It’s finally here, the last game of the season and Sal Ciardulli has made his choice who will win the AFL 2024 Premiership. His tips for Moonee Valley are also included.
Finals Week 3 – Sal’s Preview and Caulfield tips: A coming of age
September 20, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli presents his thoughts and tips for the penultimate round of AFL Finals 2024, and selects likely winners for punters to consider at the Caulfield races.
Almanac Anniversaries: The Glorious Nineteenth (at Murtoa)
September 19, 2024 by 24 Comments
September 19 is the anniversary of the first start of John Harms’s first ever horse, the great mare Courting Pleasure, known as Dog on Fire, or just The Dog. She started at Murtoa in the Wimmera region of Victoria.
Finals Week 2 – Sal’s Preview, and tips for Flemington
September 13, 2024 by 1 Comment
Sal Ciardulli after his fabulous overseas trip has settled back in with his tips for the AFL Finals Week 2, and his tips for the races at Flemington. Sal also examines home ground advantage of AFL teams.
Finals Week 1 – Sal’s preview: What would I know from Europe?
September 5, 2024 by 1 Comment
Sal is back on home turf to run his eye over Week 1 of the footy finals as well as the nags at Moonee Valley.
Round 14 – Sal’s Preview: To the Dustman!
June 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli presents his thoughts and tips for the AFL Round 14 matches.
Almanac Books: ‘The Vo Rogue Show’ in the running for an award
May 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Lynlea Small’s book ‘The Vo Rogue Show’ has been nominated for the prestigious Bill Whittaker Award.
Almanac Obituary: Vale – John Russell: Racecaller
March 29, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Renowned race caller John Russell passed away aged 93 last week. Journalist and author John Craven remembers the ‘real one’ in his obituary and fitting tribute.
Sal’s Preview – Round 2: Love is in The Heir, plus Rosehill and Moonee Valley tips
March 21, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal has his mind on The Heir’s nuptials this weekend but took time out to favour us with his Round 2 tips as well his read of the form guide at Rosehill and Moonee Valley.
Sal’s Preview: Round 1 – It’s Victoria’s turn, and racing tips for Caulfield and Rosehill
March 14, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli presents his thoughts and selections for the Round 1 footy, and his tips for the racing at Caulfield and Rosehill.
Sal’s Preview: Round Zero and some big Autumn racing
March 7, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Sal’s back. He previews the first games in the AFL season and the big racedays at Flemington and Randwick.
Almanac Horseracing: A bad day at the Bell Races (1954)
March 4, 2024 by Leave a Comment
Damien Morgan from the Darling Downs has been delving into racing history. A Trove search revealed a crazy meeting at Bell in 1954. Here’s what happened.
Almanac Horseracing (and Investment): The Muse is musing on yearling sales
February 23, 2024 by 6 Comments
With the Blue Diamond on tomorrow, and the Golden Slipper not far away, The Muse turns his critical eye to yearling sales.
Almanac Local History – Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg: Reginald Bell (1899-1913) – Promising child jockey
November 29, 2023 by 2 Comments
Reginald Bell (1899-1913) was a promising junior jockey until a race fall unfortunately took his life. He is one of many sportsmen buried at the Pine Ridge Cemetery Coburg.
‘A life-long affair with racing…’ by KB Hill
November 23, 2023 by Leave a Comment
KB Hill recently caught up with Pat Heffernan, a prominent identity in Wangaratta sporting circles. And he was a dab hand at car sales too!
Almanac Racing: Sal’s Preview – Stakes Day Preview: It’s 3/4 Time – need a big finish!
November 10, 2023 by 1 Comment
It has been a brutal Spring Carnival for punters according to Sal Ciardulli but his tips for the weekend may remedy this. [Thanks Sal for all your previews throughout the year – they are always eagerly awaited for and read. – ED]
Almanac Horseracing: The 2023 Melbourne Cup revisited (by a once a year non-punter)
November 8, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The Melbourne Cup means different things to different people. Here’s the view from a once-a-year horseracing viewer who also happens to be a total non-punter. (Didn’t even go in a sweep this year.)
Almanac Melbourne Cup: The time-honoured trifecta think-tank and other absurdities
November 7, 2023 by 3 Comments
Last night’s think-tank has generated this report, with these selections.
Almanac Racing: Sal’s Preview – Melbourne Cup: Will Irish Eyes Be Smiling?
November 6, 2023 by 2 Comments
It’s the race that stops a nation, and for many, it’s also the chance to have a flutter on the Melbourne Cup. To help punters pick a winner, Sal Ciardulli has cast his eye over the field and made his selections for the biggest race of the year.
Almanac Poetry: ‘The Race That Stops a Nation’ – Vivienne McCredie
November 6, 2023 by 1 Comment
To put you in the mood for the big race today, have a read of Vivienne McCredie’s terrific poem about the Melbourne Cup, ‘The Race That Stops a Nation’.
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