Tongue In Cheek-Pieces!
Moletown's $50 Head2HeadOnce again the community have had their say and crowned a monthly H2H winner. Congratulations to Zip Stables! Your efforts during the monthly game period have earned the respect of the community and with 62% of the votes, a clear winner. $50 in bonus credits will be winging its way to your yard, courtesy of the bank of Moletown. It is with great pleasure that I give you this prize and I really hope that you get something nice from the sales ring! Don't forget to follow the progress of the last H2H of the season, as Gedgeys Top Guns does battle with Solais in the G2 ranks. One week into the competition and both stables have secured a winner although Gedgey has had over four times in the way of runners, twenty-seven to six. Gedgey needs to improve on his return to run ratio, currently returning a £1.29 figure. In comparison, Solais has been more selective with his six runners, a return of £2.39 per run rewarding him to date. Maybe, Tocohnas can fill us in on what side of the "Table Of Truth", each of our combatants lie!
Zenyatta, Still A Racing Legend?Zenyatta's defeat at the hands of Blame this weekend, sparked millions of Americans into mourning. I think more tears were shed by this short-head defeat than a junk food junkie walking to the door of his favourite fast food restaurant, only to find it closed. The hype that the horse had created across the pond was unbelievable and the nation waited with baited breath to cheer their hero into the winner's enclosure. It is crazy to think that in a recent poll, Zenyatta was voted one of the nations' favourite females, ahead of the likes of Oprah and the First Lady. Such was the expectation of the horse, America hadn't even considered what would happen if she was to be defeated and in all honesty, it kind of rained on the parade of the worthy winner, Blame. In fairness, it was a great training display for the winner and when all is said and done, the history books will show that Zenyatta failed in her bid for back-to-back victories in the race. Anything can happen in horse racing and it usually does! Take nothing away from Zenyatta's run, a couple more strides and we would all be talking about the greatest performance in a race of all time! Remember the greatness, Zenyatta is still a racing legend and any trainer will tell you that if offered a record of twenty races, nineteen wins and a second with over $6 million dollars in prize money, before the horse ever hit the track, they would all bite your hand off. Long lives Zenyatta’s legacy!
An Auction Perspective!I have said it before and I'll say it again! When buying a horse from the auction it is a trainer's prerogative to decide how much and how far to take the bidding to secure what you want. However, the auction ring is a very strange place in recent times. Some would say that it has become a "Bonkers" environment! Let's face the facts and not let our charitable hearts rule the game, if that's what it is all about. I mean, how can a horse of the calibre of a very very good divisional runner, consolation runner at best, command a four figure price? It is just ludicrous! What it serves to do is make new trainer's think that the horse they have just pulled from the sales ring is worth far more than they could ever imagine, which in reality is definitely not the case. So let's take a look at some fact about this last auction and not the fictitious that became fact. Excalibur's Wrath sells for £1260 with an opening reserve of £100 (a fair reserve and priced to sell) and the owner is very happy when the bids start to come in. Another horse in the auction, clearly better in terms of ability and already supped with points on the board, Poorscouser Tommy sells for his asking price of £200. This is not a dig at any trainer for buying what they feel is going to improve their yard but a reality check for new players, which one do you think sold for a price closer to their real worth?
Tongue In Cheek-Pieces! November 8th 2010 Moletown's $50 Head2HeadOnce again the community have had their say and crowned a monthly H2H winner. Congratulations to Zip Stables! Your efforts during the monthly game period have earned the respect of the community and with 62% of the votes, a clear winner. $50 in bonus credits will be winging its way to your yard, courtesy of the bank of Moletown. It is with great pleasure that I give you this prize and I really hope that you get something nice from the sales ring! Don't forget to follow the progress of the last H2H of the season, as Gedgeys Top Guns does battle with Solais in the G2 ranks. One week into the competition and both stables have secured a winner although Gedgey has had over four times in the way of runners, twenty-seven to six. Gedgey needs to improve on his return to run ratio, currently returning a £1.29 figure. In comparison, Solais has been more selective with his six runners, a return of £2.39 per run rewarding him to date. Maybe, Tocohnas can fill us in on what side of the "Table Of Truth", each of our combatants lie!
Zenyatta, Still A Racing Legend?Zenyatta's defeat at the hands of Blame this weekend, sparked millions of Americans into mourning. I think more tears were shed by this short-head defeat than a junk food junkie walking to the door of his favourite fast food restaurant, only to find it closed. The hype that the horse had created across the pond was unbelievable and the nation waited with baited breath to cheer their hero into the winner's enclosure. It is crazy to think that in a recent poll, Zenyatta was voted one of the nations' favourite females, ahead of the likes of Oprah and the First Lady. Such was the expectation of the horse, America hadn't even considered what would happen if she was to be defeated and in all honesty, it kind of rained on the parade of the worthy winner, Blame. In fairness, it was a great training display for the winner and when all is said and done, the history books will show that Zenyatta failed in her bid for back-to-back victories in the race. Anything can happen in horse racing and it usually does! Take nothing away from Zenyatta's run, a couple more strides and we would all be talking about the greatest performance in a race of all time! Remember the greatness, Zenyatta is still a racing legend and any trainer will tell you that if offered a record of twenty races, nineteen wins and a second with over $6 million dollars in prize money, before the horse ever hit the track, they would all bite your hand off. Long lives Zenyatta’s legacy!
An Auction Perspective!I have said it before and I'll say it again! When buying a horse from the auction it is a trainer's prerogative to decide how much and how far to take the bidding to secure what you want. However, the auction ring is a very strange place in recent times. Some would say that it has become a "Bonkers" environment! Let's face the facts and not let our charitable hearts rule the game, if that's what it is all about. I mean, how can a horse of the calibre of a very very good divisional runner, consolation runner at best, command a four figure price? It is just ludicrous! What it serves to do is make new trainer's think that the horse they have just pulled from the sales ring is worth far more than they could ever imagine, which in reality is definitely not the case. So let's take a look at some fact about this last auction and not the fictitious that became fact. Excalibur's Wrath sells for £1260 with an opening reserve of £100 (a fair reserve and priced to sell) and the owner is very happy when the bids start to come in. Another horse in the auction, clearly better in terms of ability and already supped with points on the board, Poorscouser Tommy sells for his asking price of £200. This is not a dig at any trainer for buying what they feel is going to improve their yard but a reality check for new players, which one do you think sold for a price closer to their real worth?
The 3TT Vs 6TT Debate Rolls Back Into TownThe forums have been a quiet place of late but nothing serves better to throw up some good talking points than the heated debate and cries for more time trials. Purists will say that 3TTs is better for the game and who am I to argue. The fact is that six time trial runs was introduced at a time when we saw a lot of new players enter the game. The old saying of "better the devil you know, than the devil you don't" springs to mind, when the subject matter hit the forums once again. What one trainer was always used to when they joined was not the case for the majority of players who strutted their stuff before the change. So who is right and who is wrong? Well, at the end of the day everyone is right and there is no wrong is asking for what you think is the best thing for the game and ultimately, best for your stable. What the community really needs is a clarifying statement from the management at "RC Towers" to put the matter to rest, so everyone can make their decision on how they want to take their stable forward. Idle threats of leaving can be materialised, if true to their word and once and for all the community will know where they stand. So what's it going to be? Is it six or is it three?
The forums have been a quiet place of late but nothing serves better to throw up some good talking points than the heated debate and cries for more time trials. Purists will say that 3TTs is better for the game and who am I to argue. The fact is that six time trial runs was introduced at a time when we saw a lot of new players enter the game. The old saying of "better the devil you know, than the devil you don't" springs to mind, when the subject matter hit the forums once again. What one trainer was always used to when they joined was not the case for the majority of players who strutted their stuff before the change. So who is right and who is wrong? Well, at the end of the day everyone is right and there is no wrong is asking for what you think is the best thing for the game and ultimately, best for your stable. What the community really needs is a clarifying statement from the management at "RC Towers" to put the matter to rest, so everyone can make their decision on how they want to take their stable forward. Idle threats of leaving can be materialised, if true to their word and once and for all the community will know where they stand. So what's it going to be? Is it six or is it three?
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