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So you can just sign up and become a part owner and it doesn't cost you anything and you get a share of the winnings? I am so out of touch. It really is a whole new world out there. -
I've been thinking about this idea of keeping the best horses racing in NZ. What's the point and can we afford it? We can still watch them racing in Aussie and hopefully beating better fields than they would meet here. How much did it cost to encourage Legarto to have a few races in NZ last year? $2m? How much are we spending to encourage Orchestral to have a few races in NZ this year, after she proved not up to Aussie class earlier in the season. $1m for an incredibly ordinary race on sweepstake day. Heaps more in bonuses. The owners of these so called elite horses must be laughing all the way to the bank.
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so it sounds like your agreeing that he doesn't have his foot in the footrest? hard not to agree with mr profit when the picture shows he doesn't.And he did move it around,no denying that from the video. mr profit is stating a fact.He had a blown up picture of where harts foot is. Personally i think the position of harts foot looks a bit odd,but i couldn't care less what hes up to as nothings obvious to me other than his foot isn't in the footrest like the rules say it should be. But ,i believe the photo of what hart did and the inaction of the stewards strengthens the argument i have been making all along. That is, the double standards of the application of the rules by the victorian stewards and the can of worms they opened by the precedent set ,when handing down the penalty for morans horse. and of course ive pointed out that drivers can unintentionally and intentionally drop their feet from footrests. anyway,from your post above,it sounds like your agreeing with most of that. i did note back at the start of the moran thread,that you said it was a possibilty that moran dropped his foot when becoming unbalanced when driving his horse with the whip. also,i don't think mr profits an idiot at all. His publications are more like tabloid racing stories,or racing gossip columns.. Some are very accurate and informative,but others are just opinions and you can agree or disagree with him if you like.he has his detractors for sure, but I think hes a clever man the way he has built up his business.Thing is,he may not always be accurate when expressing his opinions,but there is enough overall truth and good instincts to give him credibility with many. -
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By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Angel Capital ridden by Ben Melham wins the Autumn Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse. (Photo by Pat Scala/Racing Photos) Angel Capital returned to the racetrack with a big win in the Group 2 Autumn Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, sprinting quickly from the back of the field to swamp his rivals in the final 300m. The Clinton McDonald-trained colt held favouritism throughout betting with horse racing bookmakers, firming from an opening price of +220 to +180 by the time they jumped. Plymouth (+850) and Catoggio (+340) jumped well from their barriers to find the front and set a solid tempo, ahead of Detroit City (+1100), Jenni The Fox (+1800) and the eventual winner, who was in clear air. As the field turned the final corner, Ben Melham pushed Angel Capital into clear air down the middle of the track, while his main market rival Evaporate (+260) was slightly held up behind slowing runners. When Melham pushed the button, the son of Harry Angel exploded with a booming turn of foot and stormed over the top of Plymouth, who held on for second ahead of the luckless Evaporate. Click here for full Caulfield race replays. Clinton McDonald spoke about the victory post-race. “I’ve always had those thoughts, to look at him he looks like a 2000-metre horse, but he’s just got that devastating turn of foot and he’s so brilliant over a short trip,” McDonald said of Angel Capital being a miler. “This time in, after his gallops and after his trials his recovery’s been really good, whereas last time in he was always a little bit suspect. “I just think that was maturity and the way that he behaved today, as I said before the race, he’s just starting to mature mentally and learn what this game’s about. “I thought that was a race that showed that the penny’s starting to drop with him. “He’ll go straight to the Guineas I’d say, and then if he ran well there, we’d go to the All-Star Mile, then we’d pull up stumps and get him ready for the spring. “I think he’s a horse that doesn’t need a lot of racing. He’s one of those horses (it’s best to) keep him fresh, keep home well and he’ll do the rest.” Ben Melham echoed similar thoughts to McDonald in his post-race interview. “He’s very fresh and he’s been chomping at the bit to get the races for a long time,” Melham said. “He’s a good trainer, Clinton; he’s been very patient with him, and we had to work out what direction we went, whether we stayed at a sprint trip or had a crack at the Guineas, and to me, he feels like a miler. “He’s a horse that can get a bit aggressive, so it was good to see him find a spot and travel pretty good for him. “I was hoping they’d go a bit quicker, but he did a good job to pick himself up from that position and reel them in the way he did.” “His (first) two runs last time in were very good, he wasn’t himself when he ran in the Guineas last time at Caulfield, but he’s just improved as a horse. “He’s matured, he’s filled out, he’s strengthened and he’s just been breathing fire at home. “I reckon he’ll be pretty hard to beat in the Guineas this time.” Horse racing news View the full article
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