The champagne turf.

[mikeynz]

What does that mean.

[Chief Stipe]

33 minutes ago, mikeynz said:

What does that mean.

A marketing slogan started 20+ years ago.

[hesi]

It is still living up to the other slogan, Punters Graveyard.

Hard to make any sort of story at all for Manzor Blue

[curious]

12 minutes ago, hesi said:

It is still living up to the other slogan, Punters Graveyard.

Hard to make any sort of story at all for Manzor Blue

Some did

Yes, there are staying stallions standing but most commercial stallions these days have too much speed influence to get the 2 miles. Almanzor throws a good staying sort at times. And they have a bit of class. So I might go Trav and Manzor Blue. 

I agree with you on Manzor Blue. In addition to the sire, Almanzor she has Sir Tristram twice on the Dam side as well as Montjue

[Chief Stipe]

11 minutes ago, curious said:

Some did

Yes, there are staying stallions standing but most commercial stallions these days have too much speed influence to get the 2 miles. Almanzor throws a good staying sort at times. And they have a bit of class. So I might go Trav and Manzor Blue. 

I agree with you on Manzor Blue. In addition to the sire, Almanzor she has Sir Tristram twice on the Dam side as well as Montjue

Was that your preview?

[curious]

Lord no! Copied from elsewhere.

[Murray Fish]

1 hour ago, mikeynz said:

What does that mean.

not for the likes of you to know that sort of thing!!! 🥳

[hesi]

I guess that is the only thing going for the horse, by Almanzor which is known to leave a stayer or 3, Manzoice

[Huey]

3 hours ago, hesi said:

It is still living up to the other slogan, Punters Graveyard.

Hard to make any sort of story at all for Manzor Blue

Pedigree & miles in the legs , usually a pointer to success. 

No I didn't back it ! 

But Sweeney tipped it.

[hesi]

Surely he didn't

[Shad]

2 hours ago, hesi said:

Surely he didn't

I knew some mentioned it in the built up, can't knock him on that, I've always maintained it's a glorified hack race, no disrespect to connections, good on them, but our cups races have certainly changed over the years.

[Murray Fish]

4 hours ago, Shad said:

our cups races have certainly changed over the years.

I way preferred them when they had were simple handicaps! same with the likes of the G1 sprints!     

[Shad]

10 hours ago, Murray Fish said:

I way preferred them when they had were simple handicaps! same with the likes of the G1 sprints!     

Nothing simple these days, poor top weight lump 60kg, most of the rest 53kg, even Trav who had won an Auckland cup, interesting fact, I'm sure he won a race at greymouth couple years back.