RoisinDubh
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Q. What's the definition of a bloodstock agent? A. Someone who bought a good horse-once.....
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You know, I hardly ever, ever bag anyone, but it's hard to hold my tongue here. From an insiders point of view, from a bloke that has earnt his living solely out of horse racing for the last twenty years, and I refuse to be drawn into a pointless d…
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Many years ago in the early seventies, my Dad had five betting shops in the UK. He had his first two bets with Ladbrokes, they both ran last, and they called him to say that they were closing his account forthwith. The reason cited: 'we don't want s…
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Trainer John O'Loughlin. What were her jockey colours?
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Born in UK, (apparently in Kent-at least that's what my ex clients often mutter to themselves as I walk by). Former rider until I got older and realised that I don't bounce anymore. Former happy go lucky-plenty of cash kind of bloke until i got mar…
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It went downhill after Nigel left if you ask me.
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Funny how people are different isn't it? For me, 'rubbing shoulders with the great unwashed in the public bookie pen' is the place where I absolutely, 100%, feel right at home. Cos ive been doing it all my life. As a matter of fact, you could plon…
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Ok, more importantly, tell me how you added that emoticon to my original post....
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My mail is O'Shea for the Darley gig and miller to return to aquanita in Melbourne...
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You're all missing the point re the election. In my humble opinion, only one of the committee members other than the chairman is capable of running the show effectively. And at this present moment in time, I hear that he's too busy with other issue…
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Restaroy when he won the Belmont Park cup on the monday after being beaten on the Saturday as a short priced fav. The gathering of punters (is that the right collective noun?) went bonkers. A Pike family special!
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What about the greyhound bookies? Boyden Marinich, Ian Elliot, Gordon Khoo, Peter Morley, George Truscott, Bill Wear, Michael Foley(half in with Ted), Brett Lenton for a short while, the mad bloke with the beard who foley and Ted started out clerkin…
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Yep, I remember the great bookies strike. It was a 'stand alone' meeting for John Squarcini. He's never been as busy. Couldn't write tickets fast enough.it was like betting on the Melbourne cup Sweated like a pig and had NFI. All the other bookies…
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I wonder if he remembered me as the bloke who asked him for a fraction bet of 2000/280 at 7/1 in 1988, The stare he gave me 25 years ago, was exactly the same stare he gave me last year Ohh, might not have copied and pasted that as is supposed to b…
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Don Mack was another who only bet 'Win Only'. He used an older single column long board. He always used to bet fractions but one day I asked him for a thousand to sixty-a standard bet at 16/1. He was obviously doing his arse and he looked at me and …
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Eric Wilson was the main bookie in Perth for years- make that decades. I always wrote his prices down in the racebook as he usually only ever bet win only and hence had the best odds. milky and co were mostly each way and so their prices were a poi…
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Don McKee a stalwart of the old Ledger ring. Backed Argentine Gold with him when it won one day at 9/2 and he offered me a share in the business rather than payout (the bag was empty). I politely declined. Used to run down from the main ring and get…
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I was on Bobby Benzine big time at 20/1. Can't believe the protest was dismissed. The kid was forced to grab hold of his horse at a vital stage losing momentum, switched around the heels of the winner and got going again to go down by a short neck w…
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What a fantastic day it was at TOODYAY. The track was good, there were six bookies on course(two at Belmont the day before), good entertainment between races and after the last, and an ideal venue for the third or fourth tier horses to get a run and…
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Can't help but say how this forum is dominated by idiots who are never bloody happy. Who's rooboy? He needs to come to TOODYAY tomorrow and see what a top meeting it'll be. Might even enjoy himself!
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With respect, Do you know how many punters I've seen over the years who are just like Mailman with their ranting and raving over beaten favourites that they've done their dough on? Hundreds easily. We've all seen them. There are Mailmans at every …
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Postponed to Tuesday
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Star of Husson for me. Good horse, good trainer, sus owners......
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Hill stand seating. Don't go lawn stand!
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Punter betting all day with lucky kalaf (or could be milky if you prefer and you're old enough). Does his arse. Backs em each way they run fourth backs em to win they run second. He's walking off the track at ascot and the sole of his shoe comes awa…
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Gotta agree with dale about the 2000m races being called staying events. Bring back the 2400m races for heavens sake...
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RWWA need to make the commitment to provide the necessary infrastructure to race at either course throughout the year. The two seasons that they now rely on more often than not create stress on the two tracks towards the end of the season. Plus, it …
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Duh cancel that!