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the race that stops a nation, but no-one else really cares

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Got to back Brown Panther, that and Hawkspur.
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God is an Englishman wrote: the race that stops a nation, but no-one else really cares
I'm here and I don't care either.
At some stage things stop being cool

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maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
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Worldwide tv audience for Grand National=600 million
Worldwide tv audience for Melbourne Cup=700 million.

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I still dont care..... But If i had to tip its gotta be Foreteller or Fiorente

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God is an Englishman wrote:Got to back Brown Panther, that and Hawkspur.
Got Brown Panther in the sweep.

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I guess all the heavy gamblers are tooooooo busy, ey Bomber?
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God is an Englishman wrote:maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
How do you calculate that? Robert Hickmott has 6 horses himself!

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Bacon888 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
How do you calculate that? Robert Hickmott has 6 horses himself!
Whatever way suits him generally.
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Bacon888 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
How do you calculate that? Robert Hickmott has 6 horses himself!

In that case. Don't trust ABC news.
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bacon888 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
How do you calculate that? Robert Hickmott has 6 horses himself!

In that case. Don't trust ABC news.
They wrote this:

"Perhaps Waterhouse's biggest threat comes from the nine overseas-trained runners".

That leaves 15 locally trained horses.

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bubu wrote:I guess all the heavy gamblers are tooooooo busy, ey Bomber?
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voleuse de coers for me closely followed by dear demi and mount athos,

actually i have a better chance doing a mystery bet i reckon

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God is an Englishman wrote:Got to back Brown Panther, that and Hawkspur.

A South Aussie Horse?
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Bubu, you riding any of the horses today?
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Bacon888 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:
In that case. Don't trust ABC news.
They wrote this:

"Perhaps Waterhouse's biggest threat comes from the nine overseas-trained runners".

That leaves 15 locally trained horses.

maybe so, but not what they said last night
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On Mt Athos.

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Us football fans should've been on Bernabeu in Race 5. Trained by John O'Shea too.

It won, and played like $12

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Wraith wrote:On Mt Athos.
you get reception up there?
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Bacon888 wrote:Us football fans should've been on Bernabeu in Race 5. Trained by John O'Shea too.

It won, and played like $12

Was it really trained by him?
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El Paso del Norte wrote:Bubu, you riding any of the horses today?

no, mate. I am a married man!
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El Paso del Norte wrote:
Wraith wrote:On Mt Athos.
you get reception up there?
Not as good as Aldinga.

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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bacon888 wrote:Us football fans should've been on Bernabeu in Race 5. Trained by John O'Shea too.

It won, and played like $12

Was it really trained by him?
http://www.johnoshea.com.au/about.asp

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bubu wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:Bubu, you riding any of the horses today?

no, mate. I am a married man!
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lots of jockeys are married, shouldn't stop you
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El Paso del Norte wrote:
bubu wrote:
El Paso del Norte wrote:Bubu, you riding any of the horses today?

no, mate. I am a married man!
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lots of jockeys are married, shouldn't stop you

yeah, I don't fancy horses!
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God is an Englishman wrote:
Bacon888 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:maybe some others do care about it - only 4 aussie trained horses in the field.
How do you calculate that? Robert Hickmott has 6 horses himself!

In that case. Don't trust ABC news.
I heard that on ABC as well but it wasn't "trained" it was "bred"......

I was wondering if they would be eligible for an Aussie Passport. :D

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Steve#4 wrote:
God is an Englishman wrote:[quote="Bacon888
I heard that on ABC as well but it wasn't "trained" it was "bred"......

I was wondering if they would be eligible for an Aussie Passport. :D
Were they eligible at Birth?
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I dont understand how a horse race warrants a public holiday

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Red-4-Life wrote:I dont understand how a horse race warrants a public holiday
No different to a trollop's birthday.
At some stage things stop being cool

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