Racing July Daily Thread: Me Love Yulong Time

[IKnowtheDog]

Jungle Edge was in the care of someone in SA as Mick Bell couldn’t travel due to border closures

 

[iluvparis]

Jungle Edge was in the care of someone in SA as Mick Bell couldn’t travel due to border closures

Yes as I said...his mum

 

[IKnowtheDog]

Quite a storm developing with Josh Fleming no longer calling Brisbane metro

 

[iluvparis]

Quite a storm developing with Josh Fleming no longer calling Brisbane metro

They do seem to make some interesting decisions at Sky.

 

[eastaugh36]

Stryke In Style at Gawler

 

[Cash is King]

Puke just can’t buy a win

 

[Cash is King]

Only took him 4 attempts

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Market completely wrong Flemington R5 for Saturday- how 3 of those are shorter than South Pacific I don’t know .... and Stormo back on the flat

 

[iluvparis]

Market completely wrong Flemington R5 for Saturday- how 3 of those are shorter than South Pacific I don’t know .... and Stormo back on the flat

Because South Pacific was complete dogshit last time - he looks unders to me and wouldn't be going near him unless he is double figures or shows he has brought any form to Australia.

I'd rather take 100s Muntahaa

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Because South Pacific was complete dogshit last time - he looks unders to me and wouldn't be going near him unless he is double figures or shows he has brought any form to Australia.

I'd rather take 100s Muntahaa

Think you’re marking a little harsh massive leader bias last start at Caulfield (I’m shocked too!) steps up in distance and Flemington should suit

 

[iluvparis]

Scales of Milkshake drops dead of a heart attack on the Warrnambool beaches

#nothingsuss

 

[BuddysBiggestFan]

Johnny Get Angry $7.50 v Alcyone $1.85 on Saturday.

I know where my money will be going.

 

[Viva la Mattner]

Scales of Milkshake drops dead of a heart attack on the Warrnambool beaches

#nothingsuss

Where’d you hear that?
Nothing realised media wise I can see

 

[iluvparis]

Where’d you hear that?
Nothing realised media wise I can see

Group I-winning star dies at Warrnambool beach - Racenet

Dual Group I winner Scales Of Justice died on Thursday morning after suffering a suspected heart attack. Trainer Lindsey Smith reported the seven-year-old collapsed after working on a beach at Warrnambool. The Warrnambool Racing Club later issued a statement confirming the incident. “The horse...

www.racenet.com.au

 

[2121]

Horse at dalby backed from 13 into 3 dollars 3 deep the trip and holds on.... wonder what flavour the milkshake was.

 

[2121]

Theyve crunched another one at dalby 21 into 3 R 3 N 6

 

[iluvparis]

Theyve crunched another one at dalby 21 into 3 R 3 N 6

Same jockey - maybe he has the premium jigger? Has already ridden the first two winners!

 

[iluvparis]

Track boss answers questions on Sydney tracks - Racenet

Australian Turf Club track manager Nevesh Ramdhani believes there is a simple reason for Sydney's track problems – rain and plenty of it. The ATC, which runs Randwick, Rosehill, Canterbury and Warwick Farm, has been copping criticism for the state of Sydney's tracks throughout the autumn and...

www.racenet.com.au

Nice work from the ATC propoganda machine - interesting how they present the numbers compared to this from the BOM. I am guessing most of the rainfall numbers he brings up happened nowhere near the weeks they continued to serve up bog after bog.

Sydney in December 2020

 

[54Dogs]

Track boss answers questions on Sydney tracks - Racenet

Australian Turf Club track manager Nevesh Ramdhani believes there is a simple reason for Sydney's track problems – rain and plenty of it. The ATC, which runs Randwick, Rosehill, Canterbury and Warwick Farm, has been copping criticism for the state of Sydney's tracks throughout the autumn and...

www.racenet.com.au

Nice work from the ATC propoganda machine - didn't we have one of the driest June's on record?

I think at 3 of the wet track meetings early they had drought/ bushfire relief campaigns running.

 

[iluvparis]

Saturdays in June were 6, 13, 20, 27 - to blame rain for the wet track ratings is an utter disgrace and basically an outright lie at worst.

 

[frantelle]

Saturdays in June were 6, 13, 20, 27 - to blame rain for the wet track ratings is an utter disgrace and basically an outright lie at worst.

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If you’re going to make up an excuse, at least make it plausible

 

[54Dogs]

If you’re going to make up an excuse, at least make it plausible

Moving to level 4 water restrictions whilst declaring your 3rd H9 meeting in a row seems fair. "It's the rain"

 

[FallingLiefs]

The more interesting part of this story was one the Hawkes' called someone out on something that is relevant.

All tracks have major issues.Valley great surface terrible layout, Flem straight and the different grass fiasco. Caulfield moveable rail and wind. then all the swamps north of the Murray. Eagle Farm rebuild, Doomben rail.

They need to work to fix it but with increased data and accuracy and public media ciriticising the same the outrage only grows despite being there for years. Dom Beirne has been criticising tracks since the 80s and got knocked back due to the monopoly of media the TAB had. 20 years ago the story went good horses beat other good horses because they were better on day. Reality was tracks were just as bad and they were drugged out their mind. Transparanecy and whining punters on social media coming at a cost.

 

[54Dogs]

All tracks have major issues.Valley great surface terrible layout, Flem straight and the different grass fiasco. Caulfield moveable rail and wind. then all the swamps north of the Murray. Eagle Farm rebuild, Doomben rail.

I think Sunny Coast is the best and most consistent we have

 

[iluvparis]

I think Sunny Coast is the best and most consistent we have

Interesting - I remember hearing a pro punter on one of the racing podcasts saying he liked the Sunny Coast because the bias there was super predictable. Which doesn't suggest its a premium racing surface.

I honestly can't think of a fair track in the country if I am being honest. Not surprising given the average straight size is probably 350-400m.