4 March 2012 237.1 – After weeks of calling in his report, the Gelding was back behind the microphone and the Panel enjoyed some light hearted banter, introducing music and movie trivia on top of sport this week. Mark Fiorenti led off the show responding to Sportzfan Stan’s rant which pointed at news this week in soccer that Frank Lowy’s assessment was Clive Palmer & Gold Coast United were a failure in the A League. Fiorenti also awarded the FFA and A League an “F” for trying to expand the league at any cost and allowing a non-lover of the sport to purchase a licence. The Professor discussed the judge’s decision for not granting an injunction to Palmer and thought Palmer’s allegations against the FFA should give the FFA cause for concern. Daniel voiced the confusion of many over whether Palmer’s Football Australia was being formed as a rival to the A League or only as a watchdog to the league. The Gelding looked at racing and his big tip of the week was on how to make a small fortune in racing….start with a large fortune. He also gave an update on Danish Rock’s progress or lack thereof. He said the races at Flemington on Saturday were a soggy affair with “wet track form” and awarded an s-hit ride awarded to Jake Noonan.
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The Gelding’s tips for 3 March 2012
The Gelding’s attention is firmly on Flemington today with the main race of the day being the Australian Guineas.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Flemington
Race 3 Horse 8 – Beldara
Race 4 Horse 7 – Under the Hat (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 2 – Red Colossus
Race 6 Horse 7 – That’s the One (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 7 – Eight Bills
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.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Sportzfan Radio show #236.1
26 February 2012 236.1 – Daniel emulated Sportzfan Stan’s usual start to the show by launching his own rants, starting with Stan himself. Daniel suggested to the Professor that Stan needed to be sent to Florida if he continues to wear cardigans on 36C days. He quickly moved on to Ricky Ponting and whether he retired or was sacked by Cricket Australia. He discussed NFL and Troy Aikman’s comment that American football will not be the most popular sport in America in 10-15 years due to parents’ perceptions towards contact sports and Daniel posed the same question about the AFL. Dan Butterly returned to the show to deliver his U.S. report and rehashed the lack lustre 2012 Super Bowl. He thought the commercials were the highlight rather than the game itself and that the Peyton Manning saga overshadowed the Giants/Patriots matchup. Dan also considered questions posed by Daniel regarding Eli Manning versus Peyton Manning. With March Madness due to start, Dan’s pick for the NCAA Final Four was, Kentucky, Michigan State, Kansas and North Carolina. He also predicted some upsets caused during the tournament. Finally he looked at ‘Linsanity’ that has taken over not only New York but also the NBA. The Gelding reported on the Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield and the Sydney Colt’s results. Sportzfan Stan’s rant du jour was the usage of drugs in sports and the bad image caused by abusers. The panel expressed their confusion on the penalties outlined by the AFL and the lack of criminal charges for those found offending.
Gelding’s tips for 25 February 2012
The Gelding’s attention is on his home track at Caulfield today with a great day of racing and three Group 1 races for decision. Unfortunately, Black Caviar is not running but Sepoy, who has ten wins from eleven starts looks a sure thing in the Oakleigh Plate.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Caulfield
Race 4 Horse 5 – Soft Sand
Race 5 Horse 2 – King Mufhasa
Race 6 Horse 1 – Sepoy (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 10 – Samaready (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 9 Horse 3 – Let’s Be Happy
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.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Gelding’s tips for 18 February 2012
After a two week break on the sidelines, the Gelding is back and this week his attention turns to Flemington today with the great Black Caviar having another outing, this time in the Coolmore Lightning WFA Stakes. Will the horse still be unbeaten at the end of the day….the Gelding certainly thinks so!
As always, the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Flemington
Race 2 Horse 5 – Sidecar
Race 4 Horse 1 – Mosheen (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 5 Horse 1 – Helmet
Race 6 Horse 7 – Black Caviar (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 7 Horse 10 – Speediness
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.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Sportzfan Radio show #234.1
12 February 2012 234.1 – Paul Gamble is in the chair hosting this week’s Sportzfan Radio and the Professor, who spent the past week in the U.S. for the NFL Super Bowl, gets to sit back and just be a ‘normal’ member of the Panel. Paul Dalligan and Sportzfan Stan round out the Panel and Paul opens by talking about the ABL Grand Final between Perth Heat and Melbourne Aces. The Professor felt that the Super Bowl was anti-climatic for anyone not a New York Giants fan and was critical of the inaccurate, over-hyped coverage that the Australian news gave to the reports of Gisele Bundchen, wife of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, abusing fans. He said the post Super Bowl news buzzed with questions of whether the Colts will retain Peyton Manning, their quarterback since 1999, who is worth 23 million if they don’t cut him by the first week in March. Sportzfan Stan’s rant was on the two year suspension handed out bythe Court of Arbitration for Sport to Alberto Contador. He was also stripped of his 2010 Tour de France title after his positive test for the steroid clenbuterol. The Professor said the penalty was a farce as Contador has been competing regardless. The Gelding talks horse racing and Black Caviar’s easy win. He also reports on Danish Rock who is now in Mick Price’s stables at Caulfield and is described as a fit colt running even times. Nick Tedeschi comes on to talk NRL and his 2012 Punter’s Guide to the NRL. He is reserving his opinion on the Bulldogs at the moment. Dalligan’s “Dark Horse” for the year is the Cronulla Sharks.
Gelding’s tips for 28 January 2012
The Gelding’s attention is on Sandown today with the meeting being run on the Lakeside track. Whilst Australia Day wasn’t exactly pay day, the selections did put a little bit in the bank.
Memo to punters….the Lakeside track is the inside track with the shorter straight.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Sandown
Race 1 Horse 1 – Volando
Race 3 Horse 7 – Procida
Race 4 Horse 2 – Star Salute
Race 5 Horse 4 – Giresun (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 8 Horse 6 – Like an Eagle (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.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Gelding’s tips for Australia Day 26 January 2012
The Gelding’s attention is firmly on Australia’s National day and expects all his followers to be celebrating in style. The Gelding is a guest of the Melbourne Racing Club committee today and the pressure is on to select some winners in this rarified atmosphere of the committee room.
A little different today with the first race not starting until 3.25pm. The Gelding is sure to comment on this on the next Sportzfan Radio.
As always the bets are on an each way and all up basis.
Caulfield
Race 1 Horse 2 – Rainbow Styling
Race 2 Horse 2 – Soft Sand (for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 4 Horse 2 – Sweet Little Lies (also for the ladies at the Tennis club)
Race 6 Horse 8 – Shadowfax
Race 7 Horse 6 – African Pulse
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.
Good luck and good punting!
The Gelding
Sportzfan Radio show #233.2
22 January 2012 233.2 – Daniel believes that signing Patty Mills was detrimental and had they not, the Tigers would have had more wins for the season and retained Darryl Corletto. James Upfill, a local baseball player for the Cheltenham Rustlers, joins the Panel to talk baseball and believes the future of the ABL mainly rests with the media coverage of baseball in Australia. Sportzfan Stan feels baseball in Australia is doomed because of the lack of grounds, players and supporters (a position he has maintiend since Day 1 of the ABL). Mark Fiorenti comes on to talk soccer and says his soccer predictions remain unfulfilled with the Melbourne Heart losing to Perth 2-1. Questions were raised about Besart Berisha being allowed to play after receiving a one game suspension against SydneyFC for challenging a player to a post game fight during last week’s game. Berisha scored the equaliser against Heart. Mark and the Professor have differing opinions regarding the Heart’s ability to survive with low attendance at games this year. The Panel look at the week’s Australian Open results and believe they were disappointing as only two men and no women remain in the tournament. With no Panel member predicting accurately the outcome of the past week, Daniel’s knowledge of the remaining players was tested while Stan decided to barrack for the home stars. The Professor predicts Tomic to win the men’s singles with Kim Clijsters ultimately beating Serena Williams for the women’s title. Paul Dalligan begins by endorsing the local baseball as the best sporting entertainment for the dollar before taking a whack at the Luxbet practices regarding a forfeited tennis match. He was pleased that the NRL’s Independent Commission is likely to start on the 10th of February.
Sportzfan Radio show #233.1
22 January 2012 233.1 – With Dan Butterly’s first appearance of 2012, he recapped the end of the U.S. college football season with the deluge of bowl games involved and discussed the pros and cons of underclass men leaving college in the hopes of being drafted to the NFL. Dan expressed surprise at teams in the NFL Championship game after the Green Bay Packers lost to the Giants and the San Francisco 49’ers defeated the New Orleans Saints. He thought the match up would have been between the Saints and Packers. Dan says the Ravens will fall to the Patriots this week and the home advantage going to the 49’ers over the Giants for the Superbowl. The NBA strike has been the cause of numerous early injuries to players and predicts that the accelerated schedule will increase that number. Also, aging players might fall prey to being traded as teams will have to weigh whether or not they can keep up with the season’s gruelling schedule. Less than a month until pitchers and catchers report for spring training in the MLB! The Gelding was back in form this weekend selecting three winerss and two placings from his five choices. It took Sportzfan Stan thirty-eight minutes into the show before he called for the first sacking this week. He also observed that “some horses are faster than others”. Daniel talks NBL and felt that Ayinde Ubaka’s sacking with eight games left in the season was the worst timing by the Melbourne Tigers.