WHO ARE YOU??????

Welcome Clint, thanks for the contribution.

Antony Lang

married with 3 kids - oldest 7
racing since school - 30 years
ex bookies clerk - old Loveday st, course and Pretoria (more atmosphere on settling days than race course today)
ex jockeys agent
Now i need to a proper job but fortunate enough to own quite a few cheapies - with Craig Mayhew, Glen Kotzen and Penny Kimberly

Claim to fame: Failing to back a July winner since Gondolier and then backing 2 on the same afternoon
Most memorable moment (most embaressing moment) - screaming roof down at Vaal owners & trainers after backing and shouting home 33-1 first timer only to find it nestling comfortably in no 3 box.(sober at the time although cant vouch for Mr
Hawaii)
Fav teams : Newcastle (dont ask) and Springbok rugby team
I love racing both the punting and the spectacle, but it is a very diasappointing experience at the moment. Racing has been badly let down by powers that be - defies belief

Hello

Name - Pranil Sharma
Married? - Yes
Any kids? - No
Occupation - Actuary
Age - 28
Favourite Music - Live, Pearl jam, Matchbox 20
Favourite Movies - All Jim Carrey's classics
Favourite Sports team - Manchester United
Favourite Race track - Turffontein standside, Kenilworth (both courses), Durbanville, Vaal sand
Luckiest race track - Turffontein standside
Least favourite tracks - Scottsville, Borrowdale
Unluckiest race track - Scottsville
Favourite sire - Model Man
Interests in racing? - Only as a punter
Favourite trainers - Mike Bass (Cape); Sean Tarry (Gauteng); Mark Dixon (KZN)
Favourite jockeys - Glyn Schofield, Sherman Brown, Gillermo Figeroa
favourite horses - All those sired by Model Man
Favourite Bets - Pick 6, followed by the quartet
Favourite commentators - Clyde Basel, followed by Jehan Malherbe
Favourite on-course presenters - Paul lafferty, followed by Neil Pretorius
Favourite tellytrack presenters - Shaheen Shaw, Nico Kritsiotis
What does racing need? - More young blood (like me!) in the game...

MMF

Welcome MMF - I am interested to know do your acturial skills help with backing the winners?

Hi Alcaponee

..Unforunately I play too much with my heart and not my head...and so my actuarial skills are not applied when backing the horses....

i am sure that with the skills that you have you could easily form some sort of mathmatical system timprove your profits.

Then again what do horses know about maths....

Trevor Fourie

bubby = poker face

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Hi I'm Vusi mngena. I like racing. I work for a stable but going to be trainer one day. I like reading racecards and a little bit knowledge than some.

Welcome Vusi, hope you enjoy!

russelldewee = Russell Dewee

aka ZUPPDOG

First started playing horses on the day Hunting Tower won the vodacom july.
Never looked back since.
Occupation: Sales Engineer
Age: 25
Movie: too many to mention.
Music: ANYTHING good
Drink: Rum and coke
Football: Liverpool, eversince I understood what was going on TV.
Sport :Soccer, rugby, Horse Racing............... sports fanatic
Fav Jockey: Strydom
Fav Trainer: De Kock
Fav horse: JJ you beauty
Horses in training: almost there..... Need a couple partners
Hates: People who think who racing is just about betting and a waste of money

Good to be here and thanks for oppurtunity to post amongst you guys and gals