Raced horses for over 40 years. an enthusiast, with horses in Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia. Currently SE Queensland form analyst for Racenet
Freedom Rally will rest following his mile victory last weekend
Was first time at that trip
@tonygollan keen to get him to the Stradbroke Hcp in June
Antino :
Liverpool City Cup first -up (Syd)
Doncaster mile a target race (3rd-up) before Brisbane winter
Storm Boy takes 25.5 strides to cover the last furlong of the @mmsnippets Magic Millions in 11:05s. That's 2.3 strides/second with a 7.8m stride length in the final furlong. Most 2yos can't generate a 7.8m stride length ever, let alone when they are tiring after busting the clock
🏇STORM BOY ran an elite 105 WFA Performance Rating ⏱️⚖️📊 to win the 2YO Magic Millions Classic on Saturday.
Everything about this performance, from the clock to margins to the way he did it working early and still the strongest late, says it was one of the best juvenile performances we've seen in recent years.
Sunlight is the next highest-rated Magic Millions winner in the past 10 years (101.5). The ten-year winning average for the Golden Slipper is 104.2
One performance doesn't make a career, and a lot still has to go right for him to go on and realise his potential, but he may be a very special talent.
1400m to 1600m is likely to be even more suitable than the 1200m we saw him over on Saturday.
@sothegreatgame Total annual losses on poker machines in Australia - $13 billion, total losses on wagering (sports and racing) - $4.6 billion. More people bet on racing (38%) than play pokies (33%). I think I know where the greater harm is.
ICYMI: Anemacore is a horse on the rise in QLD and may have one more run this prep. Trainer Shaun Dwyer @dwyerracing says he is really looking forward to stretching him out in distance next preparation. @stevejoseph69#RadioTAB
https://t.co/KwKY9VnMHd
Not many Falvelons around these days and full relations The Lucky Alien and Miss Zermatt break their Maidens at Ipswich and Ballina within minutes of each other. Both trained by Greg Cornish #thegreatgame
Was that Jamie Kah winning 3 of the first 5 on Champions Day at Flemington today.Same Jamie Kah who was being shredded by the gurus last few weeks questioning her ability following the horrific fall in the autumn.
Champion picking up where she left off. Ability is permanent #Star
Antino pulled up 3/5 lame and coughing after the Five Diamonds. Has to be the unluckiest horse of the spring carnival- zero gone right for him all prep
Rothfire could potentially run first up in the King of the Mountain slot race at Toowoomba on New Years Day ( Monday)
Rob Heathcote erring on the side of caution
Jarred up on the MV track on Friday night
@RadioTABAus
👧 👯♀️ Girl Power in the saddle at Royal Randwick today with Kathy O'Hara and Rachel King taking out the time honoured Group 1 Epsom & Metropolitan Handicaps 👏🏼 🏆 How sweet it is dear ladies 🍾 💃🏻 💃🏻 @RachelK11@Kathy_ohara
Current stable size. A few numbers that surprised me when having a look this morning..
Maher & Eustace: 540 👀
Waller: 448
Neasham: 366 📈
Waterhouse & Bott: 312
Cummings (Godolphin): 254
Snowdens: 182
Baker: 144
Pride: 91 (& 2 Everest runners!)✈️
Rainbow Connection going for a spell
“Probably the worst run of his career.” Matt Dunn
Beaten fav past two
Matt Dunn thinking Derry Grove could be his Kosciusko horse - will tackle another highway in just under 2 weeks
Gapped rivals last weekend @RadioTABAus
The Magic Millions camera was at the @GCTurfClub and captured history when Stacey Callow and her father Noel notched their first quinella. Congratulations to the Callow family on a memorable achievement. The King and his Princess!
PIC - Greg Irvine.
Chaillot won’t race again - off to the breeding barn
Outstanding in Tatts Tiara ( not much luck)
@ODeaHoysted did a terrific job with her - only had for 3 runs - big listed win Sunny Ct & G1 placing ✅
Won 6 from 19
By Testa Rossa ($632k) @RadioTABAus
Nick Walsh has the best strike-rate of any trainer in the country
This season
86 runners
43 winners ✅
24 minor placings
Past 20 winners - 10 winners
Latest runner won by 7L last weekend .
The Rockhampton trainer will chat with me this AM
@RadioTABAus
Gun Qld rider Ryan Maloney is heading south to Sydney
Will base himself there from August until November ..
No doubt the @ANeashamRacing will be supporting him again.
May have to relinquish the ride on Skirt the Law
@RadioTABAus
Irene Lim has told trainers she knew last year that horse racing in Singapore was going to cease operations, but the STC chief executive failed to pass on the information at the time, even as trainers and owners continued to invest in new horses. https://t.co/mKppMVTdfe
Jockey Dan McGillivray is banged up and sore but talking and “everything moves” after a fall at Beaudesert today which caused a medical helicopter to be called and races abandoned