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Sportzfan Radio show #216.1

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!28 August 2011 216.1 – The Professor is back behind the microphone with Daniel Eade and Brett. Dan Butterly comes on to talk US sport with the College football season about to start next week. He is keen to see how the Mountain West Conference teams go. He also talks NBA, NFL and MLB. The Gelding is away on holidays in Hawaii so the Gambler calls in to talk horse racing and defend his selections for yesterday’s race meeting at Caulfield. Mark Fiorenti talks soccer and previews the Socceroos World Cup tie against Thailand on Friday.

Gelding’s tips for 3 September 2011

The Gelding’s attention turns to Flemington today after returning from his holiday in Hawaii.  He should be like most good horses after a spell…..in form!!

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 2 Horse 8 – That’s the One
Race 3 Horse 8 – Dreamaway
Race 4 Horse 1 – Sepoy (for the ladies at the Tennis Club
Race 6 Horse 16 – Lights of Heaven (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 12 – Bel Sprinter

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

The Gelding will also give an update on Danish Rock.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding

The Gambler’s tips for 27 August 2011

With the Gelding off sunning himself on the beaches in Hawaii, our guest tipster ‘the Gambler’, has set himself to try and out tip the Gelding at Caulfield today. Unlike the Gelding, a few of the Gambler’s tips have some odds to them.

Caulfield

Race 2 Horse 8 – La Praline
Race 3 Horse 13 – Little Tycoon
Race 4 Horse 11 – Metonymy (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 6 Horse 1 – Heart of Dreams (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 6 – Acorns

Rock on,

The Gambler

Danish Rock stop press

The first race at Echuca has been run and won. 

1st Heeza Bonza, 2nd Danish Rock, 3rd Spirit of Choice.  Danish Rock was beaten by about five lengths but fought on well for second, kicking again in the straight to fight off the challenge from Spirit of Choice.

A wonderful start to what, is hopefully, a long and successful racing career!!

Paid $2.40 the place on the TAB.

Danish Rock update #6 – first start at Echuca today

Listeners to Sportzfan Radio will have heard the Professor and the Gelding talk about Danish Rock, a horse they have an interest in. 

Today is the big day….Danish Rock has his first start at Echuca in Race 1, the Criterion Hotel Rochester over 1200 metres. He is Horse 3 and has been well drawn at barrier 4 in a field of fourteen. The current odds are at 10/1.

Too bad the Gelding is in Hawaii and will miss the horse’s debut!

AIHL Finals on 3 – 4 September 2011

The finals of the Australian Ice Hockey League will be played at the Ice House in Melbourne on Saturday 3 September 2011 and Sunday 4 September 2011.

Saturday 3 September will feature two Semi Final games:

4.00pm Semi-Final 1 – Melbourne Ice v TBD
7.30pm Semi-Final 2 – Newcastle North Stars v Sydney Ice Dogs

Sunday 4 September will feature the AIHL Grand Final:

4.00pm Grand Final – Winner Semi Final 1 v Winner Semi Final 2

Danish Rock update #5

Listeners to Sportzfan Radio will have heard the Professor and the Gelding talk about Danish Rock, a horse they have an interest in. 

Jump Outs Footage 9 August 2011 – Please click on the below link to view footage of Danish Rock having a jump out at Caulfield. Good to see the horse win over 800 metres.

Horse: Danish Rock
Trial Number: 1
Colour: Yellow

http://www.melbourneracingclub.net.au/the-races/racing-info-and-results/jump-outs/jump-outs-9-august

Sportzfan Radio 7 August 2011 #213.2

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!7 August 2011 213.2 – John O’Callaghan joins the Panel and says the AFL are becoming like the AOC with their skullduggery and non accountability to stakeholders. He says Andrew Demetriou should not be running the AFL.  John cites tanking as an example and refers to Dean Bailey’s press conference during the week.  He also talks about the clear breach of the AFL rules in the signing of Phil Davis by Greater Western Sydney. Nicole Chvastek joins the Panel to talk about Dean Bailey’s revelations on tanking and the way the AFL has dealt with it. They also discuss Jeff Kennett’s comments about Garry Lyon taking on the Football Director’s role at Melbourne for only a short period of time. Paul Dalligan talks about what is happening in the world of rugby league and this week’s round of NRL matches. In addition, he discusses the article written about him by Fred Sherman that appeared on Yahoo Sports following his recent trip to see the LA Dodgers.

Sportzfan Radio 7 August 2011 #213.1

@SportzfanRadio now available on iTunes!7 August 2011 213.1 – Once again Daniel Eade is unable to join the Panel, this time through illness. The Panel start the show with a discussion on the Melbourne Football Club. Dan Butterly comes on to talk US sport highlighting the imminent start of the College football season. He thinks it is no surprise that Oklahoma is ranked number 1 in the polls. It could be a great year for people who are against the BCS system. Dan is surprised that the Air Force Academy and San Diego State are not in the top 25. He believes that if TCU were a member of one of the BCS conferences they would have been ranked higher. Dan says it is a perception thing. He thinks it is out of Luke Fickell (OSU), Mark Richt (Georgia) and Rick Neuheisel (UCLA) who will be the first College football coach sacked. Dan then looks at the NBA lockout. He thinks it is going to be a very long dispute and realistically they could lose the whole season with the owners playing hardball. Plenty of players have signed overseas agreements meaning they think it won’t be sorted out soon. The NFL has solved their problems and their lockout is over with the teams now in training camp. Dan says it will be interesting to see how the pre-season will go with only a few weeks to the first game. He finishes with a chat about injured Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez being investigated for participating in an underground poker tournament. The Gelding comes on to talk horse racing from Flemington and Randwick yesterday. The Gelding picked three winners and a placing. He also indicates Danish Rock is due for a jumpout at Caulfield on Tuesday.

Gelding’s tips for 6 August 2011

The Gelding’s attention turns to Flemington today and after a couple of wins and several near misses last week, is looking to have an even better day today on the punt!

As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.

Flemington

Race 3 Horse 2 – There’s Only One
Race 4 Horse 5 – Mr Griswald
Race 5 Horse 8 – Sarge in Charge
Race 6 Horse 5 – Perturbo (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 10 – White Universe (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)

You can hear the Gelding discuss racing with the Professor every Sunday on Sportzfan Radio at 12.30pm on 88.3 Southern FM.  The Gelding’s segment is sponsored by the Great Western Hotel.

The Gelding will also give an update on Danish Rock.

Good luck and good punting!

The Gelding