Archive for December, 2006

Racing Guide … anyone ?

By turftycoon On December 29, 2006 4 Comments

I am a big fan of Racing Guide. It was my first choice for racing form.
Unfortunately, they stopped selling in Malaysia early this year.
No way I can get it here.

I like their performance ratings, proven body weight range and Benny Ortega’s analysis. Combining all 3 with my own analysis, I can shortlist horses for my betting consideration easily.

Just curious … how many are using Racing Guide and whether you can share with me their top 3 performance ratings – APR pick for sand racing tonight.

If you don’t know how to read the APR, here is the screen shot for one of the “old” races which I scanned.

Racing Guide Performance Ratings

You can write to me at turftycoon@yahoo.com or just post it here by commenting.

Thanks …

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Horse Racing Throughout the History

By turftycoon On December 26, 2006 No Comments

Man has been known to use horses for racing since this specie was first domesticated. Historical evidences reveal that as early as 4500 BC, the nomadic people of Central Asia has already developed systems of horse racing. In fact, the Greeks are known to have incorporated horse racing in the Olympics since 638 BC.

Both the chariot horse racing and the mounted horse racing were popular during these ages. These later became an obsession among Romans when they have adopted the sport.

For thousand of years that followed, this type of sports was known to be performed only for the noble men and royalties.

Modern racing is said to have started in the 12th century when the first breeding between Arabian and English horses were made. These were sparred by the return of the noble knights to the mother land after the Crusades. These are known to have produced sturdy horses with excellent

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Kranji Trackwork by William Low – 22 Dec 2006

By turftycoon On December 22, 2006 No Comments

WORKOUTS by horses running at Kranji tomorrow. The going was good yesterday, but firm on Tuesday:

RACE 1: Delbury (A Calder) and Titan Delight canter/37.7, Mazenze 39.7, Individualist (HK Cheng) canter/44.2, Hello And Goodluck (P Vellaikannu) canter/pace work. Slow work: West Eight, Maxwell, Royal Parade (T Affandi), Bronzino.

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