Spring 2017

[Sphagnum]

Good Flemington horse but hasn't shown anything for a while

"Take on trust"

'Could find best'
'Looking elsewhere'

Imma have to Lasqueti spirit my way out of this one today

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Giving tips is always fraught with danger. I've only done it twice with one being a completely bullshit winner.

Back in the early 1980s, a nag called Twin Alps was running at Randwick on a bog track with Beadman on board and about 12s in the market. Beadman become indisposed after the previous race and was replaced by.......wait for it......Bill Camer. Out the backdoor it went in the betting after that announcement.

Twin Alps could run on quicksand by its effort that day and won by over five lengths. Being the old 50c unit days, it paid $19.35 for the win and $5 something for the place. Most of the Riverwood Pub backed it and sent the TAB broke. One good mate had $100 e/w on it while another didn't have a cent on it. He wanted to punch me out for not giving him the tip. Trouble is people I didn't even know backed it as well. I had $10 e/w on it.

The tip came from a lady at work who was the sister of the trainer Rob Thomsen. It wasn't even his horse! Ruby and me used to have our regular punting chit-chat on a Friday afternoon before knock off. She gave me several other winners but none anywhere near as good as Twin Alps.

This story makes my nipples happy

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Absolute lesbian of a joke

Jim Jefferies tells a good lesbian joke.

 

[veggiepatch1959]

This story makes my nipples happy

I'm glad that's all it does.....

 

[lockyno1]

I'm just happy got the early quad lol

 

[Lemon Squash]

"Prefer others"

"Betting Around"
"Could Surprise"
"Would need to improve"

 

[to_ddeath]

Giving tips is always fraught with danger. I've only done it twice with one being a completely bullshit winner.

Back in the early 1980s, a nag called Twin Alps was running at Randwick on a bog track with Beadman on board and about 12s in the market. Beadman become indisposed after the previous race and was replaced by.......wait for it......Bill Camer. Out the backdoor it went in the betting after that announcement.

Twin Alps could run on quicksand by its effort that day and won by over five lengths. Being the old 50c unit days, it paid $19.35 for the win and $5 something for the place. Most of the Riverwood Pub backed it and sent the TAB broke. One good mate had $100 e/w on it while another didn't have a cent on it. He wanted to punch me out for not giving him the tip. Trouble is people I didn't even know backed it as well. I had $10 e/w on it.

The tip came from a lady at work who was the sister of the trainer Rob Thomsen. It wasn't even his horse! Ruby and me used to have our regular punting chit-chat on a Friday afternoon before knock off. She gave me several other winners but none anywhere near as good as Twin Alps.

Great story.
Grew up in the area, remember the video store out the back more than the pub itself but I could picture the scenes....small fortune back then lol.

 

[to_ddeath]

"Betting Around"
"Could Surprise"
"Would need to improve"

"Can improve but needs to"
"Hard to have"

Or my all time fave...."No".

 

[veggiepatch1959]

LMAO this is true,friends think if you follow horse racing closely you should be able to pick a winner every single race,if i was able to pick a winner every race would i be sleeping in a shed made of paddlepop sticks.

"I'll huff and puff and blow your house down....".

 

[Lemon Squash]

Quaterback at his best would put these away as easily as I put away a footlong sub.

Last start I thought he was actually tracking into the race okay but then as soon as he was put under pressure wilted badly... wouldn't surprise me completely if something went amiss that day and he runs much better today

I don't mind Palazzo Publico ew - Matthew Smith is a cunning little fox

 

[Fufu Andronez]

Any love for Kah in the 6th?

 

[veggiepatch1959]

Great story.
Grew up in the area, remember the video store out the back more than the pub itself but I could picture the scenes....small fortune back then lol.

Wow!!! I worked as a casual in that bottleshop cum general store cum video hire every Friday from 10 am to 6 pm. All I can say it was f**king hectic being there all day by yourself, especially after 4 pm.

That was in the days before product scanning so every item had a neat little sticker on it so it took an age to find it then enter it into the register.

I've got a heap of stories about my time in the bottleshop.

 

[to_ddeath]

Avoiding the next couple completely....might try & nab Lane again with Smart Coupe in the last but it's a damn tough race with several chances.

 

[lockyno1]

Any love for Kah in the 6th?

For her or the horse?

 

[Fufu Andronez]

I'm on the quarterback

 

[Sphagnum]

Any love for Kah in the 6th?

Id go all harvey weinstein on that ho

 

[Fufu Andronez]

For her or the horse?

Sorry the horse

 

[WaznTheGreat]

Badajoz would be a moral if not ridden by McEvoy,trained by James Cummings and not owned by Godolphin

 

[to_ddeath]

Wow!!! I worked as a casual in that bottleshop cum general store cum video hire every Friday from 10 am to 6 pm. All I can say it was f**king hectic being there all day by yourself, especially after 4 pm.

That was in the days before product scanning so every item had a neat little sticker on it so it took an age to find it then enter it into the register.

I've got a heap of stories about my time in the bottleshop.

I'm sure you do....I remember the vid store in the mid-late 80s (87-88)...went there a few times & the parents grabbed liquor & snacks while I looked for weeklies.
Eventually moved onto Showstopper at Mortdale (R.I.P)...
My mum didn't frequent the joint a lot but did see Chisel & Dragon back there around 79 or 80 or something.

 

[Sphagnum]

Reckon they all go to the outside here. Highly geared might get to the front on the outside rail and be hard to run down.

Tough race