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As much as I think Mental can win it, you are asked to take $8 about a horse that needs to win the Guineas impressively, get a friendly re-handicap to even get in the race, draw in the right spot (not to close, not to wide) get luck in a big field and then win the race. Wait till it actually makes t...

Personally, I just cannot see a scenario that Pampelonne and Tiger Tees don't carve the sectionals and each other up in the Straddie, setting it up for a lightly weighted run on horse. I'm looking at you Mental and Woorim

What did the Smokin Joey fans make of the run on Saturday? Haven't had a chance to watch the replay to see how it raced

I've backed Divorces (it's on a final warning)

Tamanu Park in the next at Scone

i bag a lot of rides but that was an insanely good one from Zahra

Smashed up the Magnifique Soleil - Platelet - Broken, Allup at around 50-1. All hail the great man if it gets up

My ratings have Ambitious Dragon and African Story co top raters with Xtension and Kings Rose just behind them. Don't now wether they transfer that easily.

It's in that last 30 min section after the have reviewed the racing

They were talking about it on the TVN racing review show last Sunday, that it was under consideration. Apparently some countries overseas are already starting to reduce the allowance

It's a great time in racing for the fairer sex. On another note, I can't believe they're contemplating getting rid of the 2kg allowance they get. Wtf? Just because we are blessed with a couple of freaks atm, they want penalize the whole sex.

IF (and it's a big if, but it could happen) AJ goes undefeated in the Spring and finishes with a Cox Plate win over MJ, then what? We start this whole debate again with her added into the mix? I never thought I would ever see the day, when I would have to argue the Kings status among Australian race...

I don't think anyone is saying she is not an out and out champion. Just arguing which of the champs is better. The most important thing to remember is the King can't add to his legacy, but BC can, and who knows what she will go on and win (although I'm to concede a Goodwood win to her lol). It won...

I guess in Australian racing it does?

Honestly Plugga stopped the debate with his point on the length of FR's stud career. Still way to early to be pigeon holing him yet as only a sprinting sire

Hang on, I wouldn't exactly say BC has taken in the worlds best yet either. Call me old and living in the past, but BC is too one dimensional to be mentioned on the same breath as the King

Touché Plugga, and that is a great point. I'm sure someone will breed some stoutness in via the dam side that will fluke a Tassie listed race

I want Masturb's question answered too. Had Fastnet Rock sired a winner of a group race over further than a mile that wan't a restricted race?? Forget Plugga's fluff and answer the damn question!!!

I remember that too, Vice. What an era that was, that muppet from Fox Sports was sacked round about the same time for doing the same thing as I remember

Was heading to Melbourne tomorrow for business and have made a last minute decision to head down this morning and head to the Bool. No absolutely nothing about it, so how is the best way to get there and any other advice would be greatly appreciated. Staying at Richmond.

thats my little boy, luckily thrown to the mares side. Loves nothing more than watching the horse racing on a Saturday afternoon, much to his mothers chagrin. I've got a photo of my two boxers in much the same position as your cats (who I might add look pretty happy with themselves)

Could be a long night at the rate we are extracting this info lol

Yeah I would have to agree. MR was just over rated as opposed to being a cat, that's a fair comment

I can't go to sleep tonight till I find put what the comments where. Don't only put up half a story, you're killing me lol

I'm happy to go with Fantana's discription of "overrated".

Can't remember which ones exactly, but it was their appeal that was tosses out last week and the original ruling was upheld

Good point, every bookie I've gambled with recently has the lap top open beside the stand with Betfair operating.

pretty robust debate about a very important issue for racing. Thanks for passing the day :)

I agree that they have certainly improved the punting landscape. I also agree that big punters that operate on a 1-2% POT will have a tough time of it (and if thats you guys and that's the margins you operate with I apologize because it woud be a stressful time, if you are a pro punter). I don't und...

Are you saying Betfair is the only company capable of running a betting exchange? Surely its you thats having a lend? Why wouldn't the same level of corporate oversight apply to any legalized betting exchange? Your argument about adminstrators and owners laying their own horses sounds niave in the e...

Why don't you spell out the arithmetic for us "brain washed" punters? All I read above was a hysterical Chicken Little post (the sky is falling, the sky is falling). What I would like to see happen is the racing industry start their own Exchange. There is no way corporate companies can have anyone's...

You do know what a parasite is? I would of thought this definition described them perfectly. Peeps still punted before the Corporates and Betfair came along and will continue to do so long after they decide there is no more money to be leeched out of the industry and depart. Nature abhors a vacuum, ...

How can what RVL is saying be trusted? They are in the pocket of the Corporates and would of said anything they could to support their masters/cash cows. At least NSW had the balls to take them on and win. If the profit model was they way to go for racing why did RVL just about knock women and chi...

I would say the only reason the punter was getting "a fair go" in these cases was because the Exchange and Corporates were basically parasites on the industry sucking cash away from racing. At least fat cat owners/breeders are putting money back into the industry. The corporates are nothing but a b...

This is a generalization but my rule of thumb is a horse that can get a strong mile as a 2yo will almost certainly get 2000m as a older horse.

well I guess my mind wasn't playing tricks and MR was a deadset money muncher

I'm not sure what you mean by the title? Is it the biggest step backwards for Betfair, Racing or the Punter? If you mean racing, I couldn't disagree more. If you mean for Betfair, I couldn't care less (stop free loading off the industry and start paying your way you moochers). If you mean for punter...