New Posts For Thread: Black Caviar ride to 'haunt Luke Nolen for the rest of his life'https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life'Caviar ride to haunt Nolen', says ROY Higgins, possibly Australia's greatest-ever jockey Patrick BartleyJune 25,ROY Higgins, possibly Australia's greatest-ever jockey, believes that Luke Nolen's ride on the all-conquering Black Caviar in Saturday'sAngel Gabriel He was looking after an injured horse who is the apple of his eye and millions of others.He is forgiven already.Not totally sure if this is irony but if he was telling the truth about nearly withdrawing here at the start when he felt shhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521270461#521270461Angel Gabriel He was looking after an injured horse who is the apple of his eye and millions of others.He is forgiven already.Not totally sure if this is irony but if he was telling the truth about nearly withdrawing here at the start when he felt shTue, 26 Jun 2012 12:14:54 -0500I'd say SR was a good 4 lengths slower at the start than he was when he won the race last year (when Palace Moon missed it as badly as he (SR) did this year). I've just watched the videos of the starts a couple of times each.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521258915#521258915I'd say SR was a good 4 lengths slower at the start than he was when he won the race last year (when Palace Moon missed it as badly as he (SR) did this year). I've just watched the videos of the starts a couple of times each.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:50:10 -0500*The truth of the matter is she did not truly STAY the Ascot 6fhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521258905#521258905*The truth of the matter is she did not truly STAY the Ascot 6fTue, 26 Jun 2012 06:49:56 -0500All joking aside..The truth of the matter is she did not truly the Ascot 6f. She would have been better off in Kings Stand Stakes over 5f. She was not really proved at 7f in Australia. You need to stay 7f well to get the 6f at Ascot.She is an out andhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521258863#521258863All joking aside..The truth of the matter is she did not truly the Ascot 6f. She would have been better off in Kings Stand Stakes over 5f. She was not really proved at 7f in Australia. You need to stay 7f well to get the 6f at Ascot.She is an out andTue, 26 Jun 2012 06:48:52 -0500Where did Society Rock lose 6L at the start?, it certainly wasn't at Ascot on saturday, the horse probably lost about a length and a half at the most and was ridden a lot harder than Black Caviar during the race, to say Society Rock would've won is shttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521258541#521258541Where did Society Rock lose 6L at the start?, it certainly wasn't at Ascot on saturday, the horse probably lost about a length and a half at the most and was ridden a lot harder than Black Caviar during the race, to say Society Rock would've won is sTue, 26 Jun 2012 06:36:57 -0500if that is all it takes, why hasn't it been done since the 1870's?https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521257659#521257659if that is all it takes, why hasn't it been done since the 1870's?Tue, 26 Jun 2012 06:04:09 -0500AdvantageAussie26 Jun 12 00:07 Joined: 30 Jun 07 | Topic/replies: 169 | Blogger: AdvantageAussie's blog22 from 22... as Moody said, you don't win 22 from 22 being moderate. no indeed. you win 22 from 22 by racing against moderate opposition.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521256473#521256473AdvantageAussie26 Jun 12 00:07 Joined: 30 Jun 07 | Topic/replies: 169 | Blogger: AdvantageAussie's blog22 from 22... as Moody said, you don't win 22 from 22 being moderate. no indeed. you win 22 from 22 by racing against moderate opposition.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:11:53 -0500what difference would it have made if he hadn't have stopped riding for a second or two?Made almost no difference other than she would have won half a length instead of a half head... Nolen put her in danger of defeat. With a bit of luck on her side,https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521256427#521256427what difference would it have made if he hadn't have stopped riding for a second or two?Made almost no difference other than she would have won half a length instead of a half head... Nolen put her in danger of defeat. With a bit of luck on her side,Tue, 26 Jun 2012 05:08:56 -0500Roy Higgins:- "It wasn't a maiden up the bush".Unlucky Luke.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521255661#521255661Roy Higgins:- "It wasn't a maiden up the bush".Unlucky Luke.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 04:23:04 -0500not the greatest ride ever , but what difference would it have made if he hadn't have stopped riding for a second or two ? the only way she would have won by wide daylight was if she'd had a rocket shoved up her arse.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/29199365/black-caviar-ride-to-haunt-luke-nolen-for-the-rest-of-his-life?post_id=521255357#521255357not the greatest ride ever , but what difference would it have made if he hadn't have stopped riding for a second or two ? the only way she would have won by wide daylight was if she'd had a rocket shoved up her arse.Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:58:24 -0500