Reading between the lines and from what is being chatted about, racing in Singapore is in a very strange place. Literally. Then again, for those of us who have had to spend any length of time in the Lion City, Singapore will always be Swingabore and a very strange place…
Only one for this weekend. TK Masters Final – Sydney Harbour Racecourse – off time 03h36 Top bet: from Blackberry Farms, ridden by Walton Rudnitski – winner, paid $3,09 for the win and $1,22 for the place. Value bet: Guaranteed Havoc, from Desert Wind Stables, ridden by Jamila Forgette. –…
Talk to a group of horse people about conformation and you’ll get as many differing opinions as you have bystanders. Racing lore says that a good, big horse can beat a good, little horse, or wait, is it the other way around? There are examples for either side of the…
I write today with great sadness. In the lead up to this year’s Melbourne Cup, much ado was made about the grand old boy Red Cadeaux’s 5th assault on our great race. In previous years I had underestimated the red horse’s abilities while selecting our trifecta horses for myself and…
GAI WATERHOUSE STABLES TO BE SOLD TO HONG KONG CONNECTIONS? WELL, KUNG HEI FAT CHOY, DIM SUMS!? That’s the word, and we believe it. After almost a year of negotiations involving Lady GaiGai- and Lord Rob, of course- along with her very savvy Racing Manager Adrian Bott and the connections…
The 3yo Middle Breeder Cup – off time 03h44 Top bet: Dunedin Star – Stable: Desert Wind Stables – Jockey: Norine Whelihan ) – placed (3rd) , paid $3,89 Value bet: Secret Pharoah – Stable: Dixon Racing – Jockey: Pierre Strydom (eachway bet) – placed (2nd), paid $3,19 Race link…
RECAP: ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 5 02/13/2016 Final Result Pos Gate Horse Stable Jockey Time 1 1 Ajax captaincrusoe Jeannetta Brockus 1:49.229 2 2 Secret Pharaoh Dixon Racing Pierre Strydom 1:49.721 3 5 Dunedin Star Desert Wind Stables Norine Whelihan 1:49.992 4 3 Nealan Speed Breed Tien Pajtas 1:50.506 5…
RECAP: ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 5 02/13/2016 Final Result Pos Gate Horse Stable Jockey Time 1 7 Chantilly Fernbank Park Jacqui Bellantone 1:09.126 2 9 Swick Sardeans Sardean Lodge Crissy Succop 1:09.244 3 6 Flaming Balls Desert Wind Stables Norine Whelihan 1:09.381 4 2 Double Or Nothing Winning Post Farm…
RECAP: ROUNDING OUT THE TOP 5 02/13/2016 Final Result Pos Gate Horse Stable Jockey Time 1 3 Angel From Hell DR Stables Dominque Donlin 1:12.445 2 16 Koko Nachos Dotties Stables Emery Cross 1:12.599 3 8 Guitar Bandido Fruits Folly Janyce Bablak 1:12.764 4 9 Revenge Jakobs Fairlawns Avis Rennell…
Heritability of Performance Heritability – an explanation Factors including genetics, environment and random chance all contribute to the variation between individuals in their observable characteristics. The heritability of a trait within a population is the proportion of observable differences in a trait between individuals within a population that is due…