I thought Pursur's comments he wrote Friday were good for a laugh when I read them this morning.

Quote: "The Sydney Cup is on tomorrow and it unfortunately has Group 1 status. What a shocker it is. The mob who run the joint must know that too. See how there is a 45-minute gap after the Cup and before the next. It’s not for presentations and feel good speeches like some may think, it’s to let the slow ones get back home at the end of 3200 metres to the only people who could possibly love them – their owners!


Before the gates fly for the Sydney Cup you can cop the dicky legged Eremein at a bit of odds-on, or before that one you can watch Miss Finland in action, or before that you can try to see if Snitzel should have stayed home like one part owner wants – or raced – like the other part owner wants! Two people – out of two – so we have 100% disagreement. They apparently can’t agree on “will we run or won’t we”, according to newspaper and radio reports! It’s all good for a giggle. Wouldn’t be dead for quids!"