What a terribly sad day. Gav gave our team an unforgettable ride with Princess. So many wonderful memories. I often think of her home town cup. One of Gus & Eva's biggest thrills.
Condolences to Meagan and family.
#RIPGav
💔
@discoa09
@spiderh2311
There's not enough hours in the day (or years in my life), seriously.
Murray Head - One Night In Bangkok, Fernsehgarten, Germany, 2014 (searching for an emoji)
What's so disturbing about the
#RubyPrincess
is the beginning. I don't think this part is as well known, but was reported a week ago by The Guardian.
As of today, 440 coronavirus cases have been reported combining both journeys.
This week's boutique harness track comes from Denmark's Bornholm Island, which is in the middle Baltic Sea!
It's a bit picturesque & just 580m around (max 8). They have a matinee meeting on now. The locals start on a good note as the favourite salutes.
#HappyFriday
One of the best pop-trance tunes you'll hear - and it's still great 22 years on 🦘
Riva Featuring Dannii Minogue – Who Do You Love Now? (Stringer)
Thanks to Glenn for alerting us to more brilliance from Harry Cheadle overnight.
@RantRacing
. I reckon Dan would be man in Melbourne to give this a crack ✌️
(The 33/1 pop held out the 2s on favourite which ran 3rd 🤨).
Some Oz wagering history via our favourite YouTube resource:
Sky Channel in May 1997 (not owned by Tabcorp for another year) talking all things Centrebet with G Daffy.
Centrebet were founded in 1993 & acquired in 2003.
..PS Much credit to
@BBCSport
cameraman
@nickwworth
for the steady hand & long-range shooting when pulling off one of the best-timed pieces to camera we’ve done
Recent 'important' emails from the TAB:
Reward expiry tightened.
Multiplier is dead. You can multiply no more.
Recent 'important' emails from the Fair:
Base rate on the Footy reduced (it's a max of 2.5%!, get in)
Come to a party.
Come to another party.
You've won a prize.
This week's project has been checking out trotting in Slovenia. As grass-roots as you'll see.
Industry formed in the 1870s, betting small, local breeding protected.
This is from last week in Ljutomer (birthplace, includes a museum). Trophies are super given 1k EUR 1st place! 🇸🇮
The time bomb that went off. Women's World Cup Sunday. Passengers were delayed departing from the previous journey. I recall a rumour about a passenger(s). They were eventually let off, this group boarded. They returned last week.
One is now dead, add 107+ cases. Incredible.
Thousands of passengers waiting to board the Ruby Princess cruise ship at Sydney’s Overseas Passenger terminal.
@NSWHealth
have yet to approve passengers boarding the ship. The ship was due to leave at 6pm, then 11pm - but that time was cancelled moments ago.
#rubyprincess
This required a quarter long build-up (⏩ to 40 secs) & a big big drop 🔊 🙌
Dedicated to
@CraigNottTrots
after another punting blitzkrieg
Akuta 💎
Maor Levi feat. Nyla - 1⃣💕
@brettcoffey
I'm so old I can remember this. In fact - it will 35 years one week from today. Wowee. I have the memory of a sieve but I assume this is the most obvious example in my lifetime.
#PopularAlm
Bar lady (Helena): are you Australian by any chance?
Me: very good! How did you guess?
Her: because you are so nice.
(This is not about me. It's about all of you.
#TeamAustralia
🇦🇺)
Trancing up the trots, and losing followers. That's the plan.
The last of the big guns at present. Lochinvar Art vs 4 Strings/Take Me Away (Into the Night)
Oh it's half year results day for
@Tabcorp
tomorrow.
Can an analyst (just one) ask a question about the tote?
Looking forward to hearing about how odds & evens is going & other exciting parimutuel offerings in the offing.
@GoldmanSachs
@CLSAInsights
@UBS
@Macquarie
@JasonBonnington
I rarely share emotions JBon but this is difficult to hear.
You passionately championed our sport since the day you arrived & while embracing all participants 'we the punters' will feel your departure the hardest.
Onwards & upwards - the trots needs your enthusiasm more than ever
One thing missing in my life in the 90s, early 2000s was access to Top of the Pops. They introduced so many dance artists/acts I'd never seen until years later.
Youtube is a treasure trove, I'll start an intermittent thread (you may want to mute it!)
#TOTP
#TopOfThePops
'With apologies'
4 minutes 17 seconds to Canterbury Park.
Sky Racing 'the company' - you can fuck off.
Sky Channel employees 'other than management' - you're good. We love you. We just hate who you work for.
😯 zero %
@Betfair_Aus
!
My little 🧠's first reactions:
• ⬆ volume. A busy market is a healthy market 🥦 🍉
• ∴ ⬆ opportunities whatever your strategy 🧑🔬🎯
• Will competitors react & make this even more fun? We can but dream... 🤨
So zero commish. Capiche?
Today's rabbit hole.
#Hardquiz
last night led me to A*mazing and I somehow arrived here. And you better believe it's real.
#poml
ázka
(I am so sorry once again)
@carlton_hero
'You have stolen my hopes and dreams with your empty words. Punters are suffering. Punters are dying. The wagering ecosystem is collapsing. We are in the beginning of a mass extinction, and all you can talk about is Odds & Evens & the Everest. How dare you. (Greta the punter)'
And then you find out there's trotting in New Caledonia 😯 I should have guessed... 🇫🇷
King Island set-up with dual code summer meetings.
This is from Bourail racecourse last weekend.
Another interesting podcast to listen to from
@BettingPod
. I'm sure like many I thank Jake for his continued excellent work.
It's amazing to think in Australia we have four racing radio stations, and very few take the time to listen to or interview customers.
#Educate
This is a very basic observation, but then again I'm very basic guy. Given the fantastic NYE harness crowds (always) wouldn't it make sense to have feature races on these nights? Unless this penalises the regulars or participants obviously.
SA callers have a knack of calling anything other than the horse's name immediately crossing the line.
Raquel's got 3.
Dani with a double.
Knackers is in hospital so that will lift his spirits!
#AlmostExclusiveToSA