Racing tips, talk etc
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty galloped to victory in muddy conditions at the 157th Belmont Stakes in Saratoga Springs, New York, on Saturday in the third leg of the Triple Crown.
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Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty defeats Journalism again to take the 157th running of the Belmont Stakes
The race marked a kind of replay of the Kentucky Derby. Sovereignty finished in first, Journalism ended up in second again and Baeza was third — the same 1-2-3 as the Derby.
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innsaneink
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Love this foto finish
Halbrowne61
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Great days racing yesterday, I was at Caulfield for the Cup along with 28,000 others( biggest crowd since pre Covid) plus watching the 50,167 at Randwick took me back quite a few years when crowds were regularly of that size.
Spring racing warming up down in Bleak City, I’m off to the Geelong Cup on Wednesday then the Valley on Friday night and Saturday ( Cox Plate).
The track is closing for 2 years whilst it’s reconfigured and new stands built.
Will be a big day ! Daryl Braithwaite coming along to perform “Horses” for the closure. Melbourne equivalent of “Sweet Caroline “.
Spring racing warming up down in Bleak City, I’m off to the Geelong Cup on Wednesday then the Valley on Friday night and Saturday ( Cox Plate).
The track is closing for 2 years whilst it’s reconfigured and new stands built.
Will be a big day ! Daryl Braithwaite coming along to perform “Horses” for the closure. Melbourne equivalent of “Sweet Caroline “.
Masterton
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Gotta admit, I was sceptical about Ka Ying Rising. That was a champion run.
And reading today's paper, the overseas betting went off.
Not surprisingly in Hong Kong (as you'd guess) but also in the USA where DAZN and Foxtel played the race and its build-up live - huge interest apparently.
Halbrowne61
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Horror day at Geelong today, meeting abandoned, waste of bloody time given I’m 1.5 hrs each way from the course.
Bugger !
Bugger !
Spring racing in Melb is the best , Derby day is the pinnacle
Rock Hopper Steve
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No price but Viva Sistina has been set for the Cox Plate I reckon.
Will be very hard to beat
Buttface
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The Melb cup goes ok. 🤷♂️
Yep and lotsa pretty fillies around too 👍
The Chad
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Speaking of The Cup...
Early thoughts, but I like the prep of Middle Earth & Zarduzi for 2 horses that haven't caught a lot of headlines.
Also, watching Deakin & like what I've seen.
None should be considered in the favourites, but I have liked the prep. Neither have finished more than 6 lengths off the winner in G1 races this prep.
Deakin has never been outside of 3.5 lengths of 2 good winners in the Caulfield Cup & Turnbull.
Middle Earth had a great win in the Aust Cup Prelude back in March of Smokin Romans. Worth a watch.
Zardozi ran a good 4th last year & has not been too far off the pace without results this prep. She ran a great race in the Australian Cup this year too.
Really like Deakin. Last 3 starts he's been 3 lengths, under 3 lengths & then just over 3 lengths from the winner in an Open & 2 G1's (Turnbull & Caulfield) & has good metres in his legs leading in.
Early thoughts, but I like the prep of Middle Earth & Zarduzi for 2 horses that haven't caught a lot of headlines.
Also, watching Deakin & like what I've seen.
None should be considered in the favourites, but I have liked the prep. Neither have finished more than 6 lengths off the winner in G1 races this prep.
Deakin has never been outside of 3.5 lengths of 2 good winners in the Caulfield Cup & Turnbull.
Middle Earth had a great win in the Aust Cup Prelude back in March of Smokin Romans. Worth a watch.
Zardozi ran a good 4th last year & has not been too far off the pace without results this prep. She ran a great race in the Australian Cup this year too.
Really like Deakin. Last 3 starts he's been 3 lengths, under 3 lengths & then just over 3 lengths from the winner in an Open & 2 G1's (Turnbull & Caulfield) & has good metres in his legs leading in.
Halbrowne61
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Here here !
Halbrowne61
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Admire your opinions so far out from the big race. Despite understanding the key lead up races I have to wait until all they are all run. Then I can try and make sense of the data.
The Chad
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Really only the Cox, Moonee Valley Cup & Geelong Cup of any significance to run. And the Cox Plate hasn't been a great indicator for the Melbourne Cup lately.
Barriers & conditions...jockeys...they'll all play their part. But what I've looked for, I've liked from those 3 in particular.
