Hmmm, not overly confident looking at my stable compared to some others. :o

I missed out on getting two horses I really wanted by a matter of a few seconds, and a few others don't look like running in the races I wanted them to.

Wesmip1
BEAUTY SCHOOL
CATECHUCHU
CLARECASTLE
DAO DAO
DESERT WAR
DOOJAH
FAST 'N' FAMOUS
MANSION HOUSE
PERFECT PERSUASION
ROCK IDOL
SPHENOPHYTA
ST TRINIANS

Well, off to the 'bool for the week camping with the family.

A fine job Sportz! it's been a lot of fun so far

Good luck everybody!

red dazzler running at the valley - that meeting doesn't count, right?
Comp starts at Caulfield on fri ?

Yeah, the comp starts on Australia Day, Friday Jan 26.

Panther
AS GOOD AS PERFECT
CAJOU
GRAND REVE
ILLUMINATES
JESTATUNE
MUSKET
MUTAWAAJID
NICONERO
TAWQEET
UTZON

Sirpent
ACTIVATION
ALL BLACK GOLD
ANWAAR
CHURCHILL DOWNS
COSSACK COURT
ENCOSTA TSZYU
FLEUR ROYALE
LEICA FALCON
MISS HIJINX
OH OKLAHOMA
ROCKFORD BAY

Modem
AZZURI SKY
BLACK INK
CHEEKY CHOICE
EXCITES
GALLANT TESS
LACIDA
LUCKY UNICORN
MISS LUCILLE
SHOW BARRY
SPIDER STRIKES
STORM ALERT
TEMPLE HILLS

Okay, here are the first runners for the comp:

FRIDAY JANUARY 26

CAULFIELD

Race 2
CECCONI: Spartacus

Race 3
BEAUTY SCHOOL: wesmip1

Race 4
GORKY PARK: Chuck
HARADASUN: Spartacus
CHURCHILL DOWNS: Sirpent

Race 5
GINA LOLLAWITCHA: Spartacus
ANAMATO: Chiquita

Race 8
HERE DE ANGELS: Maverick1993

RANDWICK

Race 3
GOLDAM: Horse Whisperer
SUPERFLY: Raw Instinct
ILLUMINATES: Panther

Race 4
MILITARY ORDERS: Brave Chief

Race 6
BEAUTY WATCH: Goldcoaster

Looks like Spartacus could be off to a nice start.

I didn't realize my horse DARCI BRAHMA was in NZ [won the G1 Railway Stakes last Sat.].

Do NZ races count here Sportz? There covered by the TAB so I don't see why not[?]

Hope the horse is coming back here.

Sorry mate. Only Australian races. I'm sure if he does well, he'll come over for the Autumn carnival.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 27

ASCOT

Race 1
JESTATUNE: Panther

Race 4
KEYTON GRACE: Westi
MARASCO: Chiquita

ROSEHILL

Race 1
TYPHOON ZED: Crash

Race 7
MILITARY ORDERS: Brave Chief

SANDOWN

Race 6
LUCKY UNICORN: Modem
POLAR BEAR: Spartacus

Race 7
SPIELMEISTER: Westi


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SUNDAY, JANUARY 28

BUNBURY

Race 7
SPIDER STRIKES: Modem

Unfortunately, All Black Gold died after breaking a leg in trackwork this morning. :(

Also, Siamun died just recently, and another top horse Rosden just a couple of days ago. Not good.

Oaksnaf
BEL SPUR
CENSORIUS
CORTON CHARLEMAGNE
CREPE DE CHINE
DANEVER
GALLIC
GAWNE
HASTA LA CIAO CIAO
J'ADANE
JOZI
PASIKATERA
PERMAISCUOUS
TULLAMARINE
WATCHYERBACK

Oaksnaf also now has JOZI in this race.

Off to a good start anyway 1 starter and 1 winner better still out of a 2yo which I didn't expect much out of any of them.

Chuck
BENTLEY BISCUIT
EREMEIN
GET SQUARE
GORKY PARK
HE'S NO PIE EATER
I GOT CHILLS
MAXISUN
PRIMUS
RICHAZ
ROYAL ESPRIT
SERMON

LEADERBOARD AFTER THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE COMP:

$183,750 . Spartacus
$91,530 . Modem
$60,000 . Wesmip1
$48,000 . Chiquita
$45,500 . Raw Instinct
$40,000 . Crash
$35,550 . Panther
$30,000 . Westi
$14,000 . Horse Whisperer
$9,000 . Sirpent
$4,500 . Chuck
$2,600 . Brave Chief

That Gina can run ! I cheered her home like an idiot and went up to the window at the Warrnambool TAB with a place ticket in my hand - "ah well, at least she's MY HORSE in Fantasy world" i thought.

Surely Haradasun won't go to Dubai (how about earnings overseas are worth DOUBLE)

I am certainly not going the early crow in this comp!
I'll enjoy my early lead though

Go MISS MARIO

I hear Perfectly Ready injured and could be retired - I was vvvery close to nabbing him

Shame about him - good horse - did anyone have him?

Yeah, Goldmember had him.

A few trial results for the last 2 days,

Estelle Collection won its 800m 3yo fillies trial
Court Command won its 900m 3yo+ trial
Murtajill won its 900m 2yo trial beating Moonboat 2nd
Musket ran 2nd in a 900m trial
Apache Cat won its 1000m trial
Pompeii Ruler was beaten in a 1200m trial by Kel
Belmonte beat Aqua D'Amore in a 1200m trial

Brave Chief,

Sorry mate, but you've mssed out on the deadline for choosing your 2yos. You can still possibly pick one up in our first trade period at the end of the month.

Friday, February 2

Werribee R2
GAMBLE ME: Crash

Werribee R4
DEWABBIT: Kiwi



Saturday, February 3

Ascot R1
MIGHTY MAK: Chiquita

Ascot R2
SECRET VAULT: Chiquita
LACIDA: Modem

Ascot R7
MANSION HOUSE: wesmip1

Doomben R1
CARRY ON KOSA: Crash

M.Valley R1
BEAU ESPRIT: Goldmember
PERFECT PERSUASION: wesmip1
SLEEK CHASSIS: Stix

M.Valley R2
LUCKY UNICORN: Modem

M.Valley R3
EXCITES: Modem
LIGER: Raw Instinct
WORDSMITH: Stix

M.Valley R4
BROCKMAN'S LASS: Real Deal

M.Valley R6
MAGNUS: Goldmember
STRADA: Goldmember
REWAAYA: Crash
VIRAGE DE FORTUNE: Horse Whisperer
MISS ANDRETTI: Spartacus

M.Valley R7
CATECHUCHU: wesmip1
ESTELLE COLLECTION: Real Deal
FLAME OF SYDNEY: Raw Instinct
PERMAISCUOUS: Oaksnaf

Rosehill R1
RICHAZ: Chuck
HURRIED CHOICE: Raw Instinct

Rosehill R6
HOYSTAR: Goldcoaster

Rosehill R7
MEDIA: Horse Whisperer
FASHIONS AFIELD: Real Deal
MENTALITY: Woody

Rosehill R8
SERMON: Chuck

Geez, I'm going to be giving some people a big head start!

Go Miss Mario

She's a gun !

5 starters for 4 winners. Not bad

I was tossing up between french favourite or Manshion house ... looks like I made the wrong choice.

Boy, we all missed out on Universal Queen. She was only $150,000 and nobody snapped her up.

Here's the update after the weekend's races:

$491,750 . Spartacus
$180,000 . Stix
$149,330 . Modem
$130,000 . Woody
$106,500 . Chiquita
$105,000 . Wesmip1
$94,500 . Raw Instinct
$90,000 . Goldmember
$54,800 . Crash
$50,750 . Real Deal
$35,550 . Panther
$34,500 . Horse Whisperer
$30,000 . Westi
$19,500 . Goldcoaster
$9,000 . Sirpent
$6,500 . Chuck
$2,600 . Brave Chief

Sportz,

Surely a second in a listed race and a third in a G3 race got me more than 40K ...?

You would think so, wouldn't you. But racing prizemoney is heavily weighted in favour of winners. Spartacus has had 4 winners already and look at how he's going. Here's what you got on the weekend:

Catechuchu $36,000
Perfect Persuasion $9,000
Total $45,000

If both of those horses had won instead of finishing 2nd and 3rd, you would have got $180,000.

Tuesday, February 6

Ballarat R1
TOWER CAT: Goldmember

no worries thanks sportz.

Wednesday, February 7

Randwick R7
ZAHARIAS: Cheda

Sandown R1
PROTESTA: Horse Whisperer

Well, so much for that. They're both scratched.



Thursday, February 8

Mornington R6
PROFESSIONAL LADY: Westi

Friday, February 9

Canterbury R1
FLIGHTY: Maverick1993

Canterbury R3
MOONBOAT: Raw Instinct

Cant R7
MUSKET: Panther

M.Val R2
JOZI: Oaksnaf



Saturday, February 10

Ascot R5
CLARECASTLE: wesmip1

Ascot R6
KEYTON GRACE: Westi
BELLE BIZARRE: stixNstonez

Ascot R7
SPIDER STRIKES: Modem
DAKA'S GEM: Chiquita

Ascot R8
CANNY JACK: Westi

Caul R2
ULFAH: Goldcoaster

Caul R3
DANEVER: Oaksnaf
HARADASUN: Spartacus

Caul R4
VICTORY CHANT: Maverick1993
PROTESTA: Horse Whisperer
BEAU ESPRIT: Goldmember
DEFERENTIAL: Spartacus
ZIZOU: Chiquita

Caul R5
MISS LUCILLE: Modem
PRESS THE BUTTON: Sportz

Caul R7
GALLANT GURU: Sportz
AQUA D'AMORE: Sportz
CASUAL PASS: Spartacus
POMPEII RULER: Raw Instinct
MISS FINLAND: Westi
MARASCO: Chiquita
NICONERO: Panther
TAWQEET: Panther
EL SEGUNDO: Maverick1993
SEACHANGE: Goldcoaster

Caul R8
CREPE DE CHINE: Oaksnaf
ELECTRIC GENERAL: Stix
APACHE CAT: Raw Instinct

Caul R9
SPIELMEISTER: Westi
KING OF ASHFORD: Woody

Morp R4
PENCELARON: stixNstonez

Rand R1
AMEN: Maverick1993

Rand R4
MY LADY'S CHAMBER: Raw Instinct

Rand R5
JUST DANCING: Goldmember
MONTMELO: Crash
GOLD EDITION: Chiquita

Rand R6
DANEHILL SMILE: Cheda
GOLDAM: Horse Whisperer
LIESERL: Sportz
ROYAL ESPRIT: Chuck

Rand R8
SNIPER'S BULLET: Sportz
DANLEIGH: Sportz
MEARAS: stixNstonez
CHURCHILL DOWNS: Sirpent
MUTAWAAJID: Panther
COURT COMMAND: Cheda

Rand R9
PASIKATERA: Oaksnaf
REGAL CHEER: stixNstonez

What's up with red dazzler anyway ?

i read PR thrashed him in a gallop but what gives ? Have they set him for something else

i certainly hope my stable has not had it's first mishap

I'm really going to regret missing out on Mutawaajid in the auction by a matter of a few seconds. :(

Yes it was a good win, but Sniper's Bullet was a bit unlucky so you might still have cause to smile. Could have been worse--you could have ended up with Churchill Downs.

Updated leaderboard:

$555,375 . Spartacus
$328,125 . Cheda
$258,000 . Chiquita
$201,850 . Maverick1993
$184,500 . Stix
$166,400 . Woody
$163,625 . Raw Instinct
$154,855 . Modem
$137,000 . Horse Whisperer
$118,800 . Panther
$105,000 . Wesmip1
$97,725 . Goldmember
$97,625 . Sportz
$85,300 . Oaksnaf
$66,720 . Westi
$66,675 . Crash
$50,750 . Real Deal
$32,455 . StixNstonez
$27,000 . Goldcoaster
$10,875 . Sirpent
$6,500 . Chuck
$2,600 . Brave Chief