Xanadu,good to hear from you mate.In a way I agree with you,and yet in another way I don't!Does that make any sense?Let me explain.I agree that it is not healthy for racing in general for one or two leading stables to have a monoply and to dominate the scene the way that these two do in Sydney.This topic is not a new one,believe it or not.I recall many years ago when the late(and great)Tommy Smith was dominating the Sydney scene,there was a push to have his multiple runners in each race bracketed on the tote,as one of his unfancied runners would invariably get up and roll the favourite!As for why I don't agree,I think that because of the way the Hawkes and Waterhouse horses dominate the betting markets,there is an opening for an astute punter(like yourself!)to obtain value about your selections away from there runners.As I stated in a previous post,if you "dutch"all there runners away from the fav.you would be well in front.I would tend to agree with you that Melbourne is a much more viable alternative.I hardly bet in Sydney at all these days.Yesterday was an exception,as I was really keen on Airlie Bird,and had a good win.A really good win.Got the tri@ 2units,and the quinella @ 10 units!Hope that at least some forum users took the tip,as I did post it.
Cheers mate,talk to you soon,angel