MAJOR UPCOMING RACES:
* Caulfield Cup 2009 17/10/09
* Cox Plate 2009 24/10/09
* Melbourne Cup 2009 03/11/09
MELBOURNE
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ADELAIDE
• Morphettville Races Information
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• Perth Ascot Races Information
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Great website but please don’t use Makybe Diva to fly the flag for Australian Racing….a horse that lost more races than won shouldn’t be ranked alongside Tulloch, Phar Lap, Wakeful, Kingston Town, Sunline and Lonhro.
Champion stayer yes but she was racing in an era of shocking quality during her final year of racing….and don’t mention the three Cups because she was thrown in for her 3rd so she could be used as a promotional tool.
How do you only go up 2.5kgs for winning a Melb Cup, an Australian Cup and the BMW ? Let’s watch and see how much this years Caulfield Cup winner gets as a penalty…
Finally someone who agrees with me, not so much on Makybe Diva but the lack of quality in our staying ranks in recent years have been pretty poor to say the least, Saturdays Metropolitan should be considered the perfect example,
The Brisbane cup being shorten to 2400m another perfect example. this years sydney cup, “well lets not go there”, and it continues, As far as the Melbourne cup for this year, well outside of last years winner and possibly Zagreb who is still unproven, we have no genuine 2 mile handicappers, Zipping is a good stayer and deserves his place in the field, but…same with Maybe better.
Take nothing away from Makybe Diva, she deserves her place in history for 3 cup wins, lets face it, a feat that will last for a very long time if ever beaten,.
The best stayer of her time, yes but no comparision to real champions of the past.
Weekend Hussler falls into the same catergory, a very good race horse and an outstanding wfa performer of the moment but the media hype for promotional purposes has built him up to be something he is not, a genuine champion!.
Hi Frank thanks for stopping by
And nice to hear from you again too Kesa!
@Frank I take it your not a huge fan of the Diva haha?! Tell us how you really feel! I’m kidding… I see what your saying, and I agree that Makybe Diva is not in the same league as Tulloch, Phar Lap and Kingston Town. Obviously. But she is a genuine champion who perhaps ‘more recent’ racing enthusiasts can relate to. But just for arguments sake, i’ll put forward a case for her, and other genuine stayers in this country.
There are so many variables that come into play. Firstly, like any sport, thoroughbred horse racing in this day and age is much more professional (and worth alot more money), that the level of competition is much higher it used to be back ‘in the day’.
Secondly, I feel that a real genuine stayer will always have a worse win loss ratio, than say a horse who races more over the sprint or middle distances. I mean in this day and age horses really are aimed at a certain race (like the Cup), and are often knowingly raced green prior to get their fitness up.
At the end of the day, winning 3 consecutive Melbourne Cups is an astonishing feat,; one that i have the utmost respect for.
Regarding the handicapping…. wow don’t even get me started on that. Perhaps one of the shadier sides to our industry in my opinion.
@Kesa I agree whole-heartedly that our staying stocks are not what they used to be. But you know what if I had the chance to buy a horse with a great genuine staying pedigree, or a horse with a great sprint/middle distance pedigree; I would take the middle distance horse any day of the week.
I mean it’s just the nature of the beast. Stayers are harder to train, and if they don’t go well in the race/s you aim them for, you can have a really bad run. Middle distance horses have more races on offer, and they can be pretty much right to go first up (but obviously not always).
With the cost to own/train a horse these days, it is little wonder less and less horses are aimed at the 2 mile these days. It just really isn’t all that viable anymore.
Just reading the above ‘less and less horses are aimed at the 2 mile these days’ - do you think the Melbourne Cup will eventually be reduced in length? If not, and taking what you have said into consideration, it would seem overseas horses would have the edge more and more in a Melb Cup.