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I’ve backed Bella Martini every start this prep, hopefully cash in on Saturday

Another favourite of mine in Seabrook in the same race

Great write up LPH!!

Derby Day scares me lol because it’s not typically been a good day for the bank account. Might go hard (by my impoverished standards) at the earlier races with the various (Sportsbet, UBET and Ladbrokes) promos and see if that leaves anything for the latter races.

Good luck lads, hope it’s a big day for all!

Best Raceday of the year IMO.
Good to see them going around in Brissy this week too, the last leg of the quaddie up there has 22 runners!

Race 4 on Tuesday our boy gets a run at Morphy, 1:40. Go the Lefty!!

Spargo wrote:Best Raceday of the year IMO.
Good to see them going around in Brissy this week too, the last leg of the quaddie up there has 22 runners!

And I bet something as rough as guts gets up too, or #20.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Spargo wrote:Best Raceday of the year IMO.
Good to see them going around in Brissy this week too, the last leg of the quaddie up there has 22 runners!

And I bet something as rough as guts gets up too, or #20.

Just had a look, I'll probably box up 14, 16, 17, 20 & 24

Lightning McQueen wrote:Race 4 on Tuesday our boy gets a run at Morphy, 1:40. Go the Lefty!!

Drew the carpark mate!

bertiebeatle wrote:

Lightning McQueen wrote:Race 4 on Tuesday our boy gets a run at Morphy, 1:40. Go the Lefty!!

Drew the carpark mate!

Yeah, I know, in a 1200 too, pig of a spot.

Empire Rose, what a star she was.
She was my 1st Cup winner,.....i was 9, i remember cheering her home, and the teachers looked at me quite weirdly.....little did they know...

Trained by Laurie Laxon and ridden Sheila, both very underrated.

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Empire Rose, what a star she was.
She was my 1st Cup winner,.....i was 9, i remember cheering her home, and the teachers looked at me quite weirdly.....little did they know...

Trained by Laurie Laxon and ridden Sheila, both very underrated.

Join us next time for “MT’s random trips down memory lane”...

My first ever winner was Dolphin Treasure at Victoria Park. I was at the Royal Show with my brother and boy did I come home with some extra show bags. I was about 8

Reckon Just A Dash was my first Cup winner

Brodlach wrote:My first ever winner was Dolphin Treasure at Victoria Park. I was at the Royal Show with my brother and boy did I come home with some extra show bags. I was about 8

Reckon Just A Dash was my first Cup winner

Did you get free spins?

When I was about lets say "18" I put $20 on this horse because I liked the name, it came second and it was $26 a win, there was a protest so my mate said keep your ticket, it still might win, the protest was upheld so I threw my ticket away.

About two months later I found out what "upheld" meant, 520 clams back then was some handy coin.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Brodlach wrote:My first ever winner was Dolphin Treasure at Victoria Park. I was at the Royal Show with my brother and boy did I come home with some extra show bags. I was about 8

Reckon Just A Dash was my first Cup winner

Did you get free spins?

Haha way before poker machines (in the late 70’s)

JK wrote:Racquel Clark wins the first, hasn't had a bad week

She ran 4 winners Friday @ Gawler IIRC, I wish I was on her for the day, I did alright though, went there with $200, $30 entry, the missus was ticking over very well from an afternoon on the champers, I downed about 10-12 cans of cider/bourbon and we walked out with $190, I'll take that as a win.

I urge you all to get down to the Gawler Cup next year if it's on a Friday, it was a great day out there, drinks were well priced, food was superb, atmosphere was brilliant.

Maybe we could organise a SAFooty 'show' out there next year?
Meet n Greet & all that?

Weather forecast is wet for both Monday and Cup day Tuesday here in Melb. Not sure if it will be enough to overly affect the track.

Spargo wrote:

mighty_tiger_79 wrote:Empire Rose, what a star she was.
She was my 1st Cup winner,.....i was 9, i remember cheering her home, and the teachers looked at me quite weirdly.....little did they know...

Trained by Laurie Laxon and ridden Sheila, both very underrated.

Join us next time for “MT’s random trips down memory lane”...

Not completely random, LPH mentioned the great mare in his preview.

This is one of the better Derby Days in recent years.

Ubet moneyback first 4 races at Flemington
R1-5
R2-1
R3-4
R4-6

Just 3 bets today, all at Flemington.

Race 1 No 6 Wild Planet
Race 6 No 3 Shillelagh
Race 8 No 4 Land of Plenty