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The Menace trained 'Strawberry Hill' continued her excellent run of form with an excellent win in Hong Kong last night. Tipped on this blogsite for the win the 4 year old fillie bamboozled the rest of the field winning in style at nice odds of 10/1. If you backed this horse on my recommendation I'll expect your cheque in the post!!!!!
In a highly exciting Ladbrookes maiden juvenile race in Dubai last evening our each way tip Nero Daytona just missed out on what would have been the first win of his career to register a second placed finish at odds of 8/1. After another excellent run it seems only a matter of time before the Redhalo Racing trained 2 year old picks up that elusive victory.
Few owners have had the start to getminted that the Jonz 79 stable have had since joining us on the 28th of May this year. Proving that you don't need a massive stable to succeed the newcomer has won £1,900 in earnings in just three months with high flyer Silver Bullet being the star of the stable.In 78 races the stable has won in 19 and been placed in 28. Keep an eye out for the colourful Jon79 silks, they'll be coming to a winner's circle near you soon!
They were dancing on the streets of Glasgow and Edinburgh at the weekend after Beachnut captured the 100th win for the wigs7 stable. In a three horse race with every one of them being from the stable the outcome was fairly predictable but never the less it's a great achievemnet for the owner who joined us back on Christmas day last year! Total stats for the stable reads 775 runs, 100 wins and 304 placed finishes with £1,308 earned so far. Well done Wigs7, can you hit the 150 wins by Christmas day? I reckon you can!
After a splendid run last night derekw10's 'shark attack' pulled off a second place finish in Dubai at long odds of 18/1. As they came to the line the three year old fillie finished just half a length behind the eventual winner. As I said yesterday she loves the soft going and she did this tipping page proud with a good run.
Amid all the doom and gloom of the system crashing it was lovely to see new owner Ms Silver getting in on the action on the forums. From what I can see 'Silver chip' is the only horse in the stable at the moment but with the help and advice of her co-owners I'm sure Ms Silver will be a big hit in the paddock. Best of luck with the new stable and show the boys how to do it!
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Yes in a kind gesture Getminted racing in conjunction with raceclubs have declared this Dallas 1 Sunday and have scheduled two "Dallas1 Welcome Back" WFA 2-7yo races with a $20 nomination and $100 on each for colts and $100 for fillies.
Some people are just made to be owners and the Maximas stable clearly fit this description. In a busy year the stable whose charges run in blue and yellow silks has eclipsed the 200 winners mark and has raised over £5,000 in winnings so far. The now retired Luxor Princess was a past star of the yard but now the focus centers on the likes of 'Won't do much', 'Midnight Sonata', 'Need more runs' and 'Tayasu David'. The biggest stable win came for the yard's top earner 'Opus One' when he won the King George Classic Qualifier 4-7Y C on the 7th of January in America. A high quality owner he should clear the 300 winners mark before the end of the year all going well.
Wow! what results we had last night. All our tips came good with squirrel nutkin rounding off a fabulous night with a storming win. The Socrates trained 6 year old colt picked up his 22nd career win at odds of 7/1 in the 9:12 race. Before the old timer's success Monster Magnet finished in second in the 8:36 race while Nang Kwak finished in the places (3rd) in the 8:57 at a huge 14/1. Well done to all the owners involved, you've made one Irish man very happy indeed!!!!!!
The following message was posted by the Goldengums stable and it raises a solid issue which all owners (especially new ones) should be aware of.
There were wild celebrations in the Clan household on Sunday night as the stable notched up it's 500th win. Furlongz, a 2 year old colt running in just his fourth race did the honours in a maiden juvenille race. The Clan with us as owners since the 17th of July 2003 have also had 1,243 placed finishes in a grand total of 3,577 races earning prize money of £37,273 along the way. Congratulations to you sir, may the next 500 wins taste just as sweet!
In a once off moment of high emotion I thought it would be nice to wish a very warm happy birthday to the wife of gandalf29 who's name is jo (alias Tobyjojo!) The man himself posted a message on the forums wishing her birthday greetings so why not get on there and add to it and bring some happiness to someone with a few kind words.
Well maybe, just maybe there was a smile on the face of the Death Row stable owner last night as 'secrets of war' put in a tremendous run in the 8:12 race from Hong Kong to pick up a great win at 17/2. If you followed our advice and backed the 3 year old colt then well done. Meanwhile 'Marie Celeste' also delivered for us sailing in for a second place finish in the next race the 8:24 at 8/1. Pints on me today folks!
A disappointed Kieren Fallon was on his way back to Ireland yesterday after being refused a licence by the Illinois Racing Board to ride at today's prestigious Arlington Million meeting.
Just saw a post from Andy on the forums saying Dallas had his operation and is now on the mend. All going well he could be home next week - you cant keep a good thing down! Good man Dallas - From Ceri Barnett x
Following yesterdays news that Dallas1 had been hospitalised there's been a wonderful reaction from the Getminted racing Community. At the time of writing almost 100 messages of support have been posted on the forum pages showing how tight-knit and caring those involved are. Well done guys and gals I'm sure Dallas would be overwhelmed by the reaction of his co-owners and friends.
Not many owners can claim to be with Raceclubs/Getminted racing since 2003 but alice cartier has been a loyal owner since December 6th of that year. Now with 409 wins from 2,832 races the top horse in terms of prizemoney earned was Aloni who retired at the end of 2004. Now with a reduced stable of 8 horses Baltic Viking and King of the west seem to be the new ones to watch out for from the stable as alice Cartier goes in search of that 500 winner's mark.
One day, the Clerk of the Course spotted a trainer giving something to a horse just before the start of a race. He went over and said, "Doping?" The trainer said, "Indeed not, Sir. 'Tis just lump sugar. Look, I'll take a bit myself.....see?" The Clerk of the Course said, "Sorry, but we have to be careful. As a matter of fact, I like a bit of sugar myself." So the trainer gave him a piece. When the Clerk of the Course disappeared, the trainer gave his jockey his last minute instructions, "Don't forget the drill. Hold him in 'til the last four furlongs. Don't worry if anything passes you, it'll be me or the Clerk of the Course!"
Well the place may be famous as its supposed to be the home of Osama Bin Laden but last night the virtual horse of the same name made 'Bora Bora' famous for other reasons. At 38/1 the five year old fillie from the Asturteam stable ran the race of her life to finish second in Australia against the odds. She was backed by this tipping page so its champagne all around! The result followed another success for us when Georgina's dream also finished in second in the 8:12 race again at great odds of 15/1.
Monthly Award Winners For July 2006
CONGRATULATIONS slow stables!
The starting gates are waiting to crash open... And the exhiliration of your own virtual horses crossing the finish line in victory is ready to happen!
For the more experienced owners the do and donts of time trials will be second nature but for new owners finding the right conditions in which to train your horse are vital. There are a number of important factors to consider before finding out if your fillie is a born sprinter or your young colt is a stayer for the long distances. When training your horse try him/her out over different distances and on different types of going. It is important to remember as well that by racing your horse against the same age and sex of barrier horse you will be able to analyise your horses preferrences more accurately. Many owners give up on a horse when they see it fail at a particular distance or on a certain type of going but remember just with real horses there are conditions which suit horses better than others. Most importantly though never be shy when asking other owners for advice, they are the ones who know the game best and usually will only be too ready to offer good advice. Happy racing! » Read more!
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