GreyHound racing thread.

andmark · 10-02-2008, 12:59 AM

The Gold Jacket is coming up (tommorow.) Who do you think will win it?

luckyeddie · 10-02-2008, 08:03 AM

The hare

GIMH · 10-02-2008, 11:45 AM

Smudge · 10-02-2008, 04:02 PM

The one that isn't licking its own private parts when the traps on.

Matt79 · 11-02-2008, 05:46 AM

GO you little horses!

andmark · 11-02-2008, 01:36 PM

A little tipster just won a few pound

HeathDavisSpeed · 11-02-2008, 01:45 PM

Who cares about the Dishlickers unless you're on a night out with your mates.

And even then, not much since they closed down Hutt Park Raceway.

BoyBrumby · 11-02-2008, 02:00 PM

Round my way this sort of thing:

is known as a "greyhound skirt". As in "an inch or two from the hare".

HeathDavisSpeed · 11-02-2008, 02:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

is known as a "greyhound skirt". As in "an inch or two from the hare".

I was led to understood that it was called a greyhound skirt as the hem was "chasing the hair". The guy who told me that was from Tunbridge (not Tonbridge Wells), so I guess its a bit more nationwide in England then...

Smudge · 11-02-2008, 05:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

Who cares about the Dishlickers unless you're on a night out with your mates.

And even then, not much since they closed down Hutt Park Raceway.

It staggers me to think only one of the three racing codes has a presence in Wellington now. A ****-up of major proportions.

HeathDavisSpeed · 11-02-2008, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Voltman

It staggers me to think only one of the three racing codes has a presence in Wellington now. A ****-up of major proportions.

You're bloody right. Though, I have heard they are building a new indoor sports centre on Hutt Park Raceway.

It is a disgrace that the Wellington Greyhounds now run from Hattrick. I shudder to think where the nearest Thieves on Wheels track is.

Perm · 11-02-2008, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoyBrumby

Round my way this sort of thing:

is known as a "greyhound skirt". As in "an inch or two from the hare".

Ah, the English. So filthy, yet classy.

howardj · 11-02-2008, 06:30 PM

This thread's been drowned at birth.

Never given a chance to breathe, let alone flourish.

Smudge · 11-02-2008, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeathDavisSpeed

You're bloody right. Though, I have heard they are building a new indoor sports centre on Hutt Park Raceway.

It is a disgrace that the Wellington Greyhounds now run from Hattrick. I shudder to think where the nearest Thieves on Wheels track is.

The closest specialist track would be Manawatu - there's a meeting there today actually (Wairarapa HRC), but they ran the grass track harness on Foxton a couple of weekends ago, while Tauheranikau had a couple of mobile paces on their holiday card last month.

Graham "Steel Balls" Bruton was looking to get a couple of meetings on the grass at Trentham, but that idea appears to have faded in the last couple of years.

HeathDavisSpeed · 11-02-2008, 07:22 PM

My calendar suggests the Manawatu Trotting Cup is on today, with another Manawatu meeting on Thursday.

I had no idea they'd contemplate running the Trots from Foxton or Tauherenikau. Can't see the point, frankly. If they can't run 'em at a decent profit in Wellington, tacking them onto a Gallops meeting somewhere else is a bit of a cop out.

I had heard the old Wellington GRC was still looking for somewhere in Wellington for a dog track; though I can't see that happening when the racing industry as a whole is looking to cut dead tracks (e.g. Levin a few years back)

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BoyBrumby Englishman Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Doing the stance Posts: 42,645	Round my way this sort of thing: is known as a "greyhound skirt". As in "an inch or two from the hare". __________________ *- As featured in The Independent.* "This is not the time for namby-pamby promising youngsters who might just do something; not the time for building for the future. Pragmatism rules and they don't come more pragmatic than Rogers." - Victor Marks makes the case for stiff-legged and stiff-armed 35 year old left-handers in Ashes squads

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HeathDavisSpeed International Coach Join Date: May 2007 Location: Rummaging through Iain O'Brien's dustbins. Posts: 12,904	My calendar suggests the Manawatu Trotting Cup is on today, with another Manawatu meeting on Thursday. I had no idea they'd contemplate running the Trots from Foxton or Tauherenikau. Can't see the point, frankly. If they can't run 'em at a decent profit in Wellington, tacking them onto a Gallops meeting somewhere else is a bit of a cop out. I had heard the old Wellington GRC was still looking for somewhere in Wellington for a dog track; though I can't see that happening when the racing industry as a whole is looking to cut dead tracks (e.g. Levin a few years back)

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