The boys are going well. Apart from Freo they’ve tipped the lot.
Two out of two lines.
They may save with a little on Melbourne at a line tomorrow.
Almanac Racing: Triple Crown Anyone?
June 6, 2015 by 12 Comments
Budge discusses the chance for American Pharaoh to be the 12th horse to get the Triple Crown when he runs at the Belmont Stakes on the weekend.
Quinella Holiday: Singapore Races
May 30, 2015 by 12 Comments
Mickey Randall’s overseas odyssey takes him to the horse races in Singapore where the amber fluid flows. More shopping mall than Morphettville when Black Caviar won the Goodwood.
Crio’s Racing: Much of muchness
May 28, 2015 by 13 Comments
You couldn’t possibly get excited by the Melbourne metro option – a dog’s breakfast with cats on the menu. But Crio concedes some interest in Doomben and a yearning for the Swedish trots. The man needs a break. Tips please!
Professor Punt and the boys from H Block
May 15, 2015 by 10 Comments
If you have ever had anything to do with teachers you will recognise this scenario. The boys from H Block Staffroom have a few spares on a Thursday so they get serious about planning their weekend strategy. See how they fare with this.
Crio’s Racing – Goodwood still SA’s best race
May 14, 2015 by 16 Comments
It’s Goodwood Day at Morphettville – SA’s best race of the year. Crio ponders what’s the premiere race for each state as he casts an eye across this weekend’s offerings.
Horseracing: The 2015 Grand Annual from Steven Pateman’s Jockeycam on Lord of the Song
May 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
This is worth a look. Steve Pateman rode Lord of the Song in the Grand Annual at Warrnambool this year. Here’s how he experienced the race. [Couldn’t have been scripted-directed much better really – Ed]
Crios’ Racing: Warrnambool recovery
May 8, 2015 by 9 Comments
It was a big week in Warrnambool and afterthawing out Crio is off to see the fresh new Bulldogs.
Kentucky Derby 141: A two-horse race, and then some
May 1, 2015 by 8 Comments
Our man in Kentucky, Glenn Brownstein, previews the strongest field assembled in a generation to Run for the Roses. Get up early Sunday morning and make yourself a mint julep and settle in to watch one of the world’s great horse races.
Crio’s Racing – Around the World for Sixpence
April 10, 2015 by 12 Comments
This week’s racing spotlight falls squarely on Royal Randwick with more Autumn group racing action. And for the purists, there’s also the gruelling Grand National festival from Aintree in England, culminating in the Grand National Steeplechase on Sunday morning.
Crio’s Racing: Sydney’s Autumn Carnival Continues
April 2, 2015 by 10 Comments
Wall-to-wall group racing at Royal Randwick beckons this weekend. Amidst the noise from the start of the AFL season, Crio looks at some winners on one of the Turf’s biggest days of the year.
Almanac Racing: The Inter-Dominion
March 8, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Daryl Sharpen reflects on the 2015 Inter Dominion Finals from Menangle Park, where the 8 y.o Tasmanian pacer Beautide confirmed his champion tag by taking out the feature race and becoming the pride of the Apple Isle in the process. Daryl also reflects on how the format of the titles has changed over time. Have the changes been for the better?
Crio’s Racing: Lightning and Hobartville Stakes days
February 19, 2015 by 17 Comments
It’s almost Autumn Carnival time and Crio says the fields are good but still a bit thin. Top horses on display in the big WFA races at Flemington and Rosehill. Guidance required.
Gone to the dogs
February 18, 2015 by 10 Comments
Crio reviews the greyhound industry in the aftermath of Four Corners expose’ of the use of live animals to ‘blood’ racing dogs.
Crio’s Racing
February 11, 2015 by 18 Comments
Chris Riordan detects some excitement stirring within, as the racing calendar heats up a little this week with the C F Orr Stakes
Crio’s Racing: Wet Weekend
January 30, 2015 by 10 Comments
The unusually wet summer on the eastern seaboard has put a dampener on early autumn carnival preparations, but Crio reckons there are some good ones Slipper prospects going around at Rosehill. Tips welcomed from Kyneton to Kembla Grange.
Crio’s Racing: Long Weekends and Longer Memories
January 22, 2015 by 14 Comments
Crio surveys the long weekend offerings from Moonee Valley, Sandown, Yea, Great Western, Yarra Valley, Hanging Rock and Balnarring. Buy yourself a celebratory or consoling dozen from the top wineries on the way to the track. Tips please.
The Royal Oak’s Big Day Out
January 13, 2015 by Leave a Comment
Glen and his fellow tipplers from the Royal Oak saddle up (pun intended) for a day at the time-honoured Werribee Cup. Was it the outhouse or the penthouse by day’s end for investors?
Corowa heats up (and blows away)
January 1, 2015 by 3 Comments
Glen Davis took off to Corowa for his final racing odyssey of 2014.
Crio’s Racing
December 31, 2014 by 19 Comments
It is, as Bruce would have it, a delicious irony that we have the most meetings of the year at the time our readership is at its lowest….though that could be interpreted in various ways, I deduce that the holiday season is the common cause. New Year’s Day races are a long standing tradition, and [Read more]
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