Spring Group 1 Betting Stable

[Sportz]

Okay guys. Something pretty simple this year. We are ONLY looking at group 1 races and we are simply selecting a small stable of horses to follow in those races. So, in other words, we're not picking horses to win a Wyong maiden or something like that. We're only interested in picking horses to back in group 1 races. There are more than 20 of them during the spring, so we'll still have enough action to keep us interested.

Here are the rules:

Everybody to pick a stable of just 6 horses.

You must include 2 "stable stars" in your list of 6 horses.
These 2 horses remain in your stable for the whole duration of the spring. No matter what happens with their form and fitness, you can't replace them. So think carefully about these 2 horses.

You can replace any or all of the other 4 stable horses at any time.
There is no limit to how often you replace the other runners. You don't have to wait until they've had a run for you or anything like that. As long as you follow the next 2 rules, you're okay to replace them at any time.

You must select horses at least 2 days before they're due to run for you.
If you want to pick a horse to run for you in a group 1 race on the Saturday, you must include it in your stable by the Thursday.

Once you drop a horse from your stable, you can't pick it again.
This is to stop people continually chopping and changing from week to week. So think carefully before you drop a horse from your stable, because once you do, you won't be able to pick it again later on.

Everyone will start with a $1000 bank and all selections will be backed whenever they run in a group 1 race.
I am going to automatically put them all down as $10 each way. So if you want to have any or all of them $20 win instead, then you'll have to tell me that when I list the selections on the forum each week.




The first group 1 of the season is the Manikato Stks which is run next Saturday. If you want to have a runner in that race, you have to post your 6 horse stable by next Thursday, September 11. Otherwise, the deadline to post your stables is the the following Thursday, September 18.

Just to help you out, the group 1s in the first few weeks of the comp are:
Sept 13 - Manikato Stks
Sept 20 - Underwood Stks
Sept 20 - Sir Rupert Clarke Stks
Sept 27 - George Main Stks
Oct 4 - Spring Champion Stks
Oct 4 - The Metropolitan
Oct 4 - Epsom Hcp
Oct 4 - Flight Stks
Oct 4 - Turnbull Stks




Please remember to mark off which two horses are going to be your stable stars for the spring. Simply put an * next to their name.

[Sportz]

Anyone?

[Marcus]

Hello. Please don't take this the wrong way. Maybe considering the work you put in, people don't want to risk offending you, so maybe they haven't responded. I don't normally enter the competitions. But I've had a look at this and I think it's just a bit tricky and possibly low action. I don't know really know what a lot of the good young horses are going to be so I can't initially select them. It's very easy for horses to get injured, so I might only end up with 4 horses running for me. I usually check out Saturday's fields in Friday's paper, not on the web, and then its too late to make any changes for Saturday. So some suggestions are more action = more stable horses = even being able to increase the size of your stable each week.
Also have you thought about rewarding people for the amount of prize money their stable wins?

[Chuck]

Weekend Hussler*
Littorio*
Largo Lad
Racing To Win
Forensics
All American

[maverick1993]

Hi Sportz , looks alot of fun i'll be on thursday night taking advantage of the fields and barrier draws and likely conditions ;)

[Horse Whisperer]

Ill definitely be on here thursday night putting in my selections.
Cheers.

[Sportz]

Also have you thought about rewarding people for the amount of prize money their stable wins?

Yeah, we've had a few of those comps before. Just thought I'd go with a punting comp this time. And I wanted to make it a pretty easy competition this time, so that's why it's only group 1 races and only a stable of 6 horses each.

Thanks for your comments though.

[Raw Instinct]

Pompeii Ruler*
Littorio
Whobegotyou
Nom Du Jeu*
Playwright
Alamosa

[Horse Whisperer]

Pompeii Ruler ****
Tuesday Joy ****
Mr Baritone
Samantha Miss
Maldivian
Whobegotyou

[Chuck]

Weekend Hussler*
Littorio*
Largo Lad
Racing To Win
Forensics
All American

Racing to Win to be SPELLED!

I'll replace him with Pompeii Ruler, thanks

[Try Try Again]

Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian *****
Typhoon Zed
Bel Mer
Absolut Glam
All American

[maverick1993]

weekend hussler *
Kibbutz *
Hoystar
Samantha miss
Red element
All American

[Sportz]

MANIKATO STKS

MR BARITONE: Horse Whisperer
TYPHOON ZED: Try Try Again
ABSOLUT GLAM: Try Try Again
BEL MER: Try Try Again
ALL AMERICAN: Chuck, Maverick1993, Try Try Again
RED ELEMENT: Maverick1993

Now, as I said in my initial post, all horses will be backed automatically at $10 each way. But if you want to back any of your horses $20 for the win instead, tell me on here.

[Sportz]

Good result for Try Try Again with Typhoon Zed and Absolut Glam.

$1049 . Try Try Again
$1000 . Raw Instinct
$980 . Horse Whisperer
$980 . Chuck
$960 . Maverick1993

[Sportz]

Anyone else want to have a go? Tonight's the final deadline.

[Try Try Again]

Sportz,

Are you going to join us?

[Horse Whisperer]

Ill drop Mr Baritone for Niconero please.

[Try Try Again]

I'll substitute


Bon Hoffa for Typhoon Zed
Gotta Have Heart for Bel Mer
My Stable is now

Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian ****
Bon Hoffa
Gotta Have Heart
Absolut Glam
All American

[Sportz]

Sportz,

Are you going to join us?

Yep.

[Sportz]

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Duporth
Rhyno Chaser
Samantha Miss

[Sportz]

UNDERWOOD STKS

POMPEII RULER: Chuck, Horse Whisperer*, Raw Instinct*
MALDIVIAN: Horse Whisperer, Sportz*, Try Try Again*
KIBBUTZ: Maverick1993*
WEEKEND HUSSLER: Chuck*, Maverick1993*, Sportz*, Try Try Again*
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct

SIR RUPERT CLARKE STKS

NICONERO: Horse Whisperer
BON HOFFA: Sportz, Try Try Again
GOTTA HAVE HEART: Try Try Again

[Sportz]

I'm going to have Weekend Hussler for the win instead of each way. If anyone else wants to do the same with him or any other horse, tell me.

[maverick1993]

I'll have the Huss for the win Sportz ,,forgot about this comp ,,would have liked to of had Bon Hoffa or Orange county in the Sir Rupert :(

[Sportz]

Bad luck, Mav. You would have gone damn well with those two. As it is, Raw and Chuck both had good days. Chuck had 3 horses in the Underwood and they ran the trifecta!

$1047 . Raw Instinct
$1042 . Try Try Again
$1034 . Chuck
$996 . Sportz
$968 . Horse Whisperer
$950 . Maverick1993

[Raw Instinct]

Pompeii Ruler*
Littorio
Whobegotyou
Nom Du Jeu*
Playwright
Alamosa

Can I please drop Playwright and Alamosa

for

Rhyno Chaser and All Silent

[Horse Whisperer]

Anyone know where you can get the order of entry for the epsom??

[Try Try Again]

I'll replace Gotta Have Heart with Triple Honour.My Stable is now


Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian ****
Bon Hoffa
Triple Honour
Absolut Glam
All American

[Sportz]

Oops, I just realised I didn't count Maldivian's loss last week for Try Try Again, so I'm afraid I have to take $20 off that score:

$1047 . Raw Instinct
$1034 . Chuck
$1022 . Try Try Again
$996 . Sportz
$968 . Horse Whisperer
$950 . Maverick1993

[Sportz]

GEORGE MAIN STKS

NICONERO: Horse Whisperer
TRIPLE HONOUR: Try Try Again
DUPORTH: Sportz

[Sportz]

$1047 . Raw Instinct
$1034 . Chuck
$1002 . Try Try Again
$976 . Sportz
$950 . Maverick1993
$948 . Horse Whisperer

4 group ones next week!

[Sportz]

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Duporth
Rhyno Chaser
Samantha Miss

I'm going to replace Duporth with Predatory Pricer.

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Predatory Pricer
Rhyno Chaser
Samantha Miss

[Horse Whisperer]

Pompeii Ruler ****
Tuesday Joy ****
Niconero
Samantha Miss
Maldivian
Whobegotyou

Ill Drop Maldivian for Red Lord please.

[Try Try Again]

I'll replace Triple Honour with Musket
I'll replace Bon Hoffa with Samantha Miss.
I'll replace All American with Red Lord

Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian ****
Samantha Miss
Musket
Absolut Glam
Red Lord

[Mr Quaddie]

What races are on Channel 9 Saturday?

[maverick1993]

weekend hussler *
Kibbutz *
Hoystar
Samantha miss
Red element
All American


Drop
Hoystar
Red Element
All AMerican

New horses
Reigning to Win
Red Lord
Ryno Chaser

[Sportz]

What races are on Channel 9 Saturday?

I assume it's a mixture of races from both Sydney and Melbourne, probably concentrating mainly on the Randwick program.

There are 5 group 1s this week. The Flight Stks, the Spring Champion Stks, the Metropolitan and the Epsom Hcp from Randwick and the Turnbull Stks from Flemington.

[maverick1993]

Drop
Hoystar
Red Element
All AMerican

New horses
Reigning to Win
Red Lord
Ryno Chaser


heard rynochaser might be scratched so i'll change him to predatory pricer please..(still thursday night) :)

[Sportz]

TURNBULL STKS

TUESDAY JOY: Horse Whisperer*
MALDIVIAN: Sportz*, Try Try Again*
POMPEII RULER: Chuck, Horse Whisperer*, Raw Instinct*
WEEKEND HUSSLER: Chuck*, Maverick1993*, Sportz*, Try Try Again*
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct


FLIGHT STKS

SAMANTHA MISS: Horse Whisperer, Maverick1993, Sportz, Try Try Again


SPRING CHAMPION STKS

RHYNO CHASER: Raw Instinct, Sportz
PREDATORY PRICER: Maverick1993, Sportz


THE METROPOLITAN

RED LORD: Horse Whisperer, Maverick1993, Try Try Again


EPSOM HCP

MUSKET: Try Try Again
REIGNING TO WIN: Maverick1993
NICONERO: Horse Whisperer
ALL SILENT: Raw Instinct

[Sportz]

I'm going to have Weekend Hussler and Samantha Miss for the win. All others each way.

[Horse Whisperer]

Ill have Red Lord and Samantha Miss both for the win thanks Sportz. Can i all up?? :)

[Sportz]

Ahhh no. But you can with your own money if you like. :D

[maverick1993]

Hi Sportz ,,can i have mine all for the win please :) or am i to late ??

[Sportz]

No, you're not too late. Win betting it is.

[Try Try Again]

Hi Sportz,

I'll have all mine for win only too.

Thanks

[Sportz]

$1104 . Raw Instinct
$1091 . Chuck
$932 . Try Try Again
$926 . Sportz
$880 . Maverick1993
$878 . Horse Whisperer

Well done to Raw and Chuck, who've skipped away thanks to Littorio. Meanwhile, those of us who chose Weekend Hussler and Maldivian as our stable stars are looking a bit sick now!

[Chuck]

I'll drop All American for Von Costa De Hero, thanks

[Sportz]

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Predatory Pricer
Rhyno Chaser
Samantha Miss

Out: Rhyno Chaser, Predatory Pricer
In: Whobegotyou, Pompeii Ruler

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Pompeii Ruler
Samantha Miss
Whobegotyou

[Try Try Again]

I'll replace Musket with Pompeii Ruler
I'll replace Absolut Glam with Sea Battle
I'll replace Red Lord with Time Thief

Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian ****
Samantha Miss
Pompeii Ruler
Sea Battle
Time Thief

[Horse Whisperer]

Pompeii Ruler ****
Tuesday Joy ****
Niconero
Samantha Miss
Whobegotyou
Red Lord


Drop Niconero for Baci Amore

[Sportz]

YALUMBA STKS

LARGO LAD: Chuck
POMPEII RULER: Chuck, Horse Whisperer*, Raw Instinct*, Sportz, Try Try Again


TOORAK HCP

BON HOFFA: Sportz
SEA BATTLE: Try Try Again


CAULFIELD GUINEAS

TIME THIEF: Try Try Again
VON COSTA DE HERO: Chuck
WHOBEGOTYOU: Horse Whisperer, Raw Instinct, Sportz
BACI AMORE: Horse Whisperer

[maverick1993]

oops,,forgot this comp again :( ohwell ,,heaps of time to make up some ground..

[Sportz]

Can I please drop Playwright and Alamosa

for

Rhyno Chaser and All Silent

Ouch! :o

You could have been doing even better than you are!

[Sportz]

$1123 . Raw Instinct
$1081 . Chuck
$931 . Sportz
$915 . Try Try Again
$880 . Maverick1993
$877 . Horse Whisperer

[Sportz]

Don't forget if you want to pick a runner for the Thousand Guineas on Wednesday, you have to post it by tonight.

[Horse Whisperer]

Pompeii Ruler ****
Tuesday Joy ****
Niconero
Samantha Miss
Whobegotyou
Red Lord


Drop Niconero for Baci Amore

Drop Baci Amore for Glawlamp please

I need a roughie to get up. My stable is looking a little sick right now lol

[Sportz]

THOUSAND GUINEAS

GLOWLAMP: Horse Whisperer

[Try Try Again]

I'll replace Pompeii Ruler with Littorio
I'll replace Time Thief with Red Ruler


Weekend Hussler ****
Maldivian ****
Samantha Miss
Littorio
Sea Battle
Red Ruler

[Chuck]

Weekend Hussler*
Littorio*
Largo Lad
Red Ruler
Forensics
Von Costa De Hero

I'll drop Pompeii Ruler for Red Ruler

[Raw Instinct]

I'll drop Rhyno Chaser for Red Ruler

[maverick1993]

Weekend Hussler
Kibbutz
Samantha Miss
Red Lord
Reigning to Win
Predetory Pricer

can i dump reigning to win and predetory pricer for Master O and Riva San (incase it rains heaps)

[Sportz]

Damn! I forgot about my own competition. :o :D



CAULFIELD CUP

WEEKEND HUSSLER: Chuck*, Maverick1993*, Sportz*, Try Try Again*
MALDIVIAN: Sportz*, Try Try Again*
MASTER O'REILLY: Maverick1993
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
RED RULER: Chuck, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
RIVA SAN: Maverick1993
RED LORD: Horse Whisperer, Maverick1993

[Raw Instinct]

Sportz you missed Nom Du Jeu for me

[Sportz]

Ahhh, okay. Sorry Raw. I found out the problem. I had it down in the blackbook as Nom de Jeu, so that's why I didn't get it in my email. Anyway......

CAULFIELD CUP

WEEKEND HUSSLER: Chuck*, Maverick1993*, Sportz*, Try Try Again*
MALDIVIAN: Sportz*, Try Try Again*
MASTER O'REILLY: Maverick1993
NOM DU JEU: Raw Instinct*
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
RED RULER: Chuck, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
RIVA SAN: Maverick1993
RED LORD: Horse Whisperer, Maverick1993

[Chuck]

I'll have Red Ruler to WIN thanks Sportz :)

[Sportz]

$1136 . Raw Instinct
$1021 . Chuck
$891 . Sportz
$878 . Horse Whisperer
$835 . Try Try Again
$820 . Maverick1993

[Sportz]

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Bon Hoffa
Pompeii Ruler
Samantha Miss
Whobegotyou

Out: Pompeii Ruler
In: Princess Coup

[Sportz]

When you look at our * horses, it just shows you how hard it is to pick these big spring horses ahead of time.....

Chuck's Littorio and Raw's Nom Du Jeu both have pretty good chances in the cup, but apart from them........

Weekend Hussler: gone
Pompeii Ruler: gone
Tuesday Joy: gone
Maldivian: not racing well
Kibbutz: ???

[Chuck]

i'll drop Forensics and Von Costa De Hero
for Princess Coup and Zipping

Littorio*
Weekend Hussler*
Princess Coup
Zipping
Red Ruler
Largo Lad

[Raw Instinct]

Can I drop All Silent for C'est La Guerre

[Sportz]

COX PLATE

MALDIVIAN: Sportz*, Try Try Again*
ZIPPING: Chuck
MASTER O'REILLY: Maverick1993
C'EST LA GUERRE: Raw Instinct
PRINCESS COUP: Chuck, Sportz
SAMANTHA MISS: Horse Whisperer, Maverick1993, Sportz, Try Try Again

[Sportz]

$1116 . Raw Instinct
$1001 . Chuck
$972 . Sportz
$936 . Try Try Again
$878 . Horse Whisperer
$800 . Maverick1993

[Sportz]

Weekend Hussler: gone
Pompeii Ruler: gone
Tuesday Joy: gone
Maldivian: not racing well
Kibbutz: ???

:D

If I could have gotten rid of him a couple of weeks ago, I probably would have! ;)

I guess you should always stick with your early thoughts. I mean, a couple of months ago I really thought he'd be one of the stars of the spring, but he lost all form. If he had been in good form, he probably would have been a $3 favourite today.

[Chuck]

I'll lose Zipping and Princess Coup
and put in Northern Meteor and Larry's Never Late

Littorio*
Weekend Hussler*
Northern Meteor
Larry's Never Late
Red Ruler
Largo Lad


and i'll have Northern Meteor to WIN this saturday

[Raw Instinct]

Can I please change Whobegotyou to win only thanks sportz don't reckon there will be e/w value there regardless :)

[Sportz]

I'll swap Bon Hoffa for Northern Meteor.

Weekend Hussler *
Maldivian *
Northern Meteor
Princess Coup
Samantha Miss
Whobegotyou

[maverick1993]

Finally made it here on a Thursday night :)

Weekend Huss*
Kibbutz*
Sam Miss
Red Lord
MAster O
Riva San

can i drop the 4

and pick up
Impressive Eagle
Viewed
LArry's Never Late
Tan Tat Delago

[Sportz]

COOLMORE STUD STAKES

NORTHERN METEOR: Chuck, Sportz
IMPRESSIVE EAGLE: Maverick1993


MACKINNON STAKES

RED RULER: Chuck, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
PRINCESS COUP: Sportz
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
VIEWED: Maverick1993


VICTORIA DERBY

WHOBEGOTYOU: Horse Whisperer, Raw Instinct, Sportz
LARRY'S NEVER LATE: Chuck, Maverick1993


MYER CLASSIC:

TAN TAT DE LAGO: Maverick1993

[Sportz]

$1056 . Raw Instinct
$951 . Chuck
$949 . Sportz
$896 . Try Try Again
$870 . Horse Whisperer
$720 . Maverick1993

[Sportz]

If you want to get a horse in for the cup, you have to include it by tonight.

[Chuck]

Out:
Northern Metor
Larry's Never Late
Red Ruler
Largo Lad

In:
Nom Du Jeu
Mad Rush
Profound Beauty
Moatize

Littorio*
Weekend Hussler*
Nom Du Jeu
Mad Rush
Profound Beauty
Moatize

and i'll have mad rush to win

[Sportz]

If you want to get a horse in for the cup, you have to include it by tonight.

After posting this reminder, I forgot to do it myself!

[Sportz]

MELBOURNE CUP

MAD RUSH: Chuck
VIEWED: Maverick1993
C'EST LA GUERRE: Raw Instinct
RED LORD: Horse Whisperer
NOM DU JEU: Chuck, Raw Instinct*
LITTORIO: Chuck*, Raw Instinct, Try Try Again
PROFOUND BEAUTY: Chuck
MOATIZE: Chuck

[Sportz]

$1178 . Maverick1993
$1076 . Raw Instinct
$949 . Sportz
$876 . Try Try Again
$871 . Chuck
$850 . Horse Whisperer


Brilliant work with Viewed, Mav.

[Sportz]

CROWN OAKS

SAMANTHA MISS: Horse Whisperer, Sportz, Try Try Again
GLOWLAMP: Horse Whisperer

[Sportz]

$1178 . Maverick1993
$1076 . Raw Instinct
$958 . Sportz
$885 . Try Try Again
$871 . Chuck
$839 . Horse Whisperer

[Sportz]

Damn. I forgot about this comp again. Difficult during cup week to remember to make changes.

Oh well, believe it or not, this is all we're left with for the final day. :o

EMIRATES STKS

SEA BATTLE: Try Try Again

So I think we can fairly safely say that Mav is the winner. Well done, Mav. Well deserved after nabbing the cup winner.

[maverick1993]

Sorry can't except the trophy :) just cant admit to myself i would of kept Viewed in my stable if i had remembered to come on and update..

Wednesday and for the last few weeks Thursday are the only 2 days a week i actually work and so its hard to get on the computer...

I like the idea of the comp Sportz and this being the 1st time around ,,,with alittle fine tuning we'd hopefully attract alot more entrants..

Thanks for all the effort Sportz ,,this forum would be lost without you :)

[Sportz]

Yeah, as it turned out, it just proved a bit tough for people to update their stables. Oh well, never mind.