A Question to Prove a Point
Who won the last 5 Cups? Who rode them? You have 60 seconds to answer. No Googling. Yeah. See what I mean?
You Don’t Need to Be a Lip Reader
What do reckon this owner of Gold Trip said as it crossed the line in last year’s Melboure Cup? You don’t need to be a lip reader do you? I would say it too if I won the Cup. But if you are a bit slow here’s a clue. It rhymes with duck.
Archie v The Man Who Beat Lloyd – Get On, I’m a Certainty
It’s not easy to beat Lloyd Williams. Frank Hudson did. Good bookies never lose, or not in the long run anyway. Not on the book anyway. Cards are different story. He doesn’t know it yet, but I am taking Frank on in a quite probably weekend long game of 7 card stud starting Friday night […]
How to Pass the Most Boring Two Days of the Year Happily – Watch a War (First Published 31 October 2021)
Good Friday was for centuries the most boring day in history. No newspapers, no races, no footy. That was then, this is now. Now the most boring days are the two between the Derby and the Cup. First you watch the T20 and feel depressed after the Poms humiliate us, then you do your form, […]
Merv, Rogie and Sharpie are Going to Win the Cups Double – After They Win the New Zealand and AJC Derbies
Sharp ‘n’ Smart is back. Rogie is going to give him an exhibition gallop at Te Rapa on New Year’s Day. They don’t just give exhibition gallops to any horse at such a famous course. Only top liners like Bonecrusher and Sunline get granted permission for them. And now the Sharp man too. Melbourne will […]
The Latest Get Out Bet in History – Viva La France!
Yesterday was a blackout. We did our arse. Never give up, never give in, for where there is life there’s hope, and there is always the get out bet, or in this case the two. I have chased the get out many a time in my life on the punt, but I have never done […]
The Scull, The Big Win, The Bad Wig, Leopards, Trusts, Cow Shit on Your Shoe, and the QLD Cup Connection – It’s All About Bazza – It Always Is
Former Fairfax racing editor and Senior Olympics reported John ‘Lucky’ Lingard hasn’t lost his touch, either at race writing, tipping or punting. He nailed a 100-1 multi on Derby Day, and a 40-1 one too. Loaded up he did. Texted me a picture of himself lying on a bed covered in green ton notes, with […]
Another Pleasant Cup Day Out
My mate Matt always said that women and punting don’t mix. He also said that alcohol and the punt didn’t either. Matt’s a school teacher. They are always right.
Knock Knock – Who’s There?
Well we didn’t back the winner, but $9 the place High Emocean wasn’t to complain about, and the knock is what matters. No-one else came out and potted Deauville Legend did they? Who else declared publicly that it wouldn’t run a place? No-one, that’s who. Just yours truly. Barrier 9 is a beautiful draw in […]
A Stake in the Ground at the Risk of Mud in the Eye – Deauville Legend Cannot Win the Cup
There it is. My reputation – for whatever it’s worth – is one the line. The favourite CANNOT win the Cup. In fact I will double down and declare that it won’t run a place. There you go. Let’s see how it goes. And how I do.