A Track to Be Wary Of...?Remember that little girl with the curl? I now unofficially dub Caulfield that "lttle girl" of the Australian turf.When she's good, she's very, very good.You know the alternative.áOf course there are no fast lanes at Caulfield.Eh?Of course there are not programs when front runners win all afternoon.Eh??Of course there are not other days when to race in front, or on the pace, is certain death for your chances.Eh???And of course the jockeys work this out early in
A Track to Be Wary Of...?
Remember that little girl with the curl? I now unofficially dub Caulfield that "lttle girl" of the Australian turf.
When she's good, she's very, very good.
You know the alternative.
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Of course there are no fast lanes at Caulfield.
Eh?
Of course there are not programs when front runners win all afternoon.
Eh??
Of course there are not other days when to race in front, or on the pace, is certain death for your chances.
Eh???
And of course the jockeys work this out early in the day.
EH????
If you baulked at each of the above statements and fell in with the "Eh" group, you're in strong company. It can be a wonderful track. All the problems were going to be solved a few years back when all sorts of gardening renovations were carried out.
I call it as I see it, and I see Caulfield as the hardest track I've ever known to assess accurately.
Saturday brings marvellous racing. A couple of my colleagues had coffee with me this morning and they're excited as all-out about the big racing there.
I agree.
I just can't bring myself to open my wallet very far.
Your money, your choice.
I just hope you're more confident than I am about your chances of reading the signs.
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hoofnote: We're testing a few ideas at the moment. Saturday's idea concerns Rangirangdoo and McClintock in Sydney (Race 6, the Apollo Stakes).
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