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10-27-05, 12:54 AM
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| | flatchat Silver Supporter 
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Rep Power: 13  | The Melbourne Cup
Hey Pete, we note your prowess with the fillies [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img] .Do you have a nose across the finish line prediction for the famous Melbourne cup (horse race)next Tuesday?? | 
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10-27-05, 02:41 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
If she gets a run Makybe Diva. But I will wait until I see the final fields before I commit myself. My horse Forest Jim is running in the race before the cup. | 
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10-27-05, 03:14 AM
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| | ross nicol 10 tenths
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
Guess what I'm doing on Melbourne Cup Day.Yep car racing not horse racing.It's R6 of the Vic State Race Series, a one day meeting and final for the year.Anyone not into horses come along to Sandown I'll be in garage #23.Are you coming to the big smoke Pete?I can see you there with the beautiful people eying up the bar girls.By the way that was a very hot number in the black and white striped bikini at Indy,love your work.
Ross | |
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10-27-05, 06:07 AM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
Ross, I will be in Noosa on Cup day, over several years it has become a tradition to go to the Noosa surf club and party on cup day. If Forest Jim was running in the cup we would be there, but he is not, so the tradition continues.
Thanks for the compliment. Knowing what your business is I am flattered.
Pic of the club. | |
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10-27-05, 06:28 PM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
Like motor sport, horse racing has it's highs and lows.
Forest Jim badly damaged a suspensory ligament during track work yesterday and his racing career is over. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
During his career Forest Jim won $501,100.00 in stake money.
He had 53 starts, for 8 wins 9 seconds and 4 thirds. He finished in the top 5, 28 times.
We will find him a paddock with sweet grass and a few old mates to retire too. | |
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10-28-05, 05:37 PM
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| | flatchat Silver Supporter
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Rep Power: 13 | Re: The Melbourne Cup
Really sorry to hear about the horse Pete [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img].I was about to put a pile of money on it too [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]
They seem to be as fragile as a stock 302w when pushed to the limits [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif[/img]
Anyhow have an extra beer for me at the Neoousa club [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] | |
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11-01-05, 07:42 AM
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| | flatchat Silver Supporter
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Rep Power: 13 | Re: The Melbourne Cup
You were spot on with the cup winner Pete --wish I had've put money on it now [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif[/img]
A good result at Sandown Ross [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] except for the DNF wassup [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif[/img] | |
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11-04-05, 12:21 AM
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| | ross nicol 10 tenths
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
Sorry too about the horse Pete but I'm not a gambler so i'll stick to mechanical horses.Thanks Chris you no doubt have read my dnf explanation on the board elsewhere.Not a cheap business this.An interesting point from the admirers of the 40 at Sandown is that when I travel up the back straight
they can't see my car above the armco.
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11-06-05, 07:52 PM
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| | Pete Lifetime Premier Supporter
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| Re: The Melbourne Cup
Thanks guys, it appears now after more scans that Forest Jim's injury is not as bad as we feared. It seems the tendon was not torn but was badly bruised. He will still be out for an extended spell but may be able to race again. [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img] | |
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