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About the village

Thoroughbred Village is the premier online horse racing community in Australia and ranks equally with the most popular horse racing communities in all parts of the world.

As testament to our global reach, in an independent poll conducted in Kentucky USA, Thoroughbred Village was ranked as the world’s best online horse racing forum.

Thoroughbred Village is also one of the region’s oldest websites devoted solely to thoroughbred horse racing and breeding. It commenced in October 2000 and quickly became known for its quality content and friendly atmosphere. We have seen many other websites come and go over the years, however Thoroughbred Village has remained at the forefront over this time due to the loyal and passionate community, which has been a pillar of stability and solidarity for this great and noble sport.

The Thoroughbred Village website offers heaps of great content, including entertainment and valuable information to make the online horse racing experience more enjoyable, informative and profitable! However, we don’t think of ourselves simply as a website. Thoroughbred Village is an experience that stretches across all parts of our online lives, from Twitter to Facebook, and our ever-popular message forums. Thoroughbred Village is part of many people’s lives and we hope it is part of yours.

The above was posted on this site in 2021.  I suspect as many as 20 currently contributing members would have joined TBV within weeks or at most a year or two after formation of the website.  
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Bring back Wortel, Blaster/Ormond, Pazman, Brooke, Maccamax, and Andy.

Actually, probably just Andy. LOL
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What’s the point of its existence nowadays?

It’s purely the forum and trump that keeps it going


Edited by Gay3 - 13 Dec 2025 at 6:59pm
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None of you old bastards are interested in horse racing any more. I'm certainly not.LOL
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Too many snobs in racing and breeding
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Originally posted by Tlazolteotl Tlazolteotl wrote:

None of you old bastards are interested in horse racing any more. I'm certainly not.LOL

Looking at the home page, you may be right. Sadly

My questions were sincere though.Perhaps the operators of the site could explain
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I've found forums die out as people now have Facebook as a mass used product and other social media that can add their 2cents on as well 
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Perfect thread to discuss the rules too. Thanks SC.
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Originally posted by HarnessGuru HarnessGuru wrote:

Bring back Wortel, Blaster/Ormond, Pazman, Brooke, Maccamax, and Andy.

Actually, probably just Andy. LOL

I thought you were new? I miss Scamanda, Carioca and Scarface the most. And of course Macca.
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I wouldn't even start betting if I was a kid these days. I never buy any product where I'm being constantly beaten about the head with saturation advertising to purchase. Don't like feeling manipulated.
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And Dalmary.
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Originally posted by Plastic letters Plastic letters wrote:

What’s the point of its existence nowadays?  

Well for starters it still has more hits in the Racing and Breeding forums than any other similar Australian website.  And perhaps even more importantly it's a place where many people of like interests have had the opportunity to form lengthy, even decades long personal relationships in the real world.

Though if you truly believe TBV has little point other than in the Trump thread I'd invite you to restrict your contributions to that particular forum and leave the rest of us to rejoice in our own valued company.
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Oh 2nds, we all know your motives for the thread. As to what you wrote, it bear zero relevance to why the joints here.

I’ll await a response from the owners/operators if you don’t mind
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Originally posted by Tlazolteotl Tlazolteotl wrote:

I wouldn't even start betting if I was a kid these days. I never buy any product where I'm being constantly beaten about the head with saturation advertising to purchase. Don't like feeling manipulated.
You should have plenty of disposable punting income.....who else has a power bill of $13 Ouch
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And Dalmary.
Yes loved Dalmary.

Had issues in Perth if i remember correctly.!
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Originally posted by oneonesit oneonesit wrote:

Originally posted by Passing Through Passing Through wrote:

And Dalmary.
Yes loved Dalmary.

Had issues in Perth if i remember correctly.!

Very fragile fellow. I think he got upset and disappeared.
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Originally posted by Second Chance Second Chance wrote:

Originally posted by Plastic letters Plastic letters wrote:

What’s the point of its existence nowadays?  

Well for starters it still has more hits in the Racing and Breeding forums than any other similar Australian website.  And perhaps even more importantly it's a place where many people of like interests have had the opportunity to form lengthy, even decades long personal relationships in the real world.

Though if you truly believe TBV has little point other than in the Trump thread I'd invite you to restrict your contributions to that particular forum and leave the rest of us to rejoice in our own valued company.

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Unfortunately I think a number of older members who treated this place as ''home'' and have been pushed out of here have fallen through the cracks.
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And some may have just fallen Cry 
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And since we’re talking about ex-members …

Who could forget Bondy aka James Bond Esq?!! That fruitloop was a mod’s nightmare but friggin’ hilarious! LOL
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macca Hollywood the same.
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And since we’re talking about ex-members …

Who could forget Bondy aka James Bond Esq?!! That fruitloop was a mod’s nightmare but friggin’ hilarious! LOL


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Originally posted by brave_ponies brave_ponies wrote:

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Who could forget Bondy aka James Bond Esq?!! That fruitloop was a mod’s nightmare but friggin’ hilarious! LOL

Not too loud they just might hear you.
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Gay likely still has PTSD Embarrassed
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Gay likely still has PTSD Embarrassed

Not from him but the Pazman/Fiddlesticks situation which was quite hairy for quite a while Unhappy
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