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crooked_gambler
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Taking Crafty Cruiser along with a few of his other mates up to Wagga for 3800m on Sunday
9. Ventura Highway (3) Ms Kayla Nisbet 54kg Racing 8. Letsgetsideways (NZ) (5) Brendan Ward 54kg Racing 11. Knucklemanna (6) Josh Richards 54kg Racing 13. Entirely Perfect (NZ) (7) Simon Miller 54kg Racing 3. Crafty Cruiser (13) Jeff Penza |
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monty1
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Poor old crafty, I recently met a part owner of Crafty and they want to retire him and Bryce refuses to.
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Gay3
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One on one with trainer Bryce Stanaway
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James Lamb
3 hours ago Torquay-based trainer Bryce Stanaway is not exactly shooting the lights out in terms of winners but it's fair to say he's one of racing's true characters. Stanaway is a firm believer in the old adage 'honesty is the best policy', which has at times landed him in a bit of hot water with racing officials. We caught up with straight-shooting Bryce to talk about slow horses, hard tracks, Racing Victoria, and the truth behind the infamous 'sandwichgate' saga at Pakenham racecourse. BRYCE ON 'SANDWICHGATE' In 2015, Stanaway was fined $2000 after scratching three of his runners over a dispute about sandwiches in the owners and trainers room at Pakenham. The incident attracted national media attention and led to countless gags at Stanaway's expense (guilty of a few here at Punters). Q: We'll get this one out of the way nice and early - what's your favourite sandwich? I’m actually allergic to bread. That is the deadset, honest truth. I get as sick as a dog from gluten. If I have a piece of bread I’m no good. Q: So what exactly happened that day at Pakenham? The sandwiches weren’t actually for me - they were for the stablehands and other racing staff there. The doors to the owners and trainers room were wide-open and there was no one on the door, so the general public were just wandering in and helping themselves, just taking everything. I went down and calmly approached the CEO (Michael Hodge) to see if he could do something about it, because the stable staff were missing out, and they were the ones who deserved it. Anyway, I walk up to the CEO and the bloke fair dinkum attacks me! He's waving around his walkie talkie - I nearly wore the bloody thing! I had owners there and they couldn’t believe how calm I was. He (Hodge) told me to scratch my horses and go home. So I said, “alright, come with me to the stewards room then.” We start heading there and he puts his tail between his legs and bolts. I walk in and he was nowhere to be seen. I said to the stewards, “I don’t need this gelati and I don’t need to be treated like this." So I took my horses out, loaded them on the truck and went home. People came forward. Four witnesses came forward saying they saw me get abused, but I still copped a $2000 fine. I get a letter from the stewards saying they had no evidence of me being told to scratch my horses and go home! One of the witnesses was a jockey, Brian Higgins. And I still got fined! It was all about how people were being treated, not the sandwiches. Q: So have you and Michael Hodge patched things up then? Nah, nah – he probably wouldn’t want to come near me at the races.
Anyway, the kid (Teo Nugent) got off this horse the other day (when
Who Shot Who finished 6th over 1100m at Warrnambool on August 9) and
said he couldn’t believe the toe it had.
Q: So why do you it? BRYCE ON HOBBIES Q: What do you do when you're not training horses? Having a rest. Racing takes up most of my life - I work seven days a week. So nothing really. BRYCE ON JOCKEYS Q: Who is the best hoop in Australia? Hugh Bowman is the best jockey in Australia. Q: What about Victoria? Victoria... you'd be an Christmas pudding if you picked out just one. Damian Lane, Damien Oliver, Craig Williams - they are all professional horsemen. You could put the top 10 in a hat and any name you picked out, you'd be pretty happy with them riding your horse. BRYCE'S HORSE TO WATCH Q: Can you leave us with a winner? I've got a horse by Street Cry called Laheeb. If that's no good, I reckon I'll give up. It ran a huge race at Geelong (August 6) the other day - had no luck at all. |
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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Prince of Penzance
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Love the bit about Who Shot Who. Pmsl
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Shawy38
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Great read Gay.
Not afraid to speak his mind. |
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adolphus twirk
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Good read thanks
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Tontonan
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Great work James Lamb. Best trainer interview I have read seen or heard all year.
Bryce can't eat sandwiches..Who would have thought it ?
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VOYAGER
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Very enjoyable read
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Remember, it might take intelligence to be smart , but it takes experience to be wise
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sparticus
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Unreal read. Cheers for posting
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anabel
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It was a great read.
Re Weiry- I know of 4 trainers just in my area that have had to resort to pre training for him. All successful stables that can’t get winners but have big stables to fill. It’s a concerning trend re his dominance & I don’t know where it’s going to lead us. |
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Batman
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Really makes you wonder how many horses these blokes actually have. And how easily fooled owners are into thinking they are paying to have asked train their. Horses.
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Gambling has brought our family closer together. We had to move to a smaller house.
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Batman
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* to have Weir train their horses
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Gambling has brought our family closer together. We had to move to a smaller house.
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Carioca
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Well done Bryce, you were generous with your time and thoughts, I hope it puts up a picket fence for you, 23s to 8s.....hope ya got plenty.
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Shawy38
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Backed it just because of the naming ,
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Bonjour
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He's not doing too bad for a bloke with all those fines/suspensions.....caught with tubes/needles......aint life grand.
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pnclick
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Who Shot Who was also his shortest distance winner ever, with Electric Puha, his only ever Sub 1099m winner winning over 1010m in 2005. So it's been 13 years since he had a winner over 1000m.
The other runner he mentioned at the end of the article, Laheeb, goes around in Race 1 at Warrnambool on Thursday.
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Shawy38
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Bryce has been ordered to front the stewards in relation to his interview above.
In particular the naming of Who Shot Who |
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anabel
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Given this was front page news, I actually have no idea how this could get Bryce into trouble. Possibly the criticism of the Bendigo track would be an issue. Although nobody batted an eyelid when weir got stuck into MV track. |
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sparticus
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Makes me love the bloke even more 👍👍👍 |
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Carioca
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Wouldn't you think they could just pull him aside at the races and have a "quiet chat", no authority must be seen to all and sundry, not very professional imo.
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Passing Through
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Maybe they want to explain the case pronoun rule to him, and suggest he change it to Who Shot Whom.
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Second Chance
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Is Danny Nicolic likely to provide support for Big Bryce?
And just who's earlier cuckholed husband was allegedly involved in any shootout? And will they fine Bryce for straight talk about the disgraceful jumping surface at Bendigo? And, most importantly, will his staff be able to secure on-course sustenance in his possible absence? Even given Bryce's lack of tact it's a moving caravan of RVL Integrity Staff bullying behavior imho who might be better served performing as Liberal Party spill-numbes people. |
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Shawy38
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Bryce has a few good points, he just gets a little carried away.
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Prince of Penzance
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Old Mate Crafty will hit the million bucks today. Just needs to finish thevrace and he’ll make it. 4.15pm at Warrnambool
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Prince of Penzance
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Crafty Cruiser set to pass $1 million prizemoney if he runs at Warrnambool
In the 3021 days since Crafty Cruiser’s racetrack debut, Australia has had six different Prime Ministers and only one southern hemisphere-bred Melbourne Cup winner. In the 143 starts since Bryce Stanaway’s stable star first earned a prizemoney cheque — $250 for finishing sixth behind Noetic at Sale on September 23, 2010 — Crafty Cruiser has been a rare constant in Australian racing. On Monday, pending track and weather conditions, the 11-year-old will surpass $1 million in stakes. Guaranteed a minimum $600 from the Warrnambool Football Netball Club Handicap (3100m), Stanaway’s flag-bearer will take his earnings to $1,000,341 if he runs. “If he starts, he’ll go over the million,” Stanaway said. “He’d be the first horse I’ve ever had to get there. “He’s been a fantastic horse but he’s still racing only because he wants to. “There’s nothing wrong with the horse, so we’re not thinking about retirement. I’ve placed him well and his welfare is something I take very seriously. “He loves doing what he does and, if everything is OK, he could have a crack at the Jericho Cup (4600m) again next year.” With a winning range of 2300m-3100m, Crafty Cruiser earned $50,000 when he chased home High Mode in the inaugural Jericho on December 2. Fanatical about track firmness, Stanaway will resist the temptation to take Crafty Cruiser to the ‘Bool unless conditions are suitable. “Too many horses are breaking down because tracks are presented with punters in mind rather than horses,” Stanaway said. “I’ve raised the issue of horse welfare many times with Racing Victoria. It’s something that needs to be looked at again because it’s so important.” Jess Eaton, who claimed her first Melbourne Saturday winner at The Valley, takes the ride on Stanaway’s greybeard. “He only has to go around to get the $1 million in prizemoney but I won’t do it unless the conditions are right,” Stanaway said. “I put my horses’ welfare first.” Crafty Cruiser has 13 victories, 21 seconds and 16 thirds to his name. |
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Xavier
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Rumours have swirled around for several months that cult stayer Crafty Cruiser had retired.
The veteran hadn’t run since December 31 and spells have been a rarity in the iron horse’s career so the rumours seemed to have credence. Also, at his last start, when he finished sixth at Warrnambool and collected $600, which took his earnings over $1 million, there was a school of thought he’d done enough. But trainer Bryce Stanaway said the thought of retirement had never crossed his mind. On Friday at Geelong, the 11-year-old kicks off another campaign, which is likely to be his last, when he starts in the Benchmark 64 over 1540m. Stanaway will again set him for the Warrnambool marathon, the $300,000 Jericho Cup over 4600m, a race he ran second in last year to High Mode. Stanaway said Crafty Cruiser couldn't be in better condition. “He’s flying,” Stanaway said. “He’s been acting like a spring chicken. I haven’t been able to get him in a jump-out so this is really a track gallop for him.” Crafty Cruiser will be having his 146th start on Friday and will be ridden by Will Gordon. |
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Karl and Susan Kennedy are my heroes
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Crafty Cruiser raises the bat for start 150 today
Bryce suggests he has worked better than he ever has during the week fwiw |
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Gay3
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And that he hates wet tracks but needs the run
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Wisdom has been chasing me but I've always outrun it!
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SkyDancer
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life in the old boy yet... super run from Crafty to finish 3rd at big odds.
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Stable on fire 😂
Flagship horse Crafty Cruiser was good running another 3rd yesterday at Mornington. But getting 90 start maiden in Costano Mille to run 2nd in the Hotham at Ballarat today is an amazing feat. She’s almost exclusively raced in the 2000-2400m range, even a few hurdle starts.....dropped back to 1200m today, she runs 2nd and a $13.500 payday for Bryce. |
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