<html>
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)">
<!--[if !mso]><style>v\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
o\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
w\:* {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
.shape {behavior:url(#default#VML);}
</style><![endif]--><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Wingdings;
panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Verdana;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0cm;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
mso-fareast-language:EN-US;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal;
font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";
color:black;
font-weight:normal;
font-style:normal;}
span.EmailStyle18
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:612.0pt 792.0pt;
margin:72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt 72.0pt;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-AU" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hi Tony,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">My mother and grandparents lived at 23 The Strand, Moonee Ponds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">To park in that street you needed a council pass to say you were a resident.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">My Grandfather was no doubt there that day in the crowd
</span><span style="font-family:Wingdings;color:#1F497D">J</span><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<div>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm">
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"> Racing
[mailto:racing-bounces@ausrace.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Tony Moffat<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 27 February 2018 3:37 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> racing@ausrace.com<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AusRace] A Day at the Races - the early 70's<o:p></o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">8.3+++++++++ Day at the Races – the early 70’s<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">My youngest daughter was born on January 28, in a house, a mansion really, on Mt Alexander Road at 7.12am. I was there, all the expectant participants were there.
Mother and daughter were fine, and sleepy, and as I had control of the others, and it was sleepy time in the wards, we left. It had been discussed about going to South Melbourne football ground, and No.1 was dressed for it, denim shorts and a South Melbourne
jumper, modified, taken in, darted, and there was supposed to be a hootenanny there, my ill-chosen words. Her teacher is married to a Swan man who lately has been playing for Geelong. Good Lord.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We didn’t go there.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">When you left the hospital you can hear the course commentator at Moonee Valley, one block to the east and you can see the tops of the grandstands, their higher
now, and the next three trams turned that way. I had to factor in age, gender, toilet, food, and of course I had to be responsible.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We went to the races, I paid and the entourage got ushered through and we walked up the rising ground to end up at the side of the grandstand in the shade. There
were no playground implements then, unlike now, but there was interesting things, there was a crowd really and I found us a position in the shade, left the eldest with the youngest, and took the others to ablute and food hunting. There is a fine selection
of children style food there, and I chose well, correctly then, although my pick of a pluto pup was looked at askance. Another round of visiting the toilets and it was almost the start of the 4<sup>th</sup>, which we watched as it was 3yo fillies, some without
form.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">The next was the William Reid, the favourite was Analie, Higgins and New Gleam, Midge Didham. I liked Wandle, a 2yo, a filly, in WFA Group1, but her last run
she was beaten by Tangent in a dead heat second at the Valley when favourite in course record time and before that she won, at the Valley, by 12 lengths at 25/1, a head kicking up that straight. Pat Trotter took over from Brian Gilders in this race and she
was 33/1 when I had a $5 place. I backed All Shot straight out who won in course record time and paid $6.40, and Wandle paid $5.90 for 3rd, she was $6 place with the books. Tauto came second. Funny that I stay out of 3yo races yet back a 2yo filly in a WFA
against all age and sex. Her performance that race nearly selected my runner in the last, more on that soon.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">We did a stable tour and patted a few, including Immortal Time, missed a race, and got back with ice creams just as they were warming up. I was being responsible
and supervising when told by the eldest that I should back ‘that horse’ (immortal Time) because it had a plaited mane. So I did, my $5 plunge on it and Venture On, for a place, both ridden by apprentices, Robert Heffernan was one. Venture On won at 8/1 by
5 len and Immortal Time was second ($19.40) – wish you could bottle it.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">When I backed those two, I also had Tangent for a win in the last and, further, while reading and being the Dad, found Sans Peur (Heffernan) solely off his ride
in the previous, and some form, and we all went to back it. They went 1<sup>st</sup> and third ($6.00 and $6.00) so I was rapt, you’d think and you would be right. It was hot late in the day, and it was after 5.00pm, visiting hours down the road. We bought
flowers from the cart vendor, chocolates. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">There may be a certain amount of narcissism when the co-author takes his kids out, they are handsome, I am tall, so there is a little of either in each. There
were smiles and comments from a wide spectrum of unknowns this day, the first in a new life.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">New Mum was tired, hungry, and nursing when we got there but said it sounds like we had a good day. We did. Don’t worry, I didn’t lose any, made a bit, acted
responsibly. We had a café meal, not fish and chips after that lunch, meatballs and spaghetti and a tram ride for an hour when it was very late for some. They said it was a good day, and can we do it tomorrow, I wish we could.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">All Shot won more after that ending with a 6<sup>th</sup> in the Blamey Stakes. Wandle ran 1.75 lengths 4<sup>th</sup> in Oakleigh Plate. Tangent ran distanced
in the Lightning Stakes and also the Oakleigh Plate<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">To me there seemed to be more journeymen runners then, they win, but they need everything to go right, Mulligatawny, Wakiti Creek, Irlandais. Now, with everyday
racing this is not so apparent.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black">Subject not to be confused with a record of the same name<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellpadding="0" style="border:none;border-top:solid #D3D4DE 1.0pt">
<tbody>
<tr>
<td width="55" style="width:41.25pt;border:none;padding:9.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:none"><img border="0" width="46" height="29" id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png"></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
<td width="470" style="width:352.5pt;border:none;padding:9.0pt .75pt .75pt .75pt">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:13.5pt"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#41424E;mso-fareast-language:EN-AU">Virus-free.
<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#4453EA">www.avg.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";mso-fareast-language:EN-AU"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
</div>
</div>
</body>
</html>