Crio wants to know your favourite greyhair/greybeard/greyhorse/greyhound/greybondage performers. Nominations please.
Crio’s Racing: Final Day
November 7, 2013 by 35 Comments
Crio reckons Saturday’s fixture looks to be too long in length and too short in class. Still, he’s prepared to make a couple of suggestions. Anyone else ready to help keep him in the black?
Crio’s Racing: The Cup – a punting proposition?
November 5, 2013 by 15 Comments
Crio relives an epic ride on Saturday and ponders the true meaning of the Melbourne Cup, the tipster’s nightmare.
Crio’s Racing: Derby Day Decisions
October 31, 2013 by 37 Comments
The bookies got the biscuits last week. Good for Crio’s boss if not his cadres. You can’t keep a good punter down, and there will be tips galore from the Goolwa gallops to Budge’s bolter and Cowshedend’s curse down the Straight Six.
Crio’s Question: Trust the tea leaves?
October 28, 2013 by 5 Comments
Was one of your best wins the result of something other than picking the form? Who’s prepared to admit to the success of a whim, a mistake, or dumb luck?
Crio’s Racing: Cox Plate
October 25, 2013 by 37 Comments
Crio urges tipsters to wait and check out track conditions on Saturday afternoon…but is prepared to make a few predictions regardless.
Crio’s Question: One Man’s Rubbish is……..
October 21, 2013 by 4 Comments
The goal square full of streamers. The desperate search for discarded tickets when the protest siren sounds. Colour and movement or the disposable society? Crio asks us to reveal our true allegiances: oral expressive or anal retentive?
Crio’s Racing…as distinct from racy!
October 17, 2013 by 44 Comments
Crio offers sound advice to the racing aficionado. Competitors appeal only for the fillies.
Crio’s Racing: Thousand Guineas Day
October 15, 2013 by 8 Comments
Crio: bouncing back from last week’s setback.
Crio’s Question: Soccer Who?
October 14, 2013 by 12 Comments
Bill Shorten has got the second toughest gig in Australia. Crio asks who gets the real challenge of managing the Socceroos?
Crio’s Racing: Caulfield Guineas Day
October 12, 2013 by 32 Comments
As usual Chris Riordan opens the batting for Almanac punters, with a magisterial innings that dispatches a mammoth Group 1 Guineas day card to all parts of the boundary. The usual suspects are being lined up to also offer their tuppence (the residue of Epsom day) worth.
Crio’s Question: Spotlight on the coach
October 6, 2013 by 2 Comments
The term “Manager”, long deployed in European football, is nowadays appropriate for AFL. Is coach still an appropriate term in footy? And as fan/player/member/parent…what do you want from the Club figurehead?
Crio’s Racing: Tale of Two Cities
October 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
Crio looks at the two huge meetings at Randwick and Flemington.
Crio’s Question: Favourite game of 2013
September 30, 2013 by 12 Comments
Is criticism of the Grand Final justified? And, what’s your favourite game of 2013?
Crio’s Racing – 3 Days in September!!
September 26, 2013 by 16 Comments
Who knew? Crio tells us that there are other distractions this weekend, with race meetings on 3 days to tempt equine analysts. And you thought picking the Grand Final winner was challenging. Enlightenment awaits courtesy of Crio and his phalanx of form followers.
Crio’s Question: Ring-ins
September 22, 2013 by 5 Comments
The “Family” Club seems to have become a foster family franchise. The old “top up your list” concept has been overhauled by the Hawks’ brilliant recruitment. Have any other Premiership aspirants had such a diverse collection of players?
Crio’s Racing: Atlantic Jewel at The Underwood Stakes
September 18, 2013 by 22 Comments
There’ll be no “cotton wool champ” dung flung at Atlantic Jewel after the champion mare was a surprise Acceptor on Wednesday for The Underwood Stakes which has gathered one of the best WFA fields seen in Melbourne for a long time.
Crio’s Question: Change of plans
September 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sports schedules can play havoc with our lives. When have you had to put your life on hold, or in to overdrive, to satisfy a sporting need?
Crio’s Racing: The Golden Rose and Atlantic Jewel
September 12, 2013 by 19 Comments
Rosehill hosts the Golden Rose this weekend, while Crio recommends heading to Moonee Valley to watch a champion inn Atlantic Jewel (before the noise and hoopla of the Spring Carnival.)
Crio’s Question: Famous numbers, forgettable players
September 11, 2013 by 25 Comments
The merry-go-round is already turning. Players are retiring – voluntarily or otherwise – or on the move… and jumper numbers will be up for grabs. Which famous numbers have been worn by forgettable players in the past?
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