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Ascot Preview, 14th April
Race 1 - Shaun Of The Dead I was going to write this on Thursday night, but I was far too disgruntled after Shaun McGruddy’s ride on Jester Rock. On a rail and leader bias track, you hav...
22 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 7th April
Race 1 – Stevie Wonder 24 degrees and slightly overcast – perfect racing conditions for those with red hair and fair complexions. It’d be fair to say that this first event of...
3 Comments | 8 years ago
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Good Friday Racing, 29th March
Race 1 – The Best Friday Ever I’m not overly religious. In fact, I believe religion tends to cause more harm than good. So, the fact we can drink, gamble and yell at horses on a ma...
77 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 24th March
By Nathan Jaskola Race 1 – Magic Millions Plate over 1200m This looks like a bit of an open two year old race. Race experience usually goes a long way. I’m goin...
17 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 17th March
Race 1 – Amateur Hour After watching the first two races at Geraldton, I am expecting to see an ad placement on Seek shortly. BARRIER ATTENDANTS REQUIRED. Absolute amateur hour on the cr...
47 Comments | 8 years ago
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Win a $100 betting voucher for completing the Perth punting survey
PUNTA is offering five $100 betting vouchers for completing a quick 5-question survey on how to improve the offering for Perth punters. Complete the survey here and go in the draw to win....
6 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 9th March
Race 1 – A Jockey Change Is As Good As A Holiday Tell you what. Perth has lobbed up some serious weather this week and it will continue into a glorious afternoon of racing at Ascot. Eigh...
33 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 3rd March
Race 1 – Jockey Sympathizer I’m a renowned jockey sympathizer and most would know, I’d be the first to jump to their defence as required (this is all a lie). But, I am going...
43 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 24th February
Race 1 – #MAFS Something I need to address and make it very clear that it simply will not be tolerated on my twitter feed any longer. Married At First Sight tweets. If I see the hashtag...
3 Comments | 8 years ago
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Ascot Preview, 16th February
Race 1 – #DoAwayWithTheCutAway It won’t take a genius to figure out the theme of a few of the race names today. Seriously. Perth Racing. Or Malcolm Turnbull (I’m not sure who...
51 Comments | 8 years ago
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Pinjarra Magic Millions Preview
Race 1 – Elephants Let’s discuss the African Elephant currently smack bang in the middle of the room. For those of you who are sad enough to follow my twitter account, you will be...
39 Comments | 8 years ago
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Playing for Sheep Stations at the Millions
After a long carnival and Ascot Summer, three remain in the 2017-18 Raceday Grand Final. Fastmoney, a recent forum retiree who has offered so much in terms of content, yet offered even more thi...
2 Comments | 8 years ago
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Markovina 13 Jun | Posts: 3296
Just as a follow up to my earlier post re the great Tobin Bronze winning the 1967 Doncaster with John Miller ( only got the ride on the Friday after Johnson got a month ) aboard Attached is the newspaper write up of its sensational ...
warrenrobinson 12 Jun | Posts: 576
I’ll take on board the valid point regarding the editor ‘s role in what’s printed in the paper. Perhaps our disappointment should be with the paper and the editor rather than the journalist. I certainly didn’t mean to question Ernie as a person, I’ve only had ...
Pinballwizard 12 Jun | Posts: 32
I’ll take on board the valid point regarding the editor ‘s role in what’s printed in the paper. Perhaps our disappointment should be with the paper and the editor rather than the journalist. I certainly didn’t mean to question Ernie as a person, I’ve only had ...
TimmyBee 12 Jun | Posts: 45
Breaking a resolution here, a one off, because of so much ill-informed commentary on how a newspaper, if one can take the liberty of referring to The West as a "Newspaper", actually works. Honestly, the last two posts are monumental in their fundamental lack o...
Chopchop43 12 Jun | Posts: 446
There is a time and place for certain substances in this industry because without them an overwhelming majority of horses wouldnt make it to the race track and continue to be just competitive, every trainer has treated a horse at some stage of their career wi...
Markovina 12 Jun | Posts: 3296
Its good Jay Jay has come back - because there has been very little content on this forum - and we all love Harness Racing , and his posts and history stuff is good reading And while im at it what has happened to Save The Game - he was an abso...
LightningJake 12 Jun | Posts: 50
I also welcome you back, JayJay. You have saved me a lot of typing. Any exogenous cortisone is fraught with danger. In my mind it IS performance enhancing, for the very reason's JayJay outlined. As a registered Veterinarian I know what it can do to the ...
warrenrobinson 11 Jun | Posts: 576
Breaking a resolution here, a one off, because of so much ill-informed commentary on how a newspaper, if one can take the liberty of referring to The West as a "Newspaper", actually works. Honestly, the last two posts are monumental in their fundamental lack o...
JayJay 11 Jun | Posts: 8097
Breaking a resolution here, a one off, because of so much ill-informed commentary on how a newspaper, if one can take the liberty of referring to The West as a "Newspaper", actually works. Honestly, the last two posts are monumental in their fundamental lack o...
Pinballwizard 11 Jun | Posts: 32
Agree with you Ivory. Rather than make any mention of any of the 10 races run last Friday at GP, Ernie dedicates his whole article in Saturday’s West to Aiden’s positive swab. A swab to a therapeutic drug the majority of stables use to treat a range of ailment...