Almanac Tributes: Our Caller Jack

Legendary race-caller Jack Styring has died at the age of 92. Peter Flynn penned this celebration of, and tribute to, him after a Yea Ghup about a decade ago.

Jack Styring gets Dog on Fire home at Donald

John Harms paid tribute to Jack Styring when the legendary race-caller was behind the binoculars at Donald, in this extract from Memoirs of a Mug Punter (2002).

Almanac Teams: Winning Melbourne Cup jockeys and their footy counterparts

Glen!’s fertile mind has him picking a footy team of players who share their surname with a winning Melbourne Cup hoop. [Novel – Ed]

Almanac Melbourne Cup Eve Beers: Three Nation Turf Talk

Join us for Three Nation Turf Talk: the Almanac’s Melbourne Cup Eve drinks and chat to pic The Cup trifecta.

Almanac Horse Racing and Poetry: Sporting concussion and a national poet.

We welcome Lindsay Smelt with his debut piece on brain injuries and Adam Lindsay Gordon. Lindsay is currently writing a book on the famous Australian figure of the nineteenth century.

Round 5 – Sal’s Preview: Don’t burn the Pies

If you’re looking for a good tip at the footy or the track, Sal is your man! He covers Round 5 as well as the horses at Caulfield and Randwick.

The Footy Almanac Podcast Episode 22 – Jack Styring

“Would you like to see the new bank Squizzy?” “Why yes, I think I would…” For our last racing podcast this spring, John Harms and Steve Baker sit down with legendary race caller Jack ‘bearing his molars to the breeze’ Styring for a cuppa or two.

The Footy Almanac Melbourne Cup Soiree Trifecta and Sweep (assigned horses and results)

Following an afternoon of discussion and debate, here’s the Almanac trifecta for the 2020 Melbourne Cup. And the draw for the four Cup sweeps. Results now notified.

Almanac Horseracing: Melbourne Cup – Sal’s Preview: Are we in for a big surprise? Yeah Baby yeah!

We’ve jumped from Grand Finals into the Melbourne Cup via Derby Day in record time. Sal Ciardulli’s been up for the challenge of 2020 since the get go, he gives his previews for the final time in an extraordinary year.

Almanac Horseracing: Melbourne Cup lead-up races in one place

Here’s the form you need to sort out the 2020 Melbourne Cup. The seven important races – gathered from YouTube

Almanac Horseracing: The Almanac Cox Plate Sweep (results)

Here’s the results of our Cox Plate sweep.

Almanac Horse-racing (Plunges): We’ve got a good one

Trainer Shane Fliedner set Tollesprit for a debut sting at Seymour. The Muse was in the thick and thin of it.

Almanac Horseracing: The Story of The Cup Eve Fundraiser for the Fred Hollows Foundation

A colourful anecdote from David Triolo on a Melbourne Cup event and controversy involving a former Collingwood star.

Almanac Discourse and Horseracing: The Fuhrer furore – a thoroughbred race war?

Noel Brown, while doing some casual punting, spots a racehorse called Fuhrer, which prompts him to consider contemporary understandings of language. [Interesting piece – Ed.]

Almanac Racing: Sal’s preview and tips for Moonee Valley and Caulfield

Sal Ciardulli presents his preview and tips for this weekend’s racing at Moonee Valley and Caulfield.

Round 14 – Sal’s Preview: A blockbuster at the G – the Gabba, that is!

Sal’s salivating at the Collingwood v Carlton blockbuster at the G – the Gabba, that is. He also runs his eye over a big program at Caulfield to pick a winner or two.

Almanac Horseracing (Yarns): The Sport of Kings and Paupers

Having stumbled home from the 2018 Caulfield Cup, the fertile mind of The Muse (Hayden Kelly) turns to the characters of his youth up the bush. [There’s a bit of Garrison Keillor about this – JTH]

Almanac Horseracing: Paul Kenny (a colourful interview)

Paul Kenny is a trainer/breeder in England.

Round 9 – Sal’s previews and tips (Part 2): Is it Tiger Time again?

Sal Ciardulli completes his previews and tips for Round 9. After picking the quaddie last week, check out Sal’s tips for Moonee Valley. Might be a winner or two there!

Sal’s Round 7 Preview – Aaah Queensland, perfect one day, footy the next

Languishing in lockdown, Sal works his way through the form guide to pick his winners both on the footy field and at the racetrack.