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What can people tell me about this meeting ? I've never been there before .

I believe average crowd is around 12,000, sounds like a fantastic day.

It looks like i will have a runner in the cup,but will know once noms are out today.

A few mates will be flying from Vic and have no idea how to get to Balaklava.

I see its an hour North, so do they run buses from Adelaide ?

More than likely try to get a taxi bus, how much would this cost ?

We have booked flights, motels, so if we dont run we'll still be coming to enjoy the carnival atmosphere.

Will give anybody interested the goss on our bloke once we know if we're in.

Cheers Craig.

Vic Spy wrote:What can people tell me about this meeting ? I've never been there before .
Its awesome
I believe average crowd is around 12,000, sounds like a fantastic day.
The last few years its been more like 15-16000. Hopefully the rain stays away for people to still come up
It looks like i will have a runner in the cup,but will know once noms are out today.
Congrats, hope it wins
A few mates will be flying from Vic and have no idea how to get to Balaklava.

I see its an hour North, so do they run buses from Adelaide ?
There will be heaps of buses, but most of them charted.
More than likely try to get a taxi bus, how much would this cost ?
Not sure on a taxi bus but a taxi is approximately $200. If you did this you would need to tee up with the driver to come back and get you as there are no taxis in the town.
We have booked flights, motels, so if we dont run we'll still be coming to enjoy the carnival atmosphere.

Will give anybody interested the goss on our bloke once we know if we're in.

Cheers Craig.

I know this probably doesn't help too much, but I've never had to worry about transport due to living in Balaklava all of my life. It is an absolutely brilliant day and this year the marquees are extending around the bend slightly, as well as a few on the inside of the track, Most marquees booked ever!

Would love to get some tips as it gets closer from anyone in the know!

There are 3 buses that you can book from the city area
Wellington Hotal
Prince Albert Hotel
Benjamin Franklin is the other I reckon

Ring Doug Hall, who runs the joint, on 88621503 , he will take the bookings
I would recommend you book about 1 minute after you read this post

Bus trip from town would take about 90 minutes
Balaklava Cup day is a wonderful day out, many attendees consider it the best racing day on the SA calender
The roomy track is fair to all horses and horses have a chance to come from behind [is it still the way ?]

Great day, you wont find a better racing day in the country anywhere in the country. I go every year, have been to the last 7 in a row except one (it fell on my wifes birthday )

Reckon they get close to 15k there these days. Might be tough to find an empty bus going up that way this late, would definately be making some phone calls, might be best to start with the club themselves as they might have an idea of where you could get a ride.

Im going up as usual in the Lakes bus/marquee, all food grog entertainment included, looking forward to it. My horse is also running (not in the cup!) on the day as an added bonus, although she doesnt handle the long straight real well.

Thanks for the advice and the pms, much appreciated.
All the buses leave the city at 9.15 but our plane doesn't land till 9.05.
So its taxi bus or hire car.
Hope everyone going has a great day.

Cheers Craig

Noms are out - http://www.ozracing.net.au/ozracing/vie ... 09BKVA.DGN

Homicide Hank is interesting, only 6 weeks ago CC ran a length behind it in a race

1- MALAYSIA AIRLINES/ADVERTISER NEWSPAPERS BALAKLAVA CUP (1600 METRES)
Of $80000 and $3400 trophies. 1st $50000 and trophies of $2300 to owner $750 to trainer $350 to jockey, 2nd $14500, 3rd $6500, 4th $3200, 5th $1800, 6th $800, 7th $800, 8th $800, 9th $800, 10th $800.
Quality. (LISTED).
No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM

1 AKATAK Karen Byrnes 84
2 BOB'S SHOUT Roslyn Day 71
3 BONINDI Darryl Dodson 101
4 EVEN ADAM Wayne Nichols 84
5 EXALTED BROTHER Kevin & Heather Frew 63
6 FINNISS STORM John Hyam 82
7 GRANZIG Mick Whittle 86
8 HADDLE MCDADDLE Andrew J Payne 94
9 HASTEIN (NZ) Mark Kavanagh 76
10 HOMICIDE HANK Jon O'Connor 80
11 JUTLAND Mick Whittle 83
12 LIVE IN SIN Peter G Moody 82
13 NITONIC Colette Cooper 84
14 ORCHESTRA STALLS Chris Oxlade 95
15 RICEMAN Dean Saxon 89
16 RIGHT FONG David Balfour 97
17 SHIMANO MISS (NZ) Stuart Padman 74
18 SILENT SOPHIA William Smart 82
19 STEEL MY HEART Roslyn Day 90
20 TARP Andrew Noblet 70
21 XAIETA David Jolly 85
22 YOU OR ME Lloyd Kennewell 69
23 ZIP PLEASURE John Hyam 65

After Weights,

No Allowances for apprentices. Field Limit: 14 + 4 EM

No Horse Trainer Ballot Weight Penalty Handicapper
Rating

1 BONINDI Darryl Dodson 1 58 101
2 RIGHT FONG David Balfour 2 56 97
3 ORCHESTRA STALLS Chris Oxlade 3 55.5 95
4 HADDLE MCDADDLE Andrew J Payne 4 55 94
5 RICEMAN Dean Saxon 6 53.5 89
6 STEEL MY HEART Roslyn Day 5 53 90
7 GRANZIG Mick Whittle 7 53 86
8 XAIETA David Jolly 8 53 85
9 EVEN ADAM Wayne Nichols 9 53 84
10 AKATAK Karen Byrnes 10 53 84
11 NITONIC Colette Cooper 11 53 84
12 JUTLAND Mick Whittle 12 53 83
13 LIVE IN SIN Peter G Moody 13 53 82
14 FINNISS STORM John Hyam 14 53 82
15 SILENT SOPHIA William Smart 15 53 82
16 HOMICIDE HANK Jon O'Connor 16 53 80
17 HASTEIN (NZ) Mark Kavanagh 17 53 76
18 SHIMANO MISS (NZ) Stuart Padman 18 53 74
19 BOB'S SHOUT Roslyn Day 19 53 71
20 TARP Andrew Noblet 20 53 70
21 YOU OR ME Lloyd Kennewell 21 53 69
22 ZIP PLEASURE John Hyam 22 53 65
23 EXALTED BROTHER Kevin & Heather Frew 23 53 63

Which one do you have the good oil on mate?

Interesting race.

Bonindi, Live In Sin, Right Fong would be the ones I'm keen on at the moment.

dodgingandweaving wrote:Which one do you have the good oil on mate?

A few mates and myself own old Haddle McDaddle.
He's in career best form and will give you a site for your money if you back him.
Bonindi got us last week, but with a pull in the weights our bloke will be up to his neck in this.
Happy punting

very ordinary field.

work hasa bus going up for $35, thought about going but next wednesdays meeting at angle park should too profitable to miss

Shimano Miss?

http://www.ozracing.net.au/ozracing/vie ... 09BKVA.DFA

Acceptances are up....CC in the 7th with one of our JC heros Dean Yendall on board, be nice to meet him, Ill pass on our thanks for a few winners lately

Good to see Oli will make the trip also...

Dutchy wrote:http://www.ozracing.net.au/ozracing/viewfile.aspx?FileName=0109BKVA.DFA

Acceptances are up....CC in the 7th with one of our JC heros Dean Yendall on board, be nice to meet him, Ill pass on our thanks for a few winners lately

Good to see Oli will make the trip also...

Who's Oli? is he a mate or something?

I'm guessing Damien Oliver.....

Are they expecting rain in the next 24 hours ?

If so will the 15,000 still turn up ?

My first time to the cup.

Vic Spy wrote:Are they expecting rain in the next 24 hours ?

If so will the 15,000 still turn up ?

My first time to the cup.

Forecast is morning rain and 16 and they will still get 15,000 there.

Balaklava I dont think gets that much rain normally so it shouldnt be too bad.

Good luck with Haddle.

Thanks mate, we wont mind if it gets a bit wet overnight.