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Balance under a dollar? Say it ain't so rangi... ?

Just shows what influence the whale has with his 3 selections. It's price came in massively. Backed off the charts. Ridiculously so.

It seems very random.

I will ring a few people and get the tactics sorted. Don't tell anyone ?

I get a text and email. Do you have those entered in your account details on tab site?

That's ok. Flashazz can lead all way and give tracksarefortrains the trail. A fast clip would be handy thanks.

A punter has options tomorrow. Go the shorties who look good or go rough in the races where there are no allstars or Dunn hotpots. Tabitha Franco went really big last start and is at 4 80ff. Still have a liking for tracksarefortrains at 19s but she may get buried due to the draw. Pine Cone could zip away quick. The 8 50ff a touch tight so the tote might be the way to go. The tote could be the best option in some of the races tomorrow as they are pretty even. Anything you fancy gents?

I am getting them twice a week now. What is up with that? Getting turnover up ? I'm still betting and mostly winning recently so I can't understand why the TAB are being (so) generous. Upshot is, even though I never bet on gallops I use each free $5 to have a final field bet on the Melbourne Cup. I now have over half the likely field covered at long odds. People will think I'm a genius when I tell them after the race in November I had a lazy 5er on the winner at 51s because I 'always liked it' lol ? One doesn't need to be intelligent as cunning goes a long way!!?

Certain members of the industry are looking for fixed returns... You might have missed my point or maybe my meaning was only clear in my wee mind....

The industry seems to be heading towards fixed yields to guarantee its future.

But everyone loves a trier

The mile racing has few permutations in it. I suppose that is why I like the longer distances, stand V mobile, grass v grit etc. Just holds more intrigue and more chance to 'find' a winner.

Hypothetical question. What would a top line American horse run for a mobile 3200? Low 3 40s?

It was a pretty good finish to the race. First 3 could do well in Cup if they received a good run, or a run better than the other 2. Still going to be an interesting race, especially if Ultimate Machete doesn't come back and blitz a field.

I am not denying his ability for one moment. I do not enjoy watching the racing style despite it being fast. I think McWicked, or any horse who only runs miles, would start gagging for air past 2000m! They do all seem to go quick over there. Just looking at some results this weekend and a qualifier went 1 56. A race worth $3 500 had the winner go 1 55.4. A $2 750 race went 1 56. If you are not running somewhere in the mid 1 50s its seems you are nowhere.

Well, I don't normally watch it because it is dreary. Only watch it to see how Lazarus is going. I don't think Brodie's comments are banal. I think a lot of pacers under a 50 rating here would go 1 54. Put then on Ashburton and they would go 1 56. Many 60 to 80 rated horses would go 1 50 or 1 51 since they all seem to go fast over there.

Now they are backing him up next Saturday. Seems like the initial plan of just a few starts is out the window. You wouldn't want to be a delicate or slightly unsound horse going to the USA as they seem to race a lot. Maybe it is no surprise Christen Me struggles. ADAM HAMILTON, Herald Sun September 22, 2018 5:03pm LAZARUS’ North American career is back on target after a powerhouse display to beat a hot field in the $US177,000 Group 1 Indiana Pacing Derby at Hoosier Park. It was a crunch race for the former Kiwi champion after consecutive defeats in Canada took the gloss of his breathtaking North America debut win, also at Hoosier Park, last month. Trainer Jimmy Takter praised Lazarus’ courage after saying pre-race the entire was “about 90 per cent right” and taking on the best open-class pacers in North America. “He’s still got improvement there for sure. He’s going to need more racing. It’s amazing what he can do off a short preparation so I’ll take him to the Dayton Park Derby next weekend as well now,” Takter said. “That was a big win when you take everything into account. I said before the race he was about 90 per cent right and he had to dig very deep in the stretch (home straight). I’m very proud of what he did.” Lazarus, much like he did winning when last at Hoosier Park, worked from a wide draw (gate six) and found the lead, but after a slick 26.0sec opening quarter. Driver Yannick Gingras dictated the terms through the middle stages, mindful of a strong headwind down the back straight and also of his main danger, McWicked, had a perfect one-one trail. “He just about felt as good tonight as when he won the Dan Patch (his North American debut win). That was a brave effort because he worked hard for the first quarter,” Gingras said. “He felt really strong on the corner (home bend), but I knew he’d get tired late. He knew they were coming at him and kept digging in. He fought it right out tonight.” Lazarus held-on to beat McWicked by a neck in 1min48.8sec mile and ripped home his last quarter in 25.8sec. Lazarus’ win took his North American record to two wins and two seconds from just four starts and gives him a 2-1 advantage over McWicked, who many believe was North American’s benchmark open-class star before Lazarus arrived there.

We will fix them up with some good horses.

True, but that is just the way it is over there. I would never get used it, to be honest.

Good on Laz. Nerves settled ?

You are certainly correct in your views as one would think that they shouldn't socialise. Would that be in their contract? So they have dinner, RIU person writes a letter saying live baiting is ok. Pretty crazy. Is this a myth or have people seen the letter?

Does that actually mean anything?

An RIU person would have to be off their rocker, and I mean so far off their rocker there is no helping them if they gave a trainer a letter saying live baiting was alright. It is not a rumour, it is fantasy.