Jump to content

A Day at the Races

Toorak
Toorak
in Other Sports

Featured Replies

Well I have cast my vote in the All Star Mile  - 'Extra Brut'.  And yes,  it is the hip-pocket talking as I got a very nice collect in the Derby last Spring after including the horse late (what dreams are made of!)

Here is the list of horses and all the profiles of all those 130 horses that have been nominated

To vote,  go here - All Star Mile Vote Application

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
      On 20/01/2019 at 05:30, Macca said:

    Been looking for a tipster out of NSW racing to go with Gator in Victoria & JJ out of SA and after a fair bit of research I reckon Tony Brassel is the one.  His tips can be found here(Sky Racing) (on the morning of the race meetings) 

    What I normally do is pick the eyes out of the tips from Gator,  JJ & now Tony Brassel looking for the best odds ... not really interested in anything too short for a straight-out bet.  More so exacta's/trifecta's with the help of their tips. 

    Gator's tips & JJ's tips can be found on Racing.com on Saturday mornings as well.  Wednesday evening's for Gator's tips for the advanced knowledge.  Nathan Exelby has a bit of a reputation (QLD racing) so I might start looking at his tips to see if he is any good.

    And then of course there is the Flemington Forecaster himself - @Dee Zephyr ... DZ is trumping all of them at the moment with 5 from 5 from his last 5!  I'm just wondering when the Caulfield Correspondent ( @Wadda We Sing ) is going to grace us with his presence again (?)  Our strike is improving but we need all the help that we can get!

    Ill be back soon Macca... :)

     

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1

    Patrick Payne has 1 horse running at Sandown today. Race 8 No 7 Cape Richards W8.50 P2.50

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
      On 23/01/2019 at 02:23, Wadda We Sing said:

    Patrick Payne has 1 horse running at Sandown today. Race 8 No 7 Cape Richards W8.50 P2.50

    If it runs a drum I'm adding it to the strike rate Wadda!  Michael 'Dee' on board too.

    Zip a Dee Doo Dah is a big show today as well ... Canterbury Race 6 No.2  $4.50

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Haha 1
      On 23/01/2019 at 03:11, Macca said:

    If it runs a drum I'm adding it to the strike rate Wadda!  Michael 'Dee' on board too.

    Zip a Dee Doo Dah is a big show today as well ... Canterbury Race 6 No.2  $4.50

    Ok Macca....you can add it to the strike rate and make it an official Wadda pick ....first for 2019 ! :)

    That Sandown race is not till 7.30pm

     

    Edited by Wadda We Sing

  • Quote
    • Like 2

      On 23/01/2019 at 04:16, Wadda We Sing said:

    Ok Macca....you can add it to the strike rate and make it an official Wadda pick ....first for 2019 ! :)

    That Sandown race is not till 7.30pm

    Good old Zippy lacked a bit of zip today ... never looked like it even with McEvoy on board. 

    I'm on Cape Richards though - fingers crossed!

    Edit:  Ugh.

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Sad 2

    Best Bet

    Sunshine Coast Race 9 Number 2

    Coral Bay $3.70 Win

    Off to the Valley tonight, will attempt to mingle in the ring to post market movers. If that’s too tough a task, maybe a pic of Brave Smash.

    Good luck!

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
      On 24/01/2019 at 22:50, Dee Zephyr said:

    Best Bet

    Sunshine Coast Race 9 Number 2

    Coral Bay $3.70 Win

    Off to the Valley tonight, will attempt to mingle in the ring to post market movers. If that’s too tough a task, maybe a pic of Brave Smash.

    Good luck!

    Decent sort of field in the Australia Stakes tonight DZ

    Especially in comparison to the corresponding race last year where there were only 6 acceptors in a race won by 'Thronum' ... the 'All Star Mile' is definitely on the radar for any number of horses that can run a decent 1200m up to a mile whilst a few 2000m WFA performers can drop back to the mile as well. 

    My preference in the gallops is watching the best of the best go at each other and it all starts tonight by the looks of it.  Hope you back a winner!

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Like 1
    • Thanks 1

    And a few more feature races to look out for tomorrow

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    ?

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Haha 1

    Numerous people spend their entire lives devoted to a footy club ... lots of money invested (over time - tens of thousands of dollars),  countless hours with an emotional investment that is endless. 

    And if you're a demon fan you might spend up to 10 or 20 hours per week reading and contributing on this site.  And for the last 54 years - no big wins (premierships) zilch. 

    Now that is what I'd call a gamble.  A very very big gamble.  And if you're under 60 years old - no return.  And I don't have a problem with that as I'm one of those Demon supporters.

    So it's a bad thing to have a flutter at the races with the chance of actually winning something?  Half their luck I say.

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Like 1
      On 25/01/2019 at 09:14, Macca said:

    Numerous people spend their entire lives devoted to a footy club ... lots of money invested (over time - tens of thousands of dollars),  countless hours with an emotional investment that is endless. 

    And if you're a demon fan you might spend up to 10 or 20 hours per week reading and contributing on this site.  And for the last 54 years - no big wins (premierships) zilch. 

    Now that is what I'd call a gamble.  A very very big gamble.  And if you're under 60 years old - no return.  And I don't have a problem with that as I'm one of those Demon supporters.

    So it's a bad thing to have a flutter at the races with the chance of actually winning something?  ha ha ha ha ha!  You have got to be joking.

    You just got to wonder whether people think things through when they lash out at what others might enjoy. 

    Sorry 'Macca'...shouldn't really have posted. Saw racing, saw red...

    We all have our irrational sides.

    I know for a lot of people it's innocent fun, for many others it's the opposite.

    I have a very personal reason for hating it with a passion. 

    This has been triggered again recently....

    It's not the gambling side per se although that is at issue for many (I would think poker machines fall more on the evil side). 

    I've removed my post...a bit mean spirited by me.

     

     

    Edited by rjay

  • Quote
    • Like 3
      On 25/01/2019 at 11:09, rjay said:

    Sorry 'Macca'...shouldn't really have posted. Saw racing, saw red...

    We all have our irrational sides.

    I know for a lot of people it's innocent fun, for many others it's the opposite.

    I have a very personal reason for hating it with a passion. 

    This has been triggered again recently....

    It's not the gambling side per se although that is at issue for many (I would think poker machines fall more on the evil side). 

    I've removed my post...a bit mean spirited by me.

    Horses are a breed of animal that were born to run (and jump) ... they've been on this earth in some form for over 50 million years.  Humans for about 250,000 years.  The human and the horse became ideal partners as a transportation device.   Later on we started racing them.  Natural progression/natural selection.  What happened was always bound to happen.  It comes under the 'Stands to Reason' banner.   Before the car it was the horse. 

    The pig is a slaughter animal.  So is the sheep,  chickens,  beef cattle,  goats,  etc etc etc.  We eat them as a matter of course.  Some cultures eat dogs & cats.  Some even eat Kangaroos and crocodiles (Aussies)  The indigenous Australians ate Koala's.  Maybe they still do.  You live off the land,  that's what you do.

    By comparison,  the horse gets treated quite well.  If we didn't ride or race horses we'd probably just eat them.  So it's ride & race or eat.  You wouldn't keep a horse as a household pet unless there was a equestrian aspect to the whole thing. 

    It is estimated that about 250,000 cats & dogs are put down in Australia each year.  Unwanted pets by everyday Australians.  Yes,  I broaden arguments.  Because it's necessary.   Context and all sides of an argument is my specialty.

    Anyway,  I reckon I'd rather be a horse if I wasn't a human. 

    The gambling aspect is a tricky one ... many punters are addicted and often punt badly as a consequence.  But if gambling on the horses was banned it would go underground immediately.  The key is to bet with expendable income only and then bet smart.  Or not bet at all. 

    On this thread I push the agenda of the best against the best.  Group racing is at the forefront of my thinking - not the 7th at Moe.  Overseas Group racing as well.  The gambling aspect has a direct association obviously but it's not at all like the mindless poker machine industry.  Not even close. 

    You could ban poker machines but then the roads North would be filled with Pokies people heading for the border.  Nationwide - maybe.  But what are the chances? 

     I overreacted as well and have deleted my reply also.  Apologies.

     

    Edited by Macca

  • Quote
    • Like 2
    • Thanks 1

    Very impressive again by Whispering Brook in the Australia Stakes ...  beat a crack field and the horse is a winner.  Running excellent times too so the horse could have a decent Autumn. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2

    Best Bet

    So Wadda is back in Ballarat and this week hes come up with the Macedon Special, direct from the Australia Day big meeting!

    Hanging Rock R5 No 2 Zontario $2.35

  • Quote
    • Like 2
      On 26/01/2019 at 01:45, Wadda We Sing said:

    Best Bet

    So Wadda is back in Ballarat and this week hes come up with the Macedon Special, direct from the Australia Day big meeting!

    Hanging Rock R5 No 2 Zontario $2.35

    Like it Wadda, easing your way back in through the grades.?

  • Quote
    • Haha 2
      On 25/01/2019 at 12:25, Macca said:

    Horses are a breed of animal that were born to run (and jump) ... they've been on this earth in some form for over 50 million years.  Humans for about 250,000 years.  The human and the horse became ideal partners as a transportation device.   Later on we started racing them.  Natural progression/natural selection.  What happened was always bound to happen.  It comes under the 'Stands to Reason' banner.   Before the car it was the horse. 

    The pig is a slaughter animal.  So is the sheep,  chickens,  beef cattle,  goats,  etc etc etc.  We eat them as a matter of course.  Some cultures eat dogs & cats.  Some even eat Kangaroos and crocodiles (Aussies)  The indigenous Australians ate Koala's.  Maybe they still do.  You live off the land,  that's what you do.

    By comparison,  the horse gets treated quite well.  If we didn't ride or race horses we'd probably just eat them.  So it's ride & race or eat.  You wouldn't keep a horse as a household pet unless there was a equestrian aspect to the whole thing. 

    It is estimated that about 250,000 cats & dogs are put down in Australia each year.  Unwanted pets by everyday Australians.  Yes,  I broaden arguments.  Because it's necessary.   Context and all sides of an argument is my specialty.

    Anyway,  I reckon I'd rather be a horse if I wasn't a human. 

    The gambling aspect is a tricky one ... many punters are addicted and often punt badly as a consequence.  But if gambling on the horses was banned it would go underground immediately.  The key is to bet with expendable income only and then bet smart.  Or not bet at all. 

    On this thread I push the agenda of the best against the best.  Group racing is at the forefront of my thinking - not the 7th at Moe.  Overseas Group racing as well.  The gambling aspect has a direct association obviously but it's not at all like the mindless poker machine industry.  Not even close. 

    You could ban poker machines but then the roads North would be filled with Pokies people heading for the border.  Nationwide - maybe.  But what are the chances? 

     I overreacted as well and have deleted my reply also.  Apologies.

     

    Maybe you are Macca !

    https://www.punters.com.au/horses/maccas-magic_241026/

    Currently on 644 day spell.....get back to work!

  • Quote
    • Haha 2

    Best Bets:

    Sunshine Coast Race 9 Number 2 Coral Bay $3.70 Win

    Hanging Rock R5 No 2 Zontario $2.35 Win

    Randwick Race 7 No1 Endless Drama $5.00 Win

    Win multi gives us 43/1 approx

    DZ is on a 5 meeting streak coming into today. (no pressure) Good luck Punters.

     

    (they should have called your pick Demonland Macca) :)

     

     

  • Quote
    • Haha 2

      On 26/01/2019 at 02:31, Wadda We Sing said:

    Best Bets:

    Sunshine Coast Race 9 Number 2 Coral Bay $3.70 Win

    Hanging Rock R5 No 2 Zontario $2.35 Win

    Randwick Race 7 No1 Endless Drama $5.00 Win

    Win multi gives us 43/1 approx

    DZ is on a 5 meeting streak coming into today. (no pressure) Good luck Punters.

     

    (they should have called your pick Demonland Macca) :)

    Ha!  Sporting arguments fall into the same area as religious & political discussions.  Endless drama indeed.

    Anyway,  with Coral Bay drifting a tad I ended up getting 58-1 (boosted) As always,  fingers crossed.

    There are a few races that I'm interested in today ... more so the Blue Diamond Preview's.  But just watching (no bets on the 2yo's) with a view to the future.

    Welcome back Wadda

  • Quote
    • Like 2
      On 26/01/2019 at 03:28, Macca said:

    Ha!  Sporting arguments fall into the same area as religious & political discussions.  Endless drama indeed.

    Anyway,  with Coral Bay drifting a tad I ended up getting 58-1 (boosted) As always,  fingers crossed.

    There are a few races that I'm interested in today ... more so the Blue Diamond Preview's.  But just watching (no bets on the 2yo's) with a view to the future.

    Welcome back Wadda

    Thanks Macca. Good to be back. I also got 58/1 boosted....thats a good return. Ive also got them for a place.

    Yes sporting arguments.....maybe we need a tag line ....serious horse fans only....

     

  • Quote
    • Like 2
      On 26/01/2019 at 04:08, Wadda We Sing said:

    Thanks Macca. Good to be back. I also got 58/1 boosted....thats a good return. Ive also got them for a place.

    Yes sporting arguments.....maybe we need a tag line ....serious horse fans only....

    These are open forums Wadda so I welcome all views ... doesn't mean I'm going to always agree though.  Often the best way to arrive at the truth is to open things up for discussion. 

  • Quote
    • Like 2
     
      On 26/01/2019 at 04:34, Macca said:

    These are open forums Wadda so I welcome all views ... doesn't mean I'm going to always agree though.  Often the best way to arrive at the truth is to open things up for discussion. 

    Oh yeah for sure, totally all views welcome same goes for all of Demonland. So we can still have a tag line... :)

    Hanging Rock up next...

  • Quote
    • Like 2
      On 26/01/2019 at 04:40, Wadda We Sing said:

    Oh yeah for sure, totally all views welcome same goes for all of Demonland. So we can still have a tag line... :)

    Hanging Rock up next...

    Leg 1 on the board ... you're back with gusto Wadda! 

    But this ain't no picnic,  we need 2 more for the collect!

     

    Best Bet Strike Rate (running tally)

    76: 30 - 12 - 11

    Australian Group & Listed Races

  • Quote
    • Haha 2

    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
    Reply to this topic...
    Go to topic listing

    Featured Content

    • REPORT: Hawthorn

      Melbourne and Hawthorn who face off against each other this week have more in common than having once almost merged and about to wear a blue jumper with a red v triangle and an embroidered picture of a bird on the front.  They also share the MCG as their main home ground, their supporters are associated with the leafy suburbs of Melbourne and in recent times, James Frawley graced the colours of both teams. Even more recently, both have bounced back from disastrous five game losing streaks to start off a season. Of course, the Hawks turned their bounce into a successful leap from the bottom of the ladder into a finals appearance, making it to the semifinals in 2024 and this year, they’re riding high in third place on the AFL table. The Demons are just three games into their 2025 bounce back, and are yet to climb their way out of the bottom four although they are sitting a game and percentage out of the top eight. However, with the current sportsbet odds of $3.90 to win this week’s encounter, it seems a forlorn hope that their upward progression will continue much longer.

        • Thanks
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: Harvey Langford Interview

      On Wednesday I'll be interviewing the Melbourne Football Club's first pick in the 2024 National Draft and pick number 6 overall Harvey Langford. If you have any questions you want asked let me know. I will release the interview on Wednesday afternoon.

        • Clap
        • Love
        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 24 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • REPORT: West Coast

      On a night of counting, Melbourne captain Max Gawn made sure that his contribution counted. He was at his best and superb in the the ruck from the very start of the election night game against the West Coast Eagles at Optus Stadium, but after watching his dominance of the first quarter and a half of the clash evaporate into nothing as the Eagles booted four goals in the last ten minutes of the opening half, he turned the game on its head, with a ruckman’s masterclass in the second half.  No superlatives would be sufficient to describe the enormity of the skipper’s performance starting with his 47 hit outs, a career-high 35 possessions (22 of them contested), nine clearances, 12 score involvements and, after messing up an attempt or two, finally capping off one of the greatest rucking performances of all time, with a goal of own in the final quarter not long after he delivered a right angled pass into the arms of Daniel Turner who also goaled from a pocket (will we ever know if the pass is what was intended). That was enough to overturn a 12 point deficit after the Eagles scored the first goal of the second half into a 29 point lead at the last break and a winning final quarter (at last) for the Demons who decided not to rest their champion ruckman at the end this time around. 

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 0 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PREGAME: Hawthorn

      The Demons return to the MCG to take on the High Flying Hawks on Saturday Afternoon. Hawthorn will be aiming to consolidate a position in the Top 4 whilst the Dees will be looking to take a scalp and make it four wins in a row. Who comes in and who goes out?

        • Thanks
      • 151 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • PODCAST: West Coast

      The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 5th May @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we analyse the Demons 3rd win row for the season against the Eagles.
      Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
      If you would like to leave us a voicemail please call 03 9016 3666 and don't worry no body answers so you don't have to talk to a human.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 24 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland

    • POSTGAME: West Coast

      Following a disastrous 0–5 start to the season, the Demons have now made it three wins in a row, cruising past a lacklustre West Coast side on their own turf. Skipper Max Gawn was once again at his dominant best, delivering another ruck masterclass to lead the way.

        • Thanks
        • Like
      • 215 replies
      Demonland
      Demonland
    View All