We have been fortunate to witness some magnificent champions of racing this millenium but Budge still wants your top 5.
Racing’s Best of the 80s & 90s
March 3, 2013 by 30 Comments
As noted in the last thread on the 60s & 70s, the esteemed Almanackers had Manikato and Vain clear winners with a gap to Galilee, Tobin Bronze and Dulcify in 5th spot. This week, we move on to the 80s and 90s, where it would be fair to assume that a dominant winner will emerge, [Read more]
As the summer fades…..
March 1, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Sal Ciardulli reflects on the summer of cricket and looks ahead to the weekend’s footy and racing.
Crio’s Racing: Three Group Ones at Caulfield
February 20, 2013 by 72 Comments
Three Group Ones headline a fantastic day at Caulfield this Saturday and each of them presents a fascinating favourite.
Crio’s Racing: Iconic tracks to shine on Australia Day
January 25, 2013 by 21 Comments
Sal Perna launched an early bid for the 2013 Moosehead Award for comedy with his straight faced confirmation that everything is, has been and always will be just hunky dory in the Racing Industry.
Crio’s Racing: Magic Millions
January 9, 2013 by 47 Comments
This is Magic Millions week. The MM and the Gold Coast are a perfect fit… add Singo and Gai and the formerly “off peak” timeslot has become a favourite “busman’s holiday” for much of the Industry.
Crio’s Racing: New Year’s Day
December 29, 2012 by 14 Comments
Old timers insist New Year’s Day was always a big one at the races. The enduring programming of the Standish (sprinters) and Bagot (stayers) Handicaps attests to a feature meeting though the crowd will be sparse at HQ next Tuesday.
Hidden movie gem: Champions
December 18, 2012 by 3 Comments
Sometimes, a great movie is lost to memory. So, I’ll take the opportunity , especially at holiday time, of reminding people of a lost gem.
Crio’s Racing: Ladies Day on King Island
December 13, 2012 by 15 Comments
King Island maybe just a dot on the map – “anchored in the middle of Bass Strait” – but it hosts the most alluring of the TAB fixtures this Saturday, says Crio.
Crio’s Racing: Making the call on the Cox Plate
October 27, 2012 by 38 Comments
You have to make some big calls or doing the form eats you up. The Cox Plate is no different, says Crio.
My favourite Cox Plates
October 25, 2012 by 19 Comments
Budge lists his top 10 Cox Plates, but is there room for Bonecrusher?
Crio’s Question: Terms & Conditions
October 22, 2012 by 2 Comments
The stream of betting promises will become a torrent over the next fortnight. Billboards, jingles, radio and TV. Directed at the trendy and the trilby. They’ll try greed, humour, logic. Some are pretty clever. And they all have the same goal – you.
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.
The Penultimate Week
September 20, 2012 by 1 Comment
Welcome to the Penultimate Week! We are now down to four and the news this week has been focussed on the selection of a team that will never play together. The All-Australian team is not something that particularly interests me (Especially when there are no Blues in it) and the discussion and debate over it [Read more]
Ol’ Micky Blue Eyes
September 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Greetings to all, However, perhaps not such a joyous September after the tragic and untimely death of John McCarthy, a young life taken and a reminder of how precious our time is. But the footy machine continues to roll on with Carlton unveiling the worst kept secret in history. When will clubs stop putting up [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]
Racing
July 26, 2012 by 18 Comments
There’s still room for sentiment in our multi-billion dollar “Industry” and sometimes it presents in the most humble of places – like at Pakenham on Tuesday , where the Grandson of Jim Moloney (Vain) rode his first winner and the Grand-daughter of Jim Houlihan achieved her maiden training success. The “new generation” will compete in [Read more]
Corowa Cup 2012
March 13, 2012 by 9 Comments
by Glen Davis Saturday morning dawned bright and sunny , a good start to the Labour Day weekend. Maryanne and I headed up the Hume to Corowa, in expectation of a good day at the Cup. Our last day at Corowa races on Saturday January 28 was good all round, with me in particular [Read more]
Black Caviar lights up the Valley
January 25, 2012 by 4 Comments
by Chris Riordan It’s a huge weekend of racing with the Australia Day holiday on Thursday and a bumper provincial calendar for Saturday but the truth is that the only story is Friday Night at The Valley…..Black Caviar. Moody’s mighty mare steps out again in the Gr1 Australia Stakes (1200m) and suddenly we’ve got [Read more]
Cup Day
November 2, 2011 by 2 Comments
by Andrew Starkie The Retreat beer garden roared when they jumped in the Cup. Stubbies saluted the air. Smoke from the bbq clouded the TV screen. By the time the field had gone past the post for the first time, some had returned to their huddles and beers. The rockerbilly band were [Read more]
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