Archive for February, 2012
Trial by Fox Sports
It was the kind of Saturday where men in wedding suits sweated even bigger bullets than they might normally expect to. As the mercury soared to an unheard of 39 degrees in Hobart and wildfire raged unchecked through the Derwent Valley, I lay prone on my sofa for very nearly nine hours with the radio, […]
February 25 Racing Selections
Tips for this weekend cover the February 25 meetings at Caulfield (featuring the Group 1 Futurity Stakes, Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes and Group 1 Oakleigh Plate) and Rosehill (featuring the Group 2 Apollo Stakes). Final report card for 2011 and revised rules for 2012 tips Results for February 18 selections Tips which were either scratched, […]
WGC Matchplay Rd 2 – The Perfect Punting Storm
With the Accenture World Golf Championship Matchplay event now off and running, tour professional and guest Making The Nut writer Andrew McKenzie gives us some food for thought on betting in this event, as well as his tips for the second round matchups. At best, I would describe punting on golf as very ambitious. It […]
From The Couch: February 21
Image: Ten Cheers for Ten: Rugby league fans should be weak at the knees, moist under arm and chattery at the teeth over the prospect of Ten making a big-money play for the NRL. It was reported last week that Ten chairman Lachlan Murdoch is behind a huge push for the NRL rights, either in […]
Confessions of a Hacker – Letting the ‘Big Dog’ eat
If you can shuffle the whole Kevin Costner/ Rene Russo love interest subplot off to one side for a moment, driving range pro Roy McAvoy comes up with a number of pearls of wisdom in the movie ‘Tin Cup’. However, course management is not exactly one of Roy’s strong suits – a flaw he tries […]
Monday Milestone: Kidnapped
"If what the rebels did was in a good cause, then I, as an Argentine, accept it" – Racing hero Juan Manuel Fangio on his kidnappers This Week in History: 1958, February 23 F1 driver Juan Manuel Fangio is bizarrely kidnapped from the Cuban Grand Prix as part of Fidel Castro's revolutionary movement. Now I’ve […]
Sprinting Stars – Black Caviar
If there are two things we learnt during the Turf Heroes series, they are that (1) a surprising number of people seem to like reading about champion thoroughbreds; and (2) Cliff can’t shut up about such horses. With that in mind, Making The Nut is pleased to bring you a ten-part ‘Sprinting Stars’ series, where […]
The Friday Fast Break: Week 20
Townsville v Cairns (Friday, Townsville -5.5) I love the North Queensland derby and this again shapes as being another torrid affair. These two have played three times this year with the home team winning on each occasion. I expect a similar scenario here though the line is spot on .Cairns v Melbourne (Saturday, Cairns -4.5) […]
February 18 Racing Selections
Tips for this weekend cover the February 18 meetings at Flemington (featuring Black Caviar in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes), Warwick Farm (featuring three Group 2 races) , Doomben and Morphettville. Final report card for 2011 and revised rules for 2012 tips Results for February 11 selections Tips which were either scratched, outside the […]
20 of the Best – Manly Sea Eagles
As we wait for the season to get underway, the Making The Nut team will take a look back over the last 20 years to name the 20 best players at all sixteen teams. Merged teams will take account of both clubs pre-merger and the only rule is that a player must have played at […]
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