Horse Racing

[cosmicway 1,323]

We should have horse racing thread.

We have all the others.

Tomorrow Saturday it's Dubai world cup day.

Clashes with football hours a little but the big race is after football, 18.05 UK time.

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Good thread

Looking forward to the grand national next week.

[cosmicway 1,323]

A guru friend says to me now:

UAE Derby - 14:25 Meydan - Long John (AUS)

Dubai Sheema Classic - 17:17 Meydan - Empoli (GER)

Dubai World Cup - 18:05 Meydan - Military Attack (IRE)

[cosmicway 1,323]

I do races for press.

But we don't have from UK in the national circuit -several months now because of crazy royalties dispute- so UK for me only if I have time to get involved for personal betting with the other companies.

I 'm going to look into Dubai carefully tomorrow night though.

It's up to you to get involved and make this into a lively thread about the sport of kings, especially with the Grand National coming up next week and the beginning of the flat season.

Can you be as accurate as in football ? Many sports forums are pretty accurate prediction-wise on football things but when it comes to horses it's cry baby cry.

[cosmicway 1,323]

The last two are after our match:

R8: 12-4-15-3

R9: 12-8-1-4

This is the verdict of the "best international tipsters pool".

I went to the post also. A weak market is anticipated -as is always the case with races in foreign soil- but the whatever market movements will be observable through their "intelligent cards".

[We Hate Scouse 10,286]

Who are people going for on the Grand National tomorrow?

[Jambo 231]

Any tips for the Grand National?

[cosmicway 1,323]

I don't know ...

A friend says:

1. Balthazar King 2. Long Run 3. Monbeg Dude 4. Double Seven.

Read also what our French amis are saying (they are knowledgeable):

Le Grand Steele-chase de Liverpool, une épreuve mythique sur un parcours dantesque ! Pas moins de 40 engagés dans cette charge héroïque et le vainqueur aura bien du mérite. Faisons confiance à l'élève de Nicky Henderson Long Run, affûté pour cet objectif après une victoire à Kelso, et à Teaforthree, qui a échoué dans la Gold Cup de Cheltenham. L'opposition sera emmenée par Monbeg Dude, auteur d'une bonne rentrée à Doncaster, et par le top-weight Tidal Bay, engagé par Paul Nicholls avec de légitimes prétentions. Il faudra surveiller de près Double Seven, qui a su aligner cinq succès l'an passé et va monter en puissance sur sa course de rentrée, et Rocky Creek, qui arrive avec beaucoup de fraîcheur sur ce défi. La surprise pourrait venir de Prince De Beauchêne, préparé avec soin par Willy Mullins, ou de Burton Port, qui vient de prouver sa forme sur l'hippodrome de Newbury. Citons enfin Pineau De Ré, The Package et Balthazar King, qui peuvent eux aussi émettre quelques prétentions dans cette épreuve unique au Monde.

[cosmicway 1,323]

PINEAU DE RE (Leighton Aspell - Dr Richard Newland).

Price 21 to 1.

Both favourites were fallers.

Winner gets a weak mention by the French tipster above.

I 'm going to grab the video later.

[Jambo 231]

I won nothing... As per. Haha.

[Special Juan 27,424]

£5 EW on Baltazar King and Double Seven.

[cosmicway 1,323]

I won nothing... As per. Haha.

No bet on GN for me.

Bites real hard.

Got involved with a couple of easy Frenchies - defeated in the shadows.

In horse racing you have to lick your wounds and wait and wait.

[cosmicway 1,323]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfNpAewK4m4

Those fences look like giant spinach pies.

[cosmicway 1,323]

Cirrus des Aigles - Treve (28-04-2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_D0otTJX7Q#t=22

[cosmicway 1,323]

Strange, why does n't the above embed ?

The one just before (Grand National) did.

[cosmicway 1,323]

Kentucky derby - short price favourite

Churchil Downs, Sat May 3 11.24 UK time, 1m 2f, 21 run

California Chrome is the clear favourite, priced 2/1 in a field of 21.

Video below tells the story of the horse:

UK racing websites are not covering the Churchil Downs meeting all that much, but the Racing post features cards for three of the meeting's races. Racing Post acknowldedges California Chrome's superior speed figures but expresses some concern about his ability to handle the distance-track and goes for Danza. California Chrome is the no 5 in the race and Danza is the no 4.

[cosmicway 1,323]

California Chrome wins:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiDU58Rt8-I

[cosmicway 1,323]

California Chrome wins the Preakness too !

Video link:

http://www.sbnation.com/2014/5/17/5727114/preakness-stakes-video-replay-2014

A little lucky as you shall see, but he 's now on the way to the triple crown if he wins at Belmont !