Thoroughbred racing

[tigertigertigertiger]

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Hey guy's.

i would like to know about your punters club,

I am a racehorse trainer,from bendigo,and often get great tips from other trainers that i know in melbourne.

Could someone let me know ,if it is possible to join now,or do you start at the start of new season.

cheers

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

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Reminder that So You Think undertakes his greatest challenge on Monday morning in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1:15am Melbourne time. Will need to be at his best to win.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

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Congratulations to Bigpond TV on their update of the racing channel.

Like the last update they did to the site, just before the autumn carnival 6 months ago, the new site doesn't work properly. Video doesn't work on Safari, although Firefox is fine.

But the real sh!t sandwich they're serving up is that there is no longer a link to race replays. So it looks like I won't get to see tonight's Manikato Stakes program, or much of Epsom day tomorrow.

And now I can't do video form for either.

This is the third update they've made in recent years that is actually a downgrade. At one point it was dysfunctional on a Mac for more than a year.

EDIT:
Bigpond technical support responded with a pre-prepared letter saying that now you can the racing channel is best viewed on Windows Media Player (great) and that you need to subscribe for $50/month if you want to watch replays older than 2 days. You also get access to Best Bets and a few other things.

 

[Rosy]

Re: Thoroughbred Horse Racing [Merged]

Hey guy's.

i would like to know about your punters club,

I am a racehorse trainer,from bendigo,and often get great tips from other trainers that i know in melbourne.

Could someone let me know ,if it is possible to join now,or do you start at the start of new season.

cheers

Hi ttt,

Our Punter's Club usually goes into recess over the summer.

Probably best for Remote Tiger to respond. The club is his baby and he very generously puts the money in each week for us all to have a bet when our turn comes around.

 

[jb03]

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Reminder that So You Think undertakes his greatest challenge on Monday morning in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, 1:15am Melbourne time. Will need to be at his best to win.

I've had a crack at $6.80. Will run shorter on Superscab. Obviously hope it runs very well.

Congratulations to Bigpond TV on their update of the racing channel.

Like the last update they did to the site, just before the autumn carnival 6 months ago, the new site doesn't work properly. Video doesn't work on Safari, although Firefox is fine.

But the real sh!t sandwich they're serving up is that there is no longer a link to race replays. So it looks like I won't get to see tonight's Manikato Stakes program, or much of Epsom day tomorrow.

And now I can't do video form for either.

This is the third update they've made in recent years that is actually a downgrade. At one point it was dysfunctional on a Mac for more than a year.

EDIT:
Bigpond technical support responded with a pre-prepared letter saying that now you can the racing channel is best viewed on Windows Media Player (great) and that you need to subscribe for $50/month if you want to watch replays older than 2 days. You also get access to Best Bets and a few other things.

I can't even find a button to watch a replay TBH, whereabout is it?

 

[Blood_17]

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TBH, I agree absolutely and most definitely that BigPond has wrecked our chance of getting racing information, Best Bets is going to change in three weeks, the only way out of this is to register and pay a "tiny" $50 per month to have BigPond, Best Bets, Best Bets selections (hooray!), form comments (hooray, available on Racenet and other sites) and other sundry "benefits" to we race followers. Fifty dollars per month for not really very much at all..........except without handing out that sum we won't get those replays that have been so valuable to me in my tipping for years, no barrier trials either. Racing Victoria wants to increase interest in racing but they will find hoards of people dropping off when they are asked to pay $50 per month. I can't understand this as the more information given to race folk the more chance of punters throwing their money into the pool. I think the whole thing stinks. (Sorry, Rosy).
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[LeeToRainesToRoach]

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I've had a crack at $6.80. Will run shorter on Superscab. Obviously hope it runs very well.

After not running for a month and facing less suitable conditions than previously, I'm happy to watch. A lot is left to the trainer's judgement in European racing.

You have to laugh though. Last year Workforce wasn't going to run because the track was supposedly too soft; this year he was in doubt because it's too hard. Hopefully O'Brien hasn't gone too easy on SYT.

 

[Tiger44]

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PUNTERS CLUB

Haven't heard from Bernie so I will step in to the chair to challenge Rosy who was unlucky on the heavily backed Emerald Downs at the Valley last night. I will have $5 each way on Sincero in the Epsom Hcp in Sydney this arvo.

Go Tigers

T44

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

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I can't even find a button to watch a replay TBH, whereabout is it?

Good question. On Friday night they seemed to stop putting the replays up after race 2. ATM there are no replays for the rest of Mooney Valley or Randwick, so the webmaster musty have gone home for the NSW long weekend.

In answer to your question, in the Race Schedule panel you can click on the meetings listed to get results, with video only for the first two MV races at present. There's also a link to Form and Results under the top banner, but that still hasn't been updated since Friday either - not even results for Saturday..

 

[Tiger44]

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PUNTERS CLUB

Haven't heard from Bernie so I will step in to the chair to challenge Rosy who was unlucky on the heavily backed Emerald Downs at the Valley last night. I will have $5 each way on Sincero in the Epsom Hcp in Sydney this arvo.

Go Tigers

T44

No joy for either Rosy or me (again) in the Punters Club. I think Remote is back from his well earned break but if he hasn't posted by later in the week I will look after it agian next week. More to follow,


Go So You Think in hte Arc tonight!

 

[jb03]

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Anyone watching the racing coverage of Longchamp. Think they must have the fox footy cameras in operation with about 4 million camera angles but none on the winning post.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

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Anyone watching the racing coverage of Longchamp. Think they must have the fox footy cameras in operation with about 4 million camera angles but none on the winning post.

They have two finishing posts, and the 1400 metre post is about 200 metres past the Arc post and hence 200 metres past the camera!

I was confused watching a previous race where a horse was 5 lengths in front 200 metres out with the other jockeys sitting quietly and the odds-on favourite last, yet it got up!

The sprint course is actually along the back straight so it also finishes miles away from the grandstand.

It's frustrating watching Tipperary rather than the build up to the race. There were some nice streams of Ascot this year but I can't find anything from Longchamp.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

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Should have been ridden forward from the wide barrier: it's 1 km to the first turn and he would have been better up front than smothered up third last. Good run though.

I read somewhere SYT was nominated for Japan. I wonder if they'll keep him going to get the big Group 1 Coolmore wants.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

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Should have been ridden forward from the wide barrier: it's 1 km to the first turn and he would have been better up front than smothered up third last. Good run though.

I read somewhere SYT was nominated for Japan. I wonder if they'll keep him going to get the big Group 1 Coolmore wants.

This was the biggie, anything else is a consolation. Stable must've reckoned it'd be suicide to go forward from out wide given their doubts on him getting a strong 2400, but he got the trip alright. Maybe if they'd had a little more faith...

 

[jb03]

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This was the biggie, anything else is a consolation. Stable must've reckoned it'd be suicide to go forward from out wide given their doubts on him getting a strong 2400, but he got the trip alright. Maybe if they'd had a little more faith...

Agree. Not sure they've ridden him terrbily well over there considering his Aust racing style.

Still, 4th is a pretty good effort. Winner smashed them.

 

[Leysy Days]

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Should have been ridden forward from the wide barrier: it's 1 km to the first turn and he would have been better up front than smothered up third last. Good run though.

In the biggest race of his life you'd think they'd use his abundant gatespeed to advantage.

Horrible tactics. No horse could have won from where he was.

Saying that the winner smashed them, as 3 year olds nearly always do in this race with the ridiculous weight pull they get.

Should have run a clear 2nd though.

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

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This was the biggie, anything else is a consolation.

Coolmore would still be keen on some prime Asian Group 1 type to put him firmly in the minds of Asian buyers.

 

[LeeToRainesToRoach]

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Coolmore would still be keen on some prime Asian Group 1 type to put him firmly in the minds of Asian buyers.

Yeah, his stud value can still be enhanced. But there's only one Arc.

Agree with Leysy that SYT couldn't win, the way the race panned out. Would love to see the sectionals. While it's not comparing apples with apples, the time would've smashed the fastest Caulfield Cup ever run by 9-10 lengths.

 

[RemoteTiger]

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PRE Punters Club

A Big Thank You to Tiger44

Thanks Tiger44 for stepping up to the plate in running the punters club on Grand Final Weekend while I did my annual road trip with my son.

Alas Rosy23 could get a placing on Friday night and Tiger44 stepped in for Bernie and just missed too!

This week we have -

happytige - The Champion taking on Bringbakflemmo - The Challenger

We need to kick the PRE can so a couple of collects would be bonza!

Please have your selections posted on this thread by 11am Saturday. Thanks.......RT

1. St Jude
2. Rolls Royce
3. eastlavy - Return $98.88 - Club House Leader
4. Blood_17 - Return $14.00
5. Son of Francis - Return $47.75
6. Rosy23 - Return $92.70
7. Bernie
8. Tiger44
9. happytige - Return $27.15 - The Champion
10. Bringbakflemmo - The Challenger
11.Streak - Return $50
12. felix
13. tannerztigers - Return $69.40 -
14. shamekha - Return $37.50
15. Azzamoot - Return $37.41
16. Remote Tiger


The rules are simple -

1. Each punting weekend (usually Saturday) there is a challenger and a champion
2. Both the challenger and the champion have $10 to bet - win or place or eachway and/or allup on the thoroughbred horses OR on the AFL.

E.G. Either –
$10 win horse A, or
$10 place horse A, or
$5 win horse A and $5 win horse B, or
$5 win horse A and $5 place horse B, or
$5 place horse A and $5 place horse B, or
$5 eachway horse A, or
For those who wish to dare it is OK to have
$5 win horse A allup a win horse B, and $5 place horse A allup a place horse B, or
$5 win horse A and $5 place horse A allup a place horse B or
$10 a win on an AFL game or
$5 win on an AFL game and $5 a win an AFL game allup another AFL Game or
$10 pick the AFL margin or
$5 pick the AFL margin and $5 pick the AFL scores


3. If you collect more than the $10 outlay and more than your opponent on the day you become the champion next week.

4. Thoroughbred Selections can be at any Saturday metropolitan meeting in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Adelaide. (On weekends where there are Group races on the Monday or Sunday as well as or instead of the Saturday racing the PRE Punter(s) in the chair can forgo the Saturday racing and bet on the Monday or Sunday). Please post your selections on the thoroughbred thread by 11.00am on the day of the races so it gives me time to find them and put them on. AFL selections have to be on Saturday or Sunday games only (no Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday or Tuesday games) and please post your selections by 11am Saturday.

5. All profits on your bet (no matter how small) will be posted to Rosy's bank account to help with the admin costs of PRE

6. All bets are put on Remote Tigers Darwin Bookie IASbet.com hence there is no outlay by other members of the Punting Club.

7. A list of all those who have entered will be determined by draw to define the order of punters. Please keep an eye on the Thoroughbred Thread during the PRE Punter of the Year 2011 punting period so you do not miss your turn.

8. A total of collects for each member will be maintained by Remote Tiger and the member with the largest total of collects by the last day of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival will be announced the PRE Punter of The Year 2011

 

[bringbakflemmo]

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RT I'm calling early as I'll forget if I don't do it now.

$5 each way for me at Caulfield Race 6 Number 9 Torio's Quest.

Thanks again and good luck Happy Tige