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While they are at it, they may choose to address the change in the breeding season (twice), the stallion tax and the effect of "the industry changing" Eureka on turnover, the various incarnations of alleged handicapping, the adoption of Artificial I…
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Correct.....the "PBD" aspect has played a big part in it as well. Yes, NR is not perfect but the damage done by the RBD dominant based HWOE and "Conditioned" Handicapping, complete with 4 and 5 lines of "conditions" attached that allowed for dreadfu…
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Only one officer listed in the Annual Report listed in the $650k -$700k band....and it ain't the cleaner.
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Something funny happened last night at the Busselton Trots. A prominent Racing identity, on salary, rang ahead to the Club asking for two free tickets be left at the gate. When said person arrived, he then found his way into the Members Lounge and g…
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No, there hasn't been for many many years. I can recall when Chariots fielded there with big holds. On course turnover at Busso is very large. On a revenue generated from national turnover v Stakes Paid basis, Busselton returned 60.2 cents in the d…
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First memories as a very very young kid were of my Dad working the "Change Box" at the WACA for Night Baseball, which was huge for a long time in the late 1950's/1960's. They used to get bank employees to do it. The change box at the WACA was in the…
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Was a bit down last night, compared to Boxing Night and New Years Day, there was a pretty cold wind blowing. But it is like that every year and has been for decades. 5 (used to be 6) meetings across the holiday period when Busselton is full up. Big …
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The "some bloke who played 6 games" (Bonny Sweetapple) actually played 160 league games. The "someone who played 1 test for Australia and got called" played 74 state games for WA, top score 154. He also played 218 league games for Swans, 3 premiersh…
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Patrons shouldnt have to put up with the filth of the place. Dirt and Bird Droppings cover the seats , and most of the usual facilities , especially in the catering area no longer exist They don't, general patronage almost non existent, have voted …
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Oh cry me a river. How outrageous. Pure Steel is the best horse I have seen. An opinion. My opinion. Not yours? Gosh, I won't sleep tonight.
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There is no "fatal flaw" in someone having an opinion that differs from someone else's opinion. There is a "fatal flaw" in professing zero bias as opposed to everyone else's flawed objectivity. I can say a lot of things "emphatically" and they could…
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Material for this article originated from Chief trotting writer, John McGrath's various reports and recollections from The West Australian Newspaper: In November 1974, when handicaps for the 1975 WA Pacing Cup Series were released, the was much con…
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Two completely different types of horses. Classic Families does an interesting exercise in listing "classic wins" for horses. In addition to Inters Wins (final and Heats), Cups, Derbies and major juvenile features they also include other top line ra…
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Yep, $350k plus GST. Some sire for a horse that didn't win as a 3 year old.....but few did racing against Frankel.
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It was early 1977 when 6IX threw the cat in the canary cage over the question of fees for for the broadcasting services. Station Management claimed that the cost of the service far exceeded the annual payment they received of $30,000. They decided t…
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Crowds at Busso have been enormous over Boxing Day and New Years Day but they make it terribly hard for them by flooding the calendar with meetings for the lower class horses at Albany, Gloucester Park etc....strangling them to a slow death. They (R…
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Almost impossible to answer STG. Firstly, he was an "FA" Sweetapple, not an "FG"...Frederick Arthur Sweetapple. He kicked the first ever goal for Swans when they entered the WANFL and did play 127 league games. He owned numerous Hotels from Yarloop …
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Richard Hancock drove Lehigh Lad for Fran Donohue in that series.
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On January 3rd, 1977, Ex Adios finished 2nd to Lord Frisco in the 7th Qualifying Division of the WA Cup. he was relegated to 5th place after causing interference to Virgil Queen. The often entitled Roberts "demanded" to see the film of the race. Hi…
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Beefy T was N,Z horse trainer J, Green driver Rod Chambers flew late grabbed Tabaret on the post, Ausdrill won the naming rights for the inters, so syndicate predominantly Kalgoorlie blokes & Aus drills major owner purchased Tabaret for 150k t…
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Beefy T NZ cracked a mention in another thread, so this post revolves around NZ trainer John Green and his shift to the West to eventually set up shop in the South West at Bunbury. Grren was a fomer gallops trainer but switched to harness. Green ha…
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Fortunately, the "idiots" didn't throw out film of the 1980 Inters Grand Final.
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A lot of that "odd distance" world record celebrity stuff took place going back. Ron Barassie set a "world record" over 1400m or 7 furlongs or similar at Gloucester Park in the 1970's?
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And no one has been back since. It is almost impossible to believe that they were once a torchlight of the Industry, the best and biggest yearling sales in Australia. Ben Geerson told me many times that if you wanted a nice yearling, their sale was …
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I know the feeling.....in a Status Of the Industry Thread that I started, someone hijacked it talking about magazines from 1972 which would have sat very nicely on the History Channel thread.
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Agree.....have a look at last night's Auckland Cup won by Republican Party and young Carter Dalgetty. They actually apply the whip rule in NZ, reining up and urging but no flogging. Also take note of how well the young fellow presented in interview…
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I think Rocket Racer started pretty short. :))
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El Daytona?...El Waddell?
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Not in the eyes of the public Sonny......the court of public opinion votes very strongly against whip abuse. The use of the whip rule "in only a flicking of the wrist motion' is breached in every race by many drivers. Fining them has not tempered i…