Dan Mielicki calling R3 at Ballarat tonight:
"Major Major from Really Really, yes yes that's the order" = Brilliant stuff Dan
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC01102106
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Dan Mielicki calling R3 at Ballarat tonight:
"Major Major from Really Really, yes yes that's the order" = Brilliant stuff Dan
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAC01102106
What with no spectators, it probably does not matter but the spacing between the first four races at Melton today is 1hr 19min (an average of 26min between races)
while the spacing between the last four races is 1hr 57min (an average of 39min between races)
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=MX081021
Does anyone know what the story was with R11 being abandoned at Melton today?
Just checked the stewards' report; a horse choked down and fell across the track at the top of the straight at the bell. It seems it was quite happy to stay there, so a no race was declared.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Thanks Trev
Here is the Stewards Report
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/ste...l/?mc=MX081021
The Tough Tilly explanation
"As I understand it, she had a big abscess in the back of her throat and she just couldn't get air. And they don't know they exist unless they actually put a scope down and find it," Judd said.
https://www.thetrots.com.au/news/art...n-hopes-alive/
The Claimer at Ballarat on Saturday
Who do you want to claim
5yo Struve 33-13-2-3 ($116,302) for $50,000
or
8yo Bernie Winkle 229-53-29-25 ($512,297) for $100,000
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#BAM16102106
I noticed Honolua Bay trialing for Emma Stewart the other day - not David Aiken
Emma and Clayton trained Dennis as a two year old . We lived at the farm full time for 18 months , now it’s sold we have moved back to Melbourne and brought some horses back to be trained closer to home. Peter Tonkin bought Maffioso at the yearling sales and we have given them horses to train ever since.
Robbie Auber filling in as caller at Maryborough today missed a real opportunity in the last
Rob has noted that the 3 'Loves' (Tough Love, Lindys Love and High On Love) are filling the first three positions in the running
Rob, Rob Rob it was your chance to break into "Love, Love, Love" (All You Need Is Love by the Beatles - think of the movie Love Actually)
If you study the times from yesterday's Cranbourne meet you will see that one race stands out - R3 run in 1.55.6
It is little wonder as winner Farady Hanover had won 3 from 6 since coming from America with a nice record
She is a 3yo but being bred in the US she is half a year younger than our 3yo's
while 2nd placed 4yo Smooth Choice was a Gp1 winning 2yo in NZ
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...21#CRC14112101
Smooth Deal was the top priced yearling of his year, $240,000. He was looking a bargain early when he slaughtered the opposition in the Young Guns. Then the wheels fell off. After several disappointing performances, interrupted by various veterinary procedures, he was sold to Victoria where his form has been hot and cold. Yesterday's run was much better but if he was anything near his 2yo best he would have motored straight past the winner. Hope he is coming back because he was certainly an exciting youngster.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
Thanks Trev, I always enjoy reading your posts especially those with a NZ flavour as you keep tabs on the kiwis so much better than most of us
I have stated in the Interdom thread that I rarely follow non Victorian harness racing
This is partly why I cannot be bothered going to Maryborough today (a 1˝hr drive I enjoy)
The only way to reduce the boredom of the sometimes 40min between races is to be a fan of Tamworth (mind you even that still leaves 30mins between some racing despite following 2 states)
PeterProfit has been writing a lot about the VHRC of late. I have no knowledge of the VHRC and will wait for all the cards to be played out before making it a forum topic.
At this stage I can only say that the PP articles have been supportive of Fred Crews who was asked to front a club Disciplinary sub committee and in his absence was suspended from the VHRC for 5yrs
Fred Crews is not going to be worrying about the VHRC - he is in the Interdom winners club!
The karma bus is carrying a lot of passengers tonight. Congratulations Fred and Emmett and Richard Brosnan for bringing the horse back to the top of his game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
With 7 news coming up I am changing channels to continue watching The Ashes
and I find Gareth Hall hosting a special Greyhound event on 7Two
The doggies have well and truly gone past us :(
Stablemates and Full brothers Celestial Trekker and Celestial Gossip won races 3 & 8 at Cranbourne tonight
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...22#CRC18012206
Two sires, you may not have heard of, won consecutive races at Bendigo tonight
27yo Just Turf who stopped serving mares 5yrs ago notched up his 5th winner
while 9yo Goodtime Sammy produced his 1st winner
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=BN200122
Three Rivers won the $25k Central Victorian Pacing Championship at Maryborough today
He has now won 3 from 5 since coming over from NZ
The son of The Gold Ace now has a record of 6-4-1-0
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...22#MHC24012201
PeterProfit is suggesting that Joe Conolly 'has something' whether that be training nouse or something else and he bases this on the way he improves older horses but let's be fair and analyse their form previous to Joe getting them
Silly Sid - no surprise he won in 1.56.2, as then 7yo, he was having only his 6th start (has still only had 11) and a year before that win he had run 1.56.1 in a trial
Fortunate Son - PP is only complaining about Joe making him consistent - give the man a break
Schouten Island - he cites the 1.53.0 win in July but 2yrs before that he had run 1.53.2 when 3rd at Albion Park
Mister Magic Man - PP marvels at him winning in 1.51.4 saying he had never won in faster than 1.56.6 BUT 2yrs before he had run 1.53.2 when he drew badly and had a hard run before finishing 7th, so we are not talking miracles
Art Tutor - as a 6yo has gone pretty close to 1.50 when beaten by Muscle Factory last November BUT this is a horse that as a 2yo having his second start back in 2017 rated 1.56 when finishing 7th, it is not mind boggling to think that 4yrs later he could be capable of about 6 seconds improvement on a faster track over a shorter distance
There be a lot more variables than 'times' in trots as you know Kev. Barrier positions, different tracks, race tempo, where they are in the run.... heaps more.
Eg...
Horse can go 29, 29, 29, 29 = 1.56
But can't go 30, 30, 28, 28 = 1.56
29 as quick as they can go.
When race is run per 1 they'll be competitive. When run per 2 they won't.... be beaten bout 20m+ in fact. Same time but competitive in one and not the other? So comparing times like that a fruitless exercise?
So true Paul but what it can show us is what a horse is capable of if it gets the right run
The welcome rain is playing a bit of havoc, the last at Stawell today was abandoned and the last 4 at Mildura appear to be in some doubt
Between 9.18 and 11.08 Mildura had 67mm of rain (that is over 2˝ inches) and 80mm in total
It's a long way to and from Mildura for many for no result. The same for the scheduled last race at Stawell...Leigha Miller went from Bendigo to Horsham and back.Quote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
What happens....is the stake money divided equally among the horses entered?
PS Thanks to Kevin for fixing up my user name and password problems. No fun being shut out.
Good to have you back Noel. Very unfortunate at Stawell as the last race was to be the $9,500 feature, the Laidlaw Family Pace
I wonder how much rain Cranbourne had to force tonight's meeting to be abandoned
Nearby Frankston had had 17mm in the 4˝hrs up to 7pm. You wouldn't really think that that would do it
I am down in Melbourne not far from The Dandenongs and although we have had some incredibly dark skies, we have had little more than drizzle
I can assure you Kev it is not an issue of how much rain but how much and how quick it fell. 44mm from 9:00 AM seems to have fallen around Cranbourne, most within a couple of hours. I was in Sale late afternoon and 30mm fell in no time.
Taking an interest in the 3yo at Geelong today as a couple of well bred types were going around and then I decided to look up the winner.
Our once regular poster and moderator, Richard Prior, bred the dam - Rockin In Eden, Cocora is her first live foal. She ran 4 placings last season without being able to notch a 2yo win but she goes alright Rich :D
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...s/?mc=GE310122
Fortunate Son rated 1.49.4 racing at Menangle yesterday - leading and winning by 18mQuote:
Originally Posted by Messenger
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...22#PCC01022205
PP asks this morning - Why would you be selling him for $25k? Saying that until today he had been advertised for that for the last week on Harness Trading Ring
Cheap horse at 25, unfortunately secrets to its much improved performance are unlikely to be supplied. I watched that race in amazement then looked at the horse's racing record. A quick check of my BS-ometer revealed it had bent its needle in going off the scale.
No, I'll keep my 25 grand for a yearling. Unless they are using an alarm clock for timing races at Menangle this horse's form runs in the opposite direction to laws of nature.
On this 13th anniversary of the Black Saturday fires, the town and track look magnificent at Yarra Glen. It really is a beautiful track/vista. The track is already set up up with dozens of marquee for a party day/gallops meet on Saturday - I am pretty jealous
The Yarra Valley certainly is the complete opposite of what it was this time thirteen years ago Kev. That day was 1939 revisited but with even more dire consequences. By coincidence I had applied for a job covering all of Victoria but based out of Healesville. I emailed my application just after seeing the huge plume of smoke when the Strzeleckis ignited. A phone call on Monday to arrange an interview in Melbourne the following morning and then a job offer on the Wednesday saw me meeting my new employers at Tullamarine Airport early on the Friday and on the job in Healesville by mid morning.
The fires were still burning around Healesville for another three weeks. Yarra Glen's surrounding areas were badly damaged including many vineyards between the two towns. My boss would ring me daily to ensure my safety. I'd tell him as long as I could look out the window and see the Mt St Leonard fire tower all was well, if it wasn't then I was out of there!
But the Yarra Valley Racing Centre is one of the best there is. The track is terrific and the grandstand facilities, all air-conditioned behind glass make for an enjoyable day out. It seems many trots participants remain unaware that the extension of the Eastern Freeway via the Mullum Mullum Tunnels halves the travel time to Yarra Glen. This venue deserves more support and, undoubtedly, is Victoria's most picturesque track.
I choose to think of it as the luckiest day of my life, we lost our house, 2 cars, everything BUT my wife and 18yo daughter who were forced to take refuge in someone else's home when their escape route was cut off, survived the front and helped save the house that saved them. I know how long those fires burnt, I got back to the Valley before 10pm but did not get them off the Hill (Christmas) until about midnight.
Today my thoughts were with the many, many who lost family such as the 11 on Steels Creek Rd below us
It sure puts a different perspective on the word "lucky" Kev. I woke up at 6:00 AM the next morning to find Marysville was gone, went into Traralgon and saw dozens of people I knew from the Traralgon South area who had lost everything and learnt of others who had perished. Everywhere I went in the next year I met so many more people with the same story, many of whom just needed somebody to talk to. We've had a couple of close calls at our place including an evacuation order three years ago as we were "certain to be impacted by wildfire and embers". At the same time the wind was blowing the fire away from us while we couldn't leave the property due to flash flooding!
You can stress about these things or recite Dorethea Mackellar. I choose the latter.
24 races tomorrow = 12 at Melton + 12 at Mildura
Not small fields either - 23 of them paying 3 place divvies
You have to say that is healthy. Things are definitely healthy in Mildura - they don't need any horses outside their region to fill a meet
One damper however is that
We have 216 horses going around for $168,000 (24 races)
while on the same day
the gallops have 55 horses going around for $400,000 (8 races Sandown)
Our average per race is $7,000 (OK for us) while their average per horse is more than that!
In R4 at Ararat today, Diamond Wes had his first start for 24 months and his first win for 49 months.
He only started at 4/1 after trialing well of late
http://www.harness.org.au/racing/fie...22#ARC13022209