IPL, horse racing, AFL – Crio wants to know your bargain buys of the century.
Crio’s Racing: Guineas Day – as good as it gets
October 13, 2012 by 64 Comments
Guineas Day. This is as good as it gets. A beautifully balanced programme at the crossroads of the Carnival, it attracts enthusiasts and leaves a legacy for Spring and beyond.
crio’s Q?
October 8, 2012 by 9 Comments
A “good media performer”…that’s what you wanna be.
Pays heaps, carries cred – opens doors. Develops a “brand”.
Draftees get trained up very quickly.
Be slick or be a “character” – Ch9/MMM bank on a JB/Billy duet.
Crio’s racing: Super Saturday at Randwick
October 7, 2012 by 69 Comments
Crio is salivating over a big week in racing – a bumper Turnbull Stakes Day at Flemington and Super Saturday at Randwick.
Crio’s Question: one club conundrum
October 3, 2012 by 22 Comments
Crio invites us to consider the idea of players remaining at one club for their entire careers and asks what factors decide on how we remember those who have played at more than one club.
Crio’s racing: Great value at Money Valley tonight
September 28, 2012 by 21 Comments
The Grand Final has stolen the headlines but there is plenty of good racing this weekend. Crio lays out his best bets.
Crio’s ? Set in Stone
September 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
I was at Marcellin College last week when they revealed a sculpture commemorating a revered mentor and chaplain, John Carnie. They’ve memorialized him seated on the wing overlooking the Oval, forever gazing on the sportsgrounds and still able to offer silent counsel to those in need. It was a wonderful decision and his pose reminded [Read more]
Crio’s Racing
September 20, 2012 by 53 Comments
Cup weights are out, the J.J.Miller’s Guide is due in the shops and the Show is upon us…. the countdown to The Carnival can truly begin. Traditional lead-ups are no longer the norm. The fun now is in rating various formlines and evaluating their worth for upcoming riches without neglecting the primary need to find [Read more]
crio’s Q: Cattle or Trainer?
September 17, 2012 by 3 Comments
How good the trainer? or You gotta have the cattle. $3m for Malthouse. Lyon engineers Freo resurgence. Gai set to dominate Spring. Coaches/trainers/managers forge big reputations. They are big news and command big incomes. But how can you rate them? Alan Joyce (not Qantas’!) is a dual Premiership coach. Hirdy’s side missed the finals. Is [Read more]
Crio’s racing
September 13, 2012 by 62 Comments
The John F. Feehan Stakes was always a chance to see how WFA middle distance horses handled the nuances of the Moonee Valley track and thus became a point of reference en route to the W. S. Cox Plate. Historically this timeline also fitted. “Feehan’s Farm”, on which the first race meetings were held in [Read more]
crio’s Q: MRP shambles
September 10, 2012 by 9 Comments
Mark Fraser. Peter Carey. Paul Broderick. The MRP. “If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem”. Apparently there is widespread dissatisfaction (dismay/distrust) with the AFL’s Match Review Panel. It’s a soft target. Who’s got a solution?
Crio’s racing
September 6, 2012 by 49 Comments
The marketing campaign may have changed but the quality of racing at Flemington in the spring remains the same. Crio gives his first tips of the season.
crio’s Q: It’s luncheon season
September 4, 2012 by 9 Comments
It’s lunching season and Crio wants recommendations for the best lunches ahead.
Crio’s racing: The 1st of September, 2012
August 31, 2012 by 24 Comments
“Wiser afterwards.” A stock answer to Monday’s Q: “How did you end up at the races?” I lacked conviction last week and failed to cash in on good hunches. It was nothing ventured, nothing gained. Also, I guess, no bet = no loss. We’ll be wiser again this Sunday after reviewing the Caulfield and Rosehill [Read more]
Crio’s Q: “Deus Absconditus”
August 27, 2012 by 3 Comments
If you don’t mind, Umpire! As usual, the umps have copped a bashing this AFL season. The “deliberate” epidemic at Subi the other week generated another outburst of “worst ever” vitriol on talkback radio. We all seem to recognize a bad umpire….but what makes a good one? Last year, under the magnificent title “Deus Absconditus”, [Read more]
Crio’s Racing: The last Saturday of Winter
August 24, 2012 by 25 Comments
Crio’s excited. Spring is around the corner and he can’t wait to decipher the form. Plenty of tasty tips for this weekend’s racing too.
crio’s Q: Of long stops and long sleeves
August 21, 2012 by Leave a Comment
What a winter! I’ve driven past some bogs in recent weeks, marvelling at where the full back could find footing for his kick-in. Some grounds are just sodden, others mudheaps. “The Age” on Monday highlighted the conditions for the VWFL (NW Div) GF here With Junior finals proliferating I assume Almaknackers have been to some [Read more]
Out of control
August 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
The fracas at West Sydney’s first (practice) “rivalry” match raised eyebrows. How do you promote “enemy” and avoid its escalation to violence? Here’s the extreme of “fan” power and danger…from Argentina http://www.theglobalmail.org/feature/the-beautiful-game-breaking-bad/311/
Crio’s racing
August 17, 2012 by 5 Comments
Monday’s reports of trials in Sydney by Spring hopefuls including More Joyous and Rain Affair whetted the appetite for good horses and racing. The curve seemed upwards – that afternoon, Commanding Jewel (sister of the champ..) swept to her maiden win and declared for a Classics campaign…..on Tuesday the much-loved Hissing Sid continued the feel-good [Read more]
crio’s Q?
August 14, 2012 by 21 Comments
Earnest Ernest again looked home for all money in the last at Warwick Farm until Heartbreak Hotel “jumped out of the ground”. “Ernie” finds ways. He is talented but has become a “muncher”. He is cruelly misnamed. Those who bet on omens or names are often quick to skite. But traps exist. After his failed [Read more]
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