Horse racing

[Twodogs]

I don't bet but I grew up around the corner from Flemington race course and I can vividly remember the excitement and parades on a big meeting day.

And those meetings were never any bigger than when Kingston Town came to Melbourne-especially a Cox plate day (I love the Cox Pate, it's pure horse racing at it's best-the horses just line up and go for it and the best horse wins.

Anyway I just wanted to say that Kingston Town Cant Win:

How good are some of those horses in the third Plate? My Axeman? Grosvener? Isle of Man? LA Bijie, Fearless Pride?

[Bornadog]

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Thanks TD, I loved Kingston Town, what a horse he was. I still get tinkling up my spine watching that, especially the 3rd Cox Plate.

How good was the great Bill Collins, the best race caller I have ever heard. He is especially good in this great race:

[ledge]

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Workmates own a couple of horses .. A beautiful night which ran in the blue diamond, made all us gamblers a few dollars in races leading up To it , including me :-)
The other one is Captain Harry which we think should be used as a child’s playhorse.

[Twodogs]

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[westdog54]

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Nothing does that race justice quite like watching it unfold.

The strongest race field ever assembled in Australian Racing History.

[Twodogs]

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Nothing does that race justice quite like watching it unfold.

The strongest race field ever assembled in Australian Racing History.

Love that race even though I did my dough on Palace Reign. Didn't know that Super Impose was an 8 yo. Gets in Let's Elope's slipstream and then just gets the nose in front. Mick Dittman got up and rode in the next race.

I love how Mr Floppy includes 3 different racecalls in that song. It's a bit like one of Al's octocalls of a football highlight.

[westdog54]

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Love that race even though I did my dough on Palace Reign. Didn't know that Super Impose was an 8 yo. Gets in Let's Elope's slipstream and then just gets the nose in front. Mick Dittman got up and rode in the next race.

I love how Mr Floppy includes 3 different racecalls in that song. It's a bit like one of Al's octocalls of a football highlight.

My dad did his on Naturalism.

[Twodogs]

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My dad did his on Naturalism.

Ohhh, Naturalism's lost it's rider!

One of my kids can almost recite that call from memory.

[Eastdog]

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2020 Melbourne Cup day tomorrow at Flemington.

[ledge]

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Only luck I had was the trifecta in the 8th otherwise I got zip.

[Bornadog]

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I backed the winner but for a place.

Sad another horse had to be euthanised.

[Twodogs]

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Only luck I had was the trifecta in the 8th otherwise I got zip.

I had Confrontational in the fifth and Outrageous in the sixth. $5 for the win on both. I was a short half head away from a return of $120 for my $10. But I won $35 on Outrageous so I'm still happy.

Had Stratum Albion in the cup. I think they had to hold the start of race 8 up because it was still finishing.