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THE Emirates MELBOURNE Cup
true lilly Mon Oct 31, 2011 9:30 pm
Funny, that Team Tintin NEVER DARE TOUCH
the VERY OBVIOUS, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT,
'Codes Spoken', in everything that is,
THE MELBOURNE CUP.
Well, here's a DARE Billy...umm/tintin/"YOU CUNTS":
http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-field/2011-melbourne-cup-field/
'PREDICT' SOMETHING. Plenty, more than plenty...
...as much as this Glorious Blessed Land has to offer the world...
on this page of NAMES, NUMBERS, NATIONS, COLOURS, STATS etc.
the VERY OBVIOUS, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT,
'Codes Spoken', in everything that is,
THE MELBOURNE CUP.
Well, here's a DARE Billy...umm/tintin/"YOU CUNTS":
http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-field/2011-melbourne-cup-field/
'PREDICT' SOMETHING. Plenty, more than plenty...
...as much as this Glorious Blessed Land has to offer the world...
on this page of NAMES, NUMBERS, NATIONS, COLOURS, STATS etc.
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Re: THE Emirates MELBOURNE Cup
true lilly Mon Oct 31, 2011 10:57 pm
WOW!!!
REPLAY OUR LIVE MELBOURNE CUP COVERAGE.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/all-the-melbourne-cup-day-late-mail-tips-and-racing-news/story-fn67siys-1226182249729
IN ONE of the closest photo-finishes in Melbourne Cup history
French stayer Dunaden took out the great race by a short half head over Red Cadeaux.
It took four minutes for the photo to be decided
and they found a tiny margin in favour of Dunaden ($
over Red Cadeaux ($41) with Lucas Cranach ($9) third.
Favourite Americain gave away a big start
but finished hard for fourth.
The victory continued the great run for internationally trained horses
in the Melbourne Cup and made it two wins on end for French trained gallopers.
An emotional Jockey Christophe Lemaire -
who replaced the suspended Craig Williams -
struggled to compose himself as he spoke to the media.
"It's a great moment for me … I'm sorry.
“I was a bit anxious. I know it was a bit close.
"But on the turn they say, you win,” he said before choking up again
He said he felt sorry for Williams "a good friend of mine",
who lost his chance of a winning ride.
He thanked the owners, trainer and his wife.
"It's a great, great moment."
____________________________
Yeah, it was the horse in the middle,
DUNADEN No.3,
with the French jockey,
in the SHEIK owner's Colours,
of BLUE STARS ON YELLOW
...oh, there was so much SAID in this years CUP...
...I actually glad most wouldn't understand....
REPLAY OUR LIVE MELBOURNE CUP COVERAGE.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/superracing/all-the-melbourne-cup-day-late-mail-tips-and-racing-news/story-fn67siys-1226182249729
IN ONE of the closest photo-finishes in Melbourne Cup history
French stayer Dunaden took out the great race by a short half head over Red Cadeaux.
It took four minutes for the photo to be decided
and they found a tiny margin in favour of Dunaden ($
over Red Cadeaux ($41) with Lucas Cranach ($9) third.
Favourite Americain gave away a big start
but finished hard for fourth.
The victory continued the great run for internationally trained horses
in the Melbourne Cup and made it two wins on end for French trained gallopers.
An emotional Jockey Christophe Lemaire -
who replaced the suspended Craig Williams -
struggled to compose himself as he spoke to the media.
"It's a great moment for me … I'm sorry.
“I was a bit anxious. I know it was a bit close.
"But on the turn they say, you win,” he said before choking up again
He said he felt sorry for Williams "a good friend of mine",
who lost his chance of a winning ride.
He thanked the owners, trainer and his wife.
"It's a great, great moment."
____________________________
Yeah, it was the horse in the middle,
DUNADEN No.3,
with the French jockey,
in the SHEIK owner's Colours,
of BLUE STARS ON YELLOW
...oh, there was so much SAID in this years CUP...
...I actually glad most wouldn't understand....
true lilly- Posts : 6205
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Re: THE Emirates MELBOURNE Cup
Billy Ruben Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:20 pm
true lilly wrote:Funny, that Team Tintin NEVER DARE TOUCH
the VERY OBVIOUS, GLOBALLY IMPORTANT,
'Codes Spoken', in everything that is,
THE MELBOURNE CUP.
Well, here's a DARE Billy...umm/tintin/"YOU CUNTS":
http://www.races.com.au/melbourne-cup/melbourne-cup-field/2011-melbourne-cup-field/
'PREDICT' SOMETHING. Plenty, more than plenty...
...as much as this Glorious Blessed Land has to offer the world...
on this page of NAMES, NUMBERS, NATIONS, COLOURS, STATS etc.
BORING!!!!
There was nothing more to dread than staying at Nannas for the day,listening to the GG's on the radio.I stole Grandads golf sticks and played with the funnel web spiders in the backyard.Use to kill and torture the small reptiles too.Boredom does that.But grown up now and very,very sorry to all those skinks,born and unborn,for destroying you and your nest,my bad,very sorry.Sucked in Funnel webs,death and destruction too you.
Would hindsight be cheating if I predict Dunadan to win???
I noticed the champion breeder was'nt game to admit her pick was up the shit.
Did you bet on a Aussie horse...you fool,the French and Japs are the ones to watch.
Aussie horses,to emotionally abused and sexually harassed to perform on race day...You'd indentify with that I'm sure.Thanks for the invite to your thread,it's like holding the door open for vampires...No,really enjoyable.And even a small effort at conversation,instead of spam...You should be congratulated.I mean it too,I really think this spamming is a new neurotic disorder bought about by the silicon age.
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Re: THE Emirates MELBOURNE Cup
true lilly Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:31 pm
The crowd cheers Cristophe Lemaire
after he rode Dunaden to a win at the Melbourne Cup.
Photo: Jason South
So close ... Dunaden just edges ahead of Red Cadeaux.
Click for more photos
Melbourne Cup 2011
Cristophe Lemaire rides Dunaden to a win at the Melbourne Cup.
Photo: Jason South
Trainer: Mikel Delzangles
Owner: Sheik Fahad al Thani
Read more: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/sport/horseracing/dunaden-wins-melbourne-cup-after-heartstopping-photo-finish-20111101-1mt5j.html#ixzz1cQeeTVj1
...I wonder if you can get a transcript of the speeches given at the presentation...
...btw, they made a point of explaining that,
if it were not for latest, wizz bang, DIGITAL photo finish equipment,
it would have been a Dead Heat...
...I didn't see what was so clear, on second and third views,
as I was too taken by Dunaden having the same racing style
as my dear old Brumby, Stardust (Star), who also worked as
a track horse for my first employer in Thoroughbred Racing.
Oh, and, this was The Gentle Man I first worked for in
The Sport of Kings...
George Hanlon
1917 - 2010
George Hanlon was one of the oldest active licensed trainers in Australia
until his passing on 28 January 2010.
In a career spanning more than 50 years he built up a formidable
reputation training the winners of most of the nation's feature events.
His wins included three Melbourne Cups
(Piping Lane, Arwon and Black Knight),
a Caulfield Cup, a Brisbane Cup, an Australian Cup,
Cox Plate, an AJC Derby and a Doncaster
as well as four Adelaide Cups.
At the age of 83 he trained Mr Prudent to win the Sydney Cup.
Hanlon was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002.
Multiple Melbourne Cup-winning trainer
George Hanlon dies in Geelong
by:Matt Stewart
From:Herald Sun
January 29, 2010
12:00AM
25 comments
George Hanlon and his Melbourne Cup horse Arwon (background) in 2005.Picture: Craig Borrow Herald Sun
Trainer George Hanlon kisses the Caulfield Cup,
won by Diatribe in 2000.
Picture: Terry Phelan HWT Image Library
GEORGE Hanlon received the ultimate accolade today when his peers
rated him one of the greatest trainers of the past half-century.
Fellow trainers declared the Australian Racing Hall of Famer, who
died yesterday in Geelong aged 92, one of the icons of the sport.
What are your favourite George Hanlon moments? Leave your tribute below
"He was probably not far behind Bart Cummings. He just didn't have the
charisma of Bart," Australian Trainers' Association president Colin Alderson said.
Hall of Fame trainer John Hawkes said Hanlon was a "super trainer, one of the all-time greats".
Some years ago trainer Robert Smerdon assessed Hanlon's standing.
"His success in the 1970s and 1980s was amazing. He was competing with the
likes of (Colin) Hayes, (Tommy) Smith and Cummings with only a fraction
of the horses they had and beating them," he said.
From horse cart to horse trainer
George Hanlon dies
Hanlon the 'trainer's trainer'
John Letts: My course of dreams Adelaide Now, 2 days ago
Internationals give World Cup flavour The Australian, 15 Oct 2011
My 10 top Caulfield Cup winners Herald Sun, 14 Oct 2011
German raider set to run despite scare The Australian, 13 Oct 2011
Moody and his leading lady Herald Sun, 7 Oct 2011
"In terms of his success with what he had, he could even rate above them.
That's how good he was."
In 65 years as a trainer Hanlon built an amazing record. Even at the age
of 85, he trained a Melbourne Cup placegetter: eight-year-old Mr
Prudent, who finished second to Media Puzzle in 2002.
In 2000 he trained Diatribe to win the Caulfield Cup, fulfilling a lifelong
ambition as the race had been a hoodoo event for him.
He had finished second three times, with Arwon ('78), Our Sophia ('85) and Congressman ('88).
Just to make it a George Hanlon moment, he fell down some steps before the
Caulfield Cup and famously received the trophy with his head bandaged.
Few trainers can boast a record like Hanlon's - 37 Group 1s and 100 stakes wins.
His
wins include three Melbourne Cups (Piping Lane 1972, Arwon 1978 and
Black Knight 1984); Caulfield Cup (Diatribe 2000); Cox Plate (Family Of
Man 1977); two Newmarket Handicaps (Correct 1960-61); AJC Derby (Taras
Bulba 1974), Sydney Cup (Mr Prudent 2001); Doncaster Handicap (Lawman
1981); Australian Cup (Kip 1982) and four Adelaide Cups (Gnapur 1969,
Amarant 1983, Our Pompeii 1993-94).
When he trained his first winner, Lourdes, at Port Pirie in 1946,
Hanlon could not envisage what was to follow.
In an interview in 2004, Hanlon said: "I didn't know the success I would
have back then. I've had a lot of luck. It's a great game to be in. I've
enjoyed every moment."
Hanlon's training adventure began in South Australia in the wine growing district of McLarenvale.
"My brother Fred was having a bit of success with trotters. He trained a
champion called Adrian Derby. That's where I got the horse bug from," he said.
Hanlon said those early days were important in forming his racing philosophies.
"We trained around a lot of dairy farms. There was plenty of grass about.
I learnt a lot about feeding."
Hanlon moved to Melbourne in the late 1940s, taking up stables at Mordialloc.
It was in the 1960s he started to make his mark on racing.
Leading the charge was the dual Newmarket Handicap winner, Correct.
In 1965 Hanlon saddled up Matloch in the Melbourne Cup, one of three
runners he had in the race. Two of his runners fell, including Matloch,
who was second favourite.
He eventually saddled up 49 starters in the race that stops a nation.
It was a tough introduction to the Cup but it became a race he conquered.
Hanlon trained runner-up Vansittart in 1970 and won two years later with Piping Lane.
He also finished second with Noble Comment in 1984 and with Mr Prudent in 2002.
Hanlon was immensely proud of his Leopold training base, a property he turned
from a cow paddock into a first-class training establishment.
He bought the 20-hectare property in the mid-'70s and moved there
from his Epsom training base in the mid-'80s.
The property had everything Hanlon wanted, hills on which to work his horses
and the soil was sandy and dried quickly.
To see Hanlon in action on the property was a memorable racing moment.
He followed the horses in his jeep, monitoring their gallops
and shouting orders at the track riders.
He also had nearby Black Rock beach on which to work his horses.
Despite having had an array of top-line gallopers, Hanlon did have his favourites.
"Lourdes would have to be my favourite horse, giving me my kick-off," he said.
Other favourites were Royal Snack, who won four consecutive Moe Cups from 1993 to 1996, and Cox Plate winner Family Of Man.
Making the trip with Hanlon to Leopold in the mid-'80s was another of his
favourites, the retired Arwon, who lived on the property until he died
aged 33.
For those who knew him, Hanlon appeared to walk the fine line between an eccentric and genius.
His move to Leopold also coincided with my introduction to journalism with the Geelong Advertiser. I was told by fellow racing writers not to bother with Hanlon as he was notoriously unco-operative.
But he proved the exact opposite. For the next decade I would spend many
mornings in his jeep watching his horses work as he barked orders to his riders.
I would also meet him at nearby Black Rock and watch his horses work on the beach.
Often I would leave without a question being answered. In fact, many mornings he spent more time asking me questions.
All the time he kept his eyes on the horses like a hawk, knowing precisely
what each horse should be doing.
When a jockey was working a horse too fast, Hanlon would start yelling.
Many mornings would be spent listening to his thoughts on the state of the racing industry.
Jockeys, whom he described as a "different breed", and bloodstock agents, whom
he called "parasites", would be high on the agenda most mornings.
Former Herald Sun journalist Trevor Grant prised some more gems from Hanlon.
Losing: "I hate getting beat. Anyone who's a good loser is a loser and he'll stay a loser. You've got to hate getting beat."
Training: "If you are relaxed yourself when making a decision, you will make a
better decision. I've tried to get horses that way."
Phar Lap:
"When they complain these days about the travel horses have to do, I
often think about Phar Lap. He went to America on a boat for six weeks.
"All he could do was stand and have a roll.
And he got off the boat and treated them all like second-raters."
___________________________________
If it wasn't for Bart Cummings,
George Hanlon might well have been known as the ''Cups King'',
for the Melbourne Cup was the race he lived for,
saddling a remarkable 49 runners in it.
Cummings' Melbourne Cup tally rose to 81 starters last
spring yet, despite rarely having any more than 20 horses in his stable
at one time, Hanlon only failed to saddle a Melbourne Cup runner 13
times from his first starter, Correct (12th) in 1961, to his last
runner, Mr Prudent (12th) in 2003.
Hanlon's second win came in 1978 in the form of Arwon,
who was named (backwards) after Nowra,
the home of the Melbourne Cup's first winner,
Archer.
Arwon began his career as Flash Guy in New Zealand and was
famously knocked back by trainer Tommy Smith when he came to Australia.
Hanlon took him on and turned him into a top stayer.
His final Melbourne Cup win came in 1984 with
the Robert Holmes a Court-bred- and owned- Black Knight.
Yet, despite his victories in the great race, some of Hanlon's greatest training feats were his defeats. In less than 12 months, for example,
he turned noted slow coach Vansittart into the 1970 Melbourne Cup runner-up.
Noble Comment was another plodder but Hanlon almost won
two Cups with him. It took Gurner's Lane and Kingston Town to defeat him
in 1982 and only Kiwi's famous finish denied him in 1983.
As with Cummings, Hanlon was noted for his dry and often confusing
one-liners.
After Congressman was nosed out in the 1988 Caulfield Cup by50-1 chance Imposera, Hanlon famously said: ''I don't mind losing;
I just hate getting beaten.''
His most quoted line, however, is that ''horses are only human''.
After Arwon was narrowly beaten by Taksan in the 1978 Caulfield Cup,
Hanlon was told he could still win the Melbourne Cup, to which he replied:
''An egg in the frying pan is worth two birds in the air.''
Cummings once described Hanlon as
his ''greatest opponent in distance races''.
Arwon, pictured in retirement,
always had a special place in George Hanlon's heart.
Photo: Vince Caligiuri
Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/hanlon-one-of-the-turfs-true-legends-20100128-n1sx.html#ixzz1cRmSdYNC
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And I will add, that George insisted on a peaceful environment around his horses,
but if he 'barked', at you, you, were doing harmful wrong, and you, damn well needed barking at.
I never got barked at by George. Quite the contrary. That "different breed" got more than barked at, over the way I was treated.
So can some of you understand now, that it's not that I'm thick skinned, or don't consider the opinion of others, that keeps me standing against the abuse I receive. It's because the opinions of those rare people who possess the wisdom and quality of character of the likes of George Hanlon, are the opinions that matter, and that I do take heed of.
Yes, it was a great blessing to have had a man like George to look up to.
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Re: THE Emirates MELBOURNE Cup
Billy Ruben Mon Oct 31, 2011 11:33 pm
I was fixing the car at the time,it was much more enthralling and educational than an over-rated horse race,footy season is over,cricket starts soon...just thought I'd remind you of that...and do,play the ignore game...I can hold my breathe longer than you...you need to noticed,I don't...
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