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By:
impossible123
When: 19 Sep 24 07:43
How many pigeons line up at the start line? Or are they perched on the branches of trees on the track? I wonder if AOB will be present with quotes like..."but for commercial purposes" eg fees charge at stud, how many covers, etc, City Of Troy would be Champion Stakes bound, and not Del Mar.
By:
1st time poster
When: 19 Sep 24 08:58
itv racing on tomorrow so I presume they,ll be covering it ?
By:
impossible123
When: 19 Sep 24 18:09
On a serious note why all this fuss about Southwell? City Of Troy is going to America to prove he can run on the dirt to enhance his career at breeding. In doing so he's chosen to bypass The ARC. Is that what a good horse should be doing ie putting breeding potential before proving himself in the ultimate test race The ARC at Longchamp?
By:
ashleigh
When: 20 Sep 24 12:30
NO ITV racing today, gallop being shown on sky racing and attheraces around 3pm, a crowd of 1500 expected at Southwell, Ryan not riding at Newbury, so assume he will be in the saddle.
By:
EastLower Gooner
When: 20 Sep 24 13:08
Previously trialling them on the fibresand proved beneficial.

The only one who didn’t was Declaration of War but he had sluiced up in an actual race on fibresand back in France when he was trained there so no need for a test run.

No idea why he’s still doing it now…he said something about wanting Troy to experience kick back but surely a trip up to Dundalk would’ve sufficed.

Anyways no harm done…makes a boring Friday interesting innit. Get to see one these work video live instead of a heavily edited 20 second glosses up montage on the Coolmore site.

Someone said he didn’t know Southwell had switched and got embarrassed so just going a long with it now but I’m not sure about that.
By:
lead on
When: 20 Sep 24 13:31
Anyone betting on it?
By:
ashleigh
When: 20 Sep 24 13:37
as well as 5 horses and riders, brought over American stalls with bell and Ambulance.
By:
Jinxy1
When: 20 Sep 24 13:38
For anyone to suggest that AO'B hasnt realised that Southwell has changed surfaces is ludicrous.
By:
top2rated
When: 20 Sep 24 13:40
lead on, in answer to your question...

By:
top2rated
When: 20 Sep 24 13:44
Sorry, omitted to tell you where they're based...


By:
impossible123
When: 20 Sep 24 14:07
I'll not watch it unless it's shown without any prompting. It's only a horse who's going to run on dirt (I presume) in America.
By:
CROPSICK
When: 20 Sep 24 14:10
Racing tv being shown on ITVX
By:
Hayden
When: 20 Sep 24 14:21
ITVX will be showing Racing TV coverage on Friday for two and a half hours after the main terrestrial channel’s Goodwood show comes to a close in the first of three trials this summer.

The other two trials are scheduled for 4.30pm-7pm on day one of York’s Ebor festival on Wednesday, August 21 and a program dedicated to all seven races from the Friday of Ayr’s Gold Cup meeting on September 20.
By:
impossible123
When: 20 Sep 24 14:22
I think he ought to have run in one of the limited handicap or non-handicap.
By:
lead on
When: 20 Sep 24 14:29
Thanks,top2...tried but got an email from the CEO(someone called Today)saying no thanks..
By:
lead on
When: 20 Sep 24 14:30
*Toby*
By:
ImSoLuckyLucky!
When: 20 Sep 24 15:20
Its on you tube
Miles BEHIND
Laugh
By:
formoftheace
When: 20 Sep 24 16:00
Total nonsense,different surface from the one aimed at……zzzzzzzz never seen the likes…
By:
Vubiant
When: 20 Sep 24 16:18
These Ballydoyle dudes leave nothing to chants.
By:
impossible123
When: 21 Sep 24 08:15
O'Brien: "That's the best I've seen him with Ryan riding". Wow! That's a message to supporters to pile on City Of Troy at Del Mar; bookies must be rubbing their hands with glee.

What price is he at Del Mar, and which race just out of interest? I've no intention of backing him; I'd back him in The ARC though (for courage) if he goes there.
By:
Somerset Sam
When: 21 Sep 24 09:10
Having seen the footage of the gallop, what did it actually tell us?
By:
formoftheace
When: 21 Sep 24 09:10
Workmanlike material,beat a tree at Epsom …..place lay at Del Mar…….super hyped !
By:
formoftheace
When: 21 Sep 24 09:11
Mind you all this super hype is big cash in the breeding shed….
By:
sparrow
When: 21 Sep 24 09:14
All this media attention is ridiculous as the ordinary day to day punter couldn't care less.
By:
spyker
When: 21 Sep 24 10:45
Except of course over 1k turning up is what sparked the media attention
By:
sparrow
When: 21 Sep 24 11:24
1,000 people with nothing better to do on a Friday afternoon.
By:
penzance
When: 21 Sep 24 11:26
Gone to see a class horse.If they didn't want to,they wouldn't
be there.
By:
sparrow
When: 21 Sep 24 11:37
Well worked out.
By:
Cider
When: 21 Sep 24 11:37
You'd be amazed what people will do when something is free. Evidenced by the channel floaters daily.
By:
Cider
When: 21 Sep 24 11:40
And the current Labour government Laugh
By:
sageform
When: 21 Sep 24 11:42
So how did you spend yesterday afternoon sparrow? People follow hype and how was Southwell different to those paying a lot to watch the final practice at the F1 this morning? It was not a race, it was a practice session just like what happened at Southwell. People even turn up to watch practice rounds at Golf tournaments. What was different yesterday was the rare opportunity to see a Champion racecourse at all other than when they are at a race meeting. True racing fans turn up in good numbers for trainers open days just to see horses at close quarters in their boxes.
By:
formoftheace
When: 21 Sep 24 11:42
Kept it late so the fodder would spend….
By:
Cider
When: 21 Sep 24 11:50
It was certainly of interest to some. It's obviously the ballydoyle hype machine in overdrive, but they got to see the derby winner up close and going through his paces, how the ballydoyle mob operate (in public). There wouldn't be any money making/punting angles.
By:
sparrow
When: 21 Sep 24 11:53
sageform 21 Sep 24 11:42 
So how did you spend yesterday afternoon sparrow?




Strangely enough I was watching and betting on horse racing.
By:
sageform
When: 21 Sep 24 12:03
No cider, it was a PR exercise but at the same time they had certainly been planning it for a while and with American stalls, bells ringing a small crowd no doubt encouraged to make some noise and some token opposition it was the best way they could mimic what will happen at the Breeders Cup. If it wins the Classic it will have been worth it.
sparrow, you were doing the same as me then although it was a very poor day punting wiseSad.
By:
Cider
When: 21 Sep 24 12:17
Opening it up to the public (and in England) was all about generating narrative, looking towards the breeding sheds.
By:
sageform
When: 21 Sep 24 12:20
Good publicity for Southwell too. I doubt if Coolmore was charged much for the exercise.
By:
screaming from beneaththewaves
When: 21 Sep 24 13:38
Has O'Brien ever explained why he goes to Southwell and not Dundalk? Is it the layout of the track at Southwell?

I'd be genuinely interested to know.
By:
ged
When: 21 Sep 24 15:27
I think it's about the depth of surface. I presume he wants a 'kind' surface for his 'dirt' trials to minimise the risk of injury. He wanted the surface harrowed more deeply than normal, and tapeta is more versatile in that respect than polytrack (which Dundalk has).
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