Blackie
-
Posts
343 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
9
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Articles
Videos of the Month
Major Race Contenders
Blogs
Store
Gallery
Everything posted by Blackie
-
Does he have a show in the Derby Gamma? I see he went a few seconds quicker than the good ones in the other heat.
-
“Blackie dictating the pace by sitting outside Ranga, making sure nothing can get around and attack(Major Perry Ranga), go you good thing, I’ve got the quinella.
-
Stand by my original call, he’s still a Holmes Hanover😎. I better ease up a bit, getting a little close to Ranga. This is a bit like race driving in Queensland.😇
-
That’d be a Holmes Hanover no doubt. Yulestar running second?
-
Now that’s called Nostalgia Newmarket, where things were always better further back in time. I don’t think things have changed that much. All the great trainers use to say you had to be racing in August to win the Cup, though I think with modern day Standy are a little more thoroughbred like, come up quick and a bit delicate. Give us an Armbo Del , Scottish Hanover or Lumber Dream hey.
-
And , just as a side observation, I’d suggest the top stable is always peaking for the bigger days, and if you guys had some punting nous(from a non punter), wouldn’t you back against them this time of year?
-
Hasn’t ‘blood spinning’ been outlawed? Against the rules? We’ll all have to join Gammalite in Aussie( that’s where all the outlaws go) if we wanted to keep doing it. Someone else will be able to confirm.
-
Go Ranga
-
I’ll go King of Swing. I think he won the Breeders Crown for D Butcher when trained by Ray Green. Come in Rangatira.
-
I’ve backed Rangitara in this competition Gammalite, taking all your millions! What a rort , must have some Aussie in me somewhere. Next question please.
-
https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/huge-first-win-for-dewe/
-
Burp(sorry, that last bit of lamb chop delicious) Maybe the short lead in time of 2 weeks notice maybe a contributing factor?
-
Same
-
Now stop it HTP, starting to sound like Brodie with all that hyperbole & exaggeration. 2500 mares would be a dream number now, more like 1500.
-
I’d hate to own her , now that you’ve tipped it Gamma 😎(aka Self Assured).
-
“Self Assured a Big Auckland Cup winner last start, and to me almost certain to win the NZ cup off the front with no Handicap.” Gamma, is this a copy & paste from last year?😎 Be nice to see some Aussies come for it, love that they always have a go and put their horse in the race, certainly wouldn’t be any 31 quarters allowed.Two realistic chances if they are at their best with Lochinvar Art & Majestic Cruiser, though Addington does find out who the best stayers are.
-
Please don’t make me choke on my pavlova Gamma
-
“You’re dreaming Jonesy” You're not Australian by any chance Brodie? No surprises there.
-
Agree with all the above, CJ been doing it for a long time and you always have a horse for next week, important in this game. Nice to see him & Julie get a good one. I thought you might of had a go about MP’s handling of Chambray in R5 the galah. How he got away with that one, he’s a magician. If he was checked at the 400m, as per the Stipes report, who checked him and who was culpable? Cleary ran over the top of the helmet in front of him trying to recoup the half length he lost when the winner pulled in front of him. But what would I know, just my humble opinion.
-
I’m picking you won’t be backing it with Mac up? 😎. I’m no punter at all so have a different perspective to yourself but we can probably agree that that filly is not far away from getting another one.
-
Maybe, just some. I would’ve put that horse at Cambridge in my little black book, noting never got a run, nothing activated, rather than advertise the fact to all on social media.
-
Thank you for that own goal. Course he knows what he is doing. The perception for the average punter is that horses are motor cars. Here’s a tip. All horses look good chasing. When you have to get up and go around, well, not a lot can do it. Mac has always driven horses for speed, he’s an expert at it. Maybe you should leave him out of your combinations if you don’t like the way he drives, problem solved. He’ll still keep winning 1 in every 6 drives on average.
-
I would suggest that M Mc has driven this way all his life. Like I said, you’re entitled to your opinion, but I wouldn’t mind him driving my horse.
-
Agree Chief When those commenting have driven over 3000 winners , with a UDR of over .2, might start listening to them, although everyone entitled to there opinions.
-
I like the idea of mobile starts, maybe with preferential draws , with ‘worse’ draws given to the winners of those races.
