Gotta get me one of these!

I've really got to get me one of these for the kitchen….

More at Mashable:

http://mashable.com/2011/12/28/scanomat-coffee-brewer-design/

 

Interview with Walter Swinburn

Just last week I had the privilege to sit and chat with Derby-winning jockey and successful trainer Walter Swinburn. Until he gave up his licence in October he trained a string of horses at the Church Farm stables in Aldbury, which is about 2 miles from where I live in Tring.

I have to confess I was more than a bit nervous at the prospect of interviewing such a well-known celebrity from the world of racing, for my humble little blog.

The memories are still crystal clear,” reflected 50-year-old Swinburn. “The thing about Shergar is, even though I didn’t realise it at the time, it soon became clear that there wasn’t going to be another one like him.

During our conversation we got to talk about that Derby ride, Shergar, his transition from jockey to trainer, and his plans for the future.

Read the full interview at SkyBlueKangaroo and please let me know which famous racing celebrities you've met.

http://skybluekangaroo.com/interviews/shergar-and-swinburn-great-memories-by-some-distance/

 

FINAL REVIEW: TopHorseRacingProfits.com

Geoff over at OnlineBettingExposed.com has just posted his final review of the betting systems web site TopHorseRacingProfits.com

 

 

The main service on the web site is called 'Dazzling Dutches' and this received a thorough 60 day examination.

 

We trialled the main service Dazzling Dutches for the full 60 day period. (The other 4 services on trial were pulled by the vendor due to poor performance!)

 

To read the full review article visit the link below. Geoff has also published detailed day-by-day results.

 

http://onlinebettingexposed.com/tophorseracingprofits-services-review/

 

For more independent reviews on betting products and services visit SkyBlueKangaroo.com

 

 

 

Big Buck’s extends winning run to fourteen

The feature race of the weekend was the Lough Derg Long Walk Hurdle (Grade 1) at Ascot, and we all waited to see if Big Buck's could extend his winning streak to an incredible fourteen successive victories.

Trainer Paul Nicholls has confirmed we won't see Big Buck's again now until he lines up for the World Hurdle at the Festival next March.

Big Buck’s won’t run again until Cheltenham. Andy [Stewart, owner] and I had a chat on Saturday night and we’ve decided to do what we did last year, which means just giving him a racecourse gallop before the World Hurdle to sharpen him up.

Full story at the Racing Post

The Long Walk was the only race covered by Horse Racing Trends over the weekend. Unsurprising Big Buck's was the advised selection, but odds of 30/100 didn't make much more than a pimple on the profit graph. But a win none-the-less.

• Big Buck's (1) won 30/100

For comprehensive race profiling, trends analysis, and horse ratings for all the Graded and Group races each week, visit HorseRacingTrends.com

Grandouet wins International Hurdle at Cheltenham

Grandouet won the Grade 2 International Hurdle at Cheltenham on Saturday, and confirmed himself as one of the main contenders for the Champion Hurdle at the Festival next March.

 

 

Grandouet was 2nd top rated by Horse Racing Trends for the race on Saturday, with Overturn being the runner most closely matching the profile of previous winners of this champion hurdle trial. In fact it was a very successful afternoon for followers of trends analysis.

 

This was the first time that Grandouet was racing outside his own age group and he became the first four-year-old to win this since stablemate Binocular back in 2008.

 

The other races covered by the Horse Racing Trends service on Saturday were the Bristol Novice Hurdle (Grade 2), the December Gold Cup H'cap Chase (Grade 3), and the Relkeel Hurdle (Grade 2). This is how the top rated horses fared.

 

• Deidreadh Re (1) won 2/1
• Quantitativeeasing (1) won 6/1
• Grandouet (2) won 5/2
• Oscar Whisky (1) won 4/9

 

Read the full race report for the International Hurdle at the Racing Post.

How to use an automated horse race betting machine

If the cashier in your local bookies has the personality of a house brick, then you need to read this article…

 

 

Today at SkyBlueKangaroo you can read a guest post from Dominic Godwinson, discussing the betting shop cashier of the future, and he's called SAM.

 

These touch screen activated units are taking the place of ‘in-person’ betting in horse race tracks all over the globe. You are able to overcome language barriers faced when dealing with a human teller with the computerized betting program that can be preset in any language.

 

I hasten to add, the staff in Coral's in Tring are as friendly as a labrador, so I hope we don't see any of these impersonal contraptions any time soon.

 

Here's the link to the article:

 

http://skybluekangaroo.com/bloggers/how-to-use-an-automated-horse-race-betting-machine/

Sir Chris Hoy’s latte

Horse Racing Trends Sandown double

Trends analysis proved a winning strategy and confirmed the two favourites in the big races at Sandown on Saturday. Both Al Ferof and Sizing Europe closely matched the profile of previous winners of the Grade 2 King Henry VIII Novice Chase and the Grade 1 Tingle Creek.

 

 

This is what winning trainer Paul Nicholls had to say about Al Ferof,

 

He jumped brilliant, which is what we wanted, but to be at his best he needs a fast-run race as he does nothing in front and pulls himself up. I also think the second is a bloody good horse

 

Read the race reports at the Racing Post web site:

 

King Henry VIII Novices Chase

 

Tingle Creek Chase

 

For comprehensive race profiling, trends analysis, and horse ratings for all the Graded and Group races each week, visit HorseRacingTrends.com 

 

 

Fans wishing for a Boxing Day fairytale could create value in Boxing Day King George

Could Kauto Star score one more fairytale win in the King George Chase on Boxing Day? There will be many racing fans who would love to see it hapen, and may be prepared to back their dream with cash stakes.

 

If this happens, and the price on the Paul Nicholls stellar jumper shrinks, I think we could see some value emerge about last year's winner Long Run.

 

Prior to the race at Ascot I thought that Master Minded was the horse who could be more dangerous/interesting at Kempton. After watching Ascot, it’s Kauto I’d be more frightened of. Master Minded didn’t look as likely a three-mile horse as I thought he would, but that’s only my opinion.

 

Ian has penned a great article over at Geegeez outlining how the market for the big race could shape up. Read the article in full here

 

 

Two questions:

 

1) Who do you think will win the king George?

 

2) Who would you like to see win the King George?