Sal Ciardulli’s mind is on the Caulfield Cup. But his heart is at Upton Park this weekend, where his lad will be witnessing his Hammers take on Manchester City. Sal’s forever blowing bubbles.
Crio’s Racing: Thousand Guineas Day
October 15, 2013 by 8 Comments
Crio: bouncing back from last week’s setback.
Guineas Day at Belmont (North)
October 14, 2013 by 4 Comments
Peter Baulderstone heads for the golf course, but finds that horses are never far away.
The Mug Punter: Manangatang Cup Day
October 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
A very scratchy Mug has a look at today’s Caulfield program and finds a handy Shehu Shagari Special.
It’s Guineas Day – but we are still trading places!
October 11, 2013 by 2 Comments
Sal Ciardulli sorts out the AFL trade week; cricket broadcast rights; decision referral system; and all the big group races at Caulfield and Randwick. If he lands the Melbourne quaddie, Barrack Obama is flying him to Washington DC to sort out the US budget impasse and resolve the Syrian civil war.
Grand Final Review – Pepsi or Coke?
October 4, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Looking for an all rounder to open the batting in the quaddie; cover the slips in the AFL trade rules; and bowl over the flaws in the Ross Lyon game plan? Sal Ciardulli has all the bases covered: more reliable than Watto and more likeable than Stuart Broad.
Crio’s Racing: Tale of Two Cities
October 3, 2013 by 14 Comments
Crio looks at the two huge meetings at Randwick and Flemington.
Grand Final Preview – Prepare for the Purple Swarm
September 27, 2013 by 1 Comment
Take one part Wrap; one part Crio and ten parts of the best wit and wisdom you’ve heard since Tony Soprano died. Mix well and you’ve got all the elements of Sal Ciardulli’s weekend feast of footy and racing. Best consumed with a tasty little Chianti.
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 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 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.)
Racing
September 5, 2013 by 16 Comments
Ready to turn your mind to racing? Christopher Riordan is setting the pace. Who will relish the expanses of Flemington? What’s the go for the quaddy? What’s worth watching at Randwick? All this and more, tipsters.
Crio’s Racing: The Memsie
August 29, 2013 by 22 Comments
Regardless of its rating, the Memsie is always a good race and the banner event on an important gateway to Spring.
Crio’s Racing: Vale Simone Montgomerie
August 7, 2013 by 12 Comments
The death of Simone Montgomerie has shaken the racing industry.
Crio’s Racing: Darwin Carnival
August 1, 2013 by 18 Comments
Crio gives the good oil on the Darwin Carnival, including Saturday’s Palmerston Sprint. (Some quaddy ideas for the Valley this weekend too.)
Crio’s Racing: New Year’s Eve
July 25, 2013 by 11 Comments
Crio casts his eye over the Bletchingly Stakes, now the main race at The Heath this Saturday, and looks back at the racing year that was.
Crio’s Racing: The mecca of TV sport awaits
July 18, 2013 by 10 Comments
It’s shaping as the best weekend of TV sport in the Riordan household – ever. Crio will also keep an eye on Flemington, especially if the big rains arrive.
Crio’s Racing: Flemington
July 4, 2013 by 11 Comments
Crio’s knee is stuffed but that hasn’t stopped him from spreading the good oil for Saturday’s races at Flemington.
Crio’s Racing: Open all year
June 27, 2013 by 6 Comments
Racing, apparently to many people’s surprise, runs all year – it does, though, have times of greater prominence and this is not one of them! Crio has some musings for Saturday’s quaddy.
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