruff 2,790]

2 hours ago, talk said:

Rotorua stakes 2006. I backed a horse called Ascot Isle which I think was paying about $25 to win. Had a decent bet on her. The start was a shambles and she was one of the last away. Bolted in. There was an inquiry into the start and the race was declared void. I couldn't believe it.

Wasnt the Rotorua Stakes Talk it was the Rotorua Cup meeting, was the second leg of the last treble, Gliding won the Cup. Ascot Isle then went on to win the Rotorua Stakes After finshing fourth its previous start  and then you got some back  unlucky alright 

[Houlahan's Dream 534]

On 4/8/2020 at 9:34 AM, Ponderosa8 said:

My "stupidy" story..

I always go for something a bit rough with a bit of value, so back at Ellerslie some 6-7 years ago, Heavy Track I sorted out 4 horses.

Airfield Road, Wee Biskit, Swiper the Fox and Sing for the Sun. Took them in a $10 FF Place multi.

But never did I actually think they'd all WIN so never took a FF Win multi....I collected something like $1,500 for my FF Place bet, but even a  $1 FF Win multi bet would have given me something like $28,000...

That is classic! From memory I think Swiper won a couple at Headquarters. That is certainly one place where, once the rains really come, you can tear the form book up. 

[talk 308]

26 minutes ago, Gruff said:

Wasnt the Rotorua Stakes Talk it was the Rotorua Cup meeting, was the second leg of the last treble, Gliding won the Cup. Ascot Isle then went on to win the Rotorua Stakes After finshing fourth its previous start  and then you got some back  unlucky alright 

Thanks Gruff. My memory is not what it was. In fact, to be honest, it was nevr really any great shakes. I am in awe of a number of posters on RC and the likes of Des Coppins who can recall horses from decades ago.

Cheers

Tony

[Gruff 2,790]

Ive done the $1 place all up (before multi days)on the Dogs at Addington, and took the early treble $1 straight after dispensing of a little change from an earlier investment,went to work and on the way home dropped in and gave the tickets to the operator $580 odd  stoked but curious , sure enough looked at the results and i had picked the first 6 winners starting with a $10 shot ....didnt even cross my mind to take the win because why would you  with some rough calculation and allowing for pool sizes it was potentially worth around $20k  from memory  i swore never to make the same mistake again, then last year took an 8 leg 3 ball gof multi on the Australian links taking what i thought were the standout links players .... but took an any 6 of 8 for $10  it was late i had more funds in account but was over it... got over $1k  and u guessed it they all got up, with the last guy two back on the 16th . 

[Maximus 429]

On 4/7/2020 at 7:26 PM, CT"s said:

That’s pretty good Rusty 

i expect you'll be watching your back a little more often and a little more closely now CT...and, yes, you shoulda given the ticket to the TAB if it wasn't yours ...imagine how grateful Big Mario would be, mate...no horses heads on your bedpost and a free trip to Sicily any time you like!

[Maximus 429]

3 hours ago, Houlahan's Dream said:

That is classic! From memory I think Swiper won a couple at Headquarters. That is certainly one place where, once the rains really come, you can tear the form book up. 

6 September 2014

Airfield Road $8.50

Wee Biskit (GN Hurdles) $25.40

Swiper The Fox (JRA Trophy) $8.90

Sing For The Sun $11.40

smallest winning margin SFTS  1.5 L

[Ponderosa8 1,351]

10 minutes ago, weasel57 said:

6 September 2014

Airfield Road $8.50

Wee Biskit (GN Hurdles) $25.40

Swiper The Fox (JRA Trophy) $8.90

Sing For The Sun $11.40

smallest winning margin SFTS  1.5 L

Geez thanks for reminding me of that!!!... Pretty sure Wee Biskit was at something like 41's on FF Win when I placed my bet..

[Maximus 429]

20 minutes ago, Ponderosa8 said:

Geez thanks for reminding me of that!!!... Pretty sure Wee Biskit was at something like 41's on FF Win when I placed my bet..

well done, you ...yep. these are TAB divvies ...must've been a great feeling when you knew Sing For The Sun was going to win.

[CT"s 310]

56 minutes ago, weasel57 said:

i expect you'll be watching your back a little more often and a little more closely now CT...and, yes, you shoulda given the ticket to the TAB if it wasn't yours ...imagine how grateful Big Mario would be, mate...no horses heads on your bedpost and a free trip to Sicily any time you like!

Spoiler alert. There is no big Mario weasel. 

I wouldn’t trust the TAB to find the owner of a blank $4700 betting voucher. Would you? 
 

Keep up with the play old son 

[CT"s 310]

We drove down to Hastings on our annual pilgrimage one year to see Seachange in the Kelt Capital Stakes. She had won the 2 lead ups as she had the previous year and I was hopeful she could finally crack the Triple Crown. 
 

Unfortunately she wasn’t able to quite do it running a gallant 3rd to Legs much to Bert’s delight when she got rolled. 

I then produced a ticket to Bert of 2K to win on Racing To Win to win the Epsom which he duly obliged and we spent the night celebrating with Luke Radich and Stuey Laing as well as Maria (Chestnut) and her Mum.

Great memories 

[Ohokaman 5,825]

2 minutes ago, CT"s said:

We drove down to Hastings on our annual pilgrimage one year to see Seachange in the Kelt Capital Stakes. She had won the 2 lead ups as she had the previous year and I was hopeful she could finally crack the Triple Crown. 
 

Unfortunately she wasn’t able to quite do it running a gallant 3rd to Legs much to Bert’s delight when she got rolled. 

I then produced a ticket to Bert of 2K to win on Racing To Win to win the Epsom which he duly obliged and we spent the night celebrating with Luke Radich and Stuey Laing as well as Maria (Chestnut) and her Mum.

Great memories 

You will be having a decent go at the good thing today then CT.....Russian Camelot at $1.30. ?? 

[Red Rum 1,833]

4 minutes ago, Ohokaman said:

You will be having a decent go at the good thing today then CT.....Russian Camelot at $1.30. ?? 

Genius work OM, 4700 on at 1.30 , take profit and pay out Super Mario his wedge and a 20 buck Pizza Hut voucher  , contract cancelled,  no horses heads in bed , problem solved .

Rusty when he's finished talking with horses can maybe contact Mario at 10.35 pm tonight as RC passes the post .