New Posts For Thread: Australia Retired.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retiredA real shame but we knew from the beginning with the way AOB was hyping this horse that it was all about his stallion career.Channel 4 covered his retirement and you can offer all the cynicism you want but the horse was not in a position to do himself justice at Ascot and he has been retired which was always going to be the case at the end of the season.Once again it is ahttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541817865#541817865Channel 4 covered his retirement and you can offer all the cynicism you want but the horse was not in a position to do himself justice at Ascot and he has been retired which was always going to be the case at the end of the season.Once again it is aSat, 11 Oct 2014 12:33:40 -0500Cheers brigust,it's good for some experienced input,I would not have a clue what kind of injury makes the difference in recovery.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541816821#541816821Cheers brigust,it's good for some experienced input,I would not have a clue what kind of injury makes the difference in recovery.Sat, 11 Oct 2014 11:33:18 -0500JOB was just interviewed on RUK where he said Australia was a) lame for a few days and b) missed a couple of days work. Firstly that does not add up and secondly the markets should have been notified when he was lame for ONE day not a few days becaushttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541816613#541816613JOB was just interviewed on RUK where he said Australia was a) lame for a few days and b) missed a couple of days work. Firstly that does not add up and secondly the markets should have been notified when he was lame for ONE day not a few days becausSat, 11 Oct 2014 11:21:56 -0500F it was about a year ago I elected to be AOB's alter ego and follow Australia closely through his career trying to think as he would be thinking. It has been difficult almost impossible trying to second guess him and although I got it right in the 2https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541812567#541812567F it was about a year ago I elected to be AOB's alter ego and follow Australia closely through his career trying to think as he would be thinking. It has been difficult almost impossible trying to second guess him and although I got it right in the 2Sat, 11 Oct 2014 07:28:31 -0500I think it's like anything, sint, some complacency sets in with a lack of formidable opposition. If Godolphin hadn't been mismanaged for years and were getting a return their investment deserved I have no doubts at all that Coolmore would've employedhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541812141#541812141I think it's like anything, sint, some complacency sets in with a lack of formidable opposition. If Godolphin hadn't been mismanaged for years and were getting a return their investment deserved I have no doubts at all that Coolmore would've employedSat, 11 Oct 2014 06:56:00 -0500I wonder what their views will be going into next season regarding their no.1 jockey. JOB costly for them now. He is not really an asset.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541811961#541811961I wonder what their views will be going into next season regarding their no.1 jockey. JOB costly for them now. He is not really an asset.Sat, 11 Oct 2014 06:39:03 -0500Unfortunate from a punting point of view as I would've strongly opposed him in whichever race they might've picked for him and the value in the market will be much thinner without him. It seems his connections were as confident about him regaining thhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541811939#541811939Unfortunate from a punting point of view as I would've strongly opposed him in whichever race they might've picked for him and the value in the market will be much thinner without him. It seems his connections were as confident about him regaining thSat, 11 Oct 2014 06:36:32 -0500Afraid of getting beat at Ascot so they make an excuse to retire him - hardly unexpected. And of course they will be praying Free Eagle wins the Champion so they can use his 6L beating of said horse that in their marketing hype.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541811471#541811471Afraid of getting beat at Ascot so they make an excuse to retire him - hardly unexpected. And of course they will be praying Free Eagle wins the Champion so they can use his 6L beating of said horse that in their marketing hype.Sat, 11 Oct 2014 05:48:37 -0500perhaps the most expected career-ending injury in historyhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541810987#541810987perhaps the most expected career-ending injury in historySat, 11 Oct 2014 04:37:11 -0500That niggling heel problem seemed to be exacerbated with every drop of rain that fell at Ascot.https://community.betfair.com/horse_antepost/go/thread/view/94098/30364357/australia-retired?post_id=541810473#541810473That niggling heel problem seemed to be exacerbated with every drop of rain that fell at Ascot.Sat, 11 Oct 2014 03:04:19 -0500