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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Saintly – as you said, city folks out in the sticks<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Language is everything at the races, and jockeys mince it well. Eg<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>“</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“He ran a cheeky race”-last<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Doesn’t have the turn of foot” nearly last<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“He has run super today” down the back<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Tough run from the gate.” Down the back and I backed it.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Ran a creditable race.” Down the back<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>““Great little run in behind them.” I backed this one too<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Went super.”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Had to do a bit of work from the wide gate” barrier 9<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Super” “Super” “Super for mine”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>“Barrier”, “Bump”, “In a hole”<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>I know it is trying to be expressive, but not say anything.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Another reason I like racing.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif;color:black;background:white'>Tony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:#1F497D;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Racing [mailto:racing-bounces@ausrace.com] <b>On Behalf Of </b>norsaintpublishing@gmail.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 2 November 2022 4:25 AM<br><b>To:</b> AusRace Racing Discussion List <racing@ausrace.com><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusRace] FW: The Big Dance - $2 million for bush battlers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Tony,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal> I heard some talking head explain the qualifying races were run in the country to try and encourage city trainers to venture out there but it was never going to be restricted to purely country trainers. It looked as though it was a pretty good day at Randwick too. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, 2 Nov 2022 at 00:27, Tony Moffat <<a href="mailto:tonymoffat@bigpond.com">tonymoffat@bigpond.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0cm'><p class=MsoNormal>I thought, and I thought I read, that the contestants in this race today<br>would be chosen from country trainers contesting named races on country<br>courses. While the contests were in the country (and provincial) areas the<br>runners were often the product of city trainers who went bush to contest a<br>country Cup (often) and get a spot in the final. Perhaps that is something<br>they have always done, go bush for a quick quid, like Tullibigeal, or<br>Bundarra, or some other place were the trains don't go (no more).<br><br>I backed Sibaaq (3rd) some weeks ago, Kedah and One Aye <br><br>I thought Kedah was a good run (7th) and it was finishing the fastest of all<br>of them, except he was 5 metres back and the winner was matching him. It was<br>a good win, and a good ride<br><br><a href="https://mdata.racingnsw.com.au/FreeFields/Results.aspx?Key=2022Nov01,NSW,Royal%20Randwick" target="_blank">https://mdata.racingnsw.com.au/FreeFields/Results.aspx?Key=2022Nov01,NSW,Roy<br>al%20Randwick</a><br><br>cheers<br><br><br><br>Sent: Saturday, 20 August 2022 7:51 PM<br>Subject: [AusRace] The Big Dance - $2 million for bush battlers<br><br>The final of this series of races is November 1 in Sydney - the 1st Tuesday<br>in November - say no more.<br><br>Qualifying for this 1600m (those broadcasting call it a mile) started 31/10<br>las-shear and to date there have been 20 qualifying races although 1<br>-Wellington Cup in May was abandoned.<br><br> You have to win or place second in selected races to be considered for<br>inclusion so to this point in time up to 38 runners are up for<br>consideration. I presume the Wellington Cup runners have to suck it up, so<br>to speak<br><br>Today One Aye tried again in Sydney but went down. It has a qualifying win<br>in the Forbes Cup (in good time) and a fast second at Mudgee in December.<br>Some of those qualifying runs are way back in the form record, October and<br>November and December but they're selling a dream right.<br><br>More info here:<br><a href="https://www.racingnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/The_Big_Dance_Race_Conditions.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.racingnsw.com.au/wp-content/uploads/The_Big_Dance_Race_Condition<br>s.pdf</a>.<br><br>There is a Wild Card race in Randwick, perhaps open to all comers (so not<br>bush horses as such) another qualifier at Coonamble the next day then the<br>final on Melbourne Cup Day<br><br>Cheers<br><br>Tony<br><br><br>--<br>This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.<br><a href="http://www.avg.com" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Racing mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Racing@ausrace.com" target="_blank">Racing@ausrace.com</a><br><a href="http://ausrace.com/mailman/listinfo/racing_ausrace.com" target="_blank">http://ausrace.com/mailman/listinfo/racing_ausrace.com</a><br><br><br>-- <br>This email has been checked for viruses by AVG antivirus software.<br><a href="http://www.avg.com" target="_blank">www.avg.com</a><br><br>_______________________________________________<br>Racing mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Racing@ausrace.com" target="_blank">Racing@ausrace.com</a><br><a href="http://ausrace.com/mailman/listinfo/racing_ausrace.com" target="_blank">http://ausrace.com/mailman/listinfo/racing_ausrace.com</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">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" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>