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VIC vs SA Times
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Feb 2017 01:08
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Hi guys,
Currently have a bitch who has been trialling around VIC and I am looking at sending her over to SA in the near future, but just wanted to know if anyone had any rough comparisons for times.
Trial times:
Ballarat 309 - 18.27 Shepparton 390 - 23.15
The likely race distances for her would be:
Angle Park 388m Strathalbyn 319m
If anyone had a rough idea that'd be great!
Cheers
Mark Schlegel Australia (Verified User) Posts 3168 Dogs 9 / Races 5 23 Feb 2017 02:13
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From what I know of SA racing......the dog needs to be at least handy VIC Tier 3 class to have any chance.
23.15 Shepparton is going to struggle I'm afraid.
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Feb 2017 02:35
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Mark Schlegel wrote:
From what I know of SA racing......the dog needs to be at least handy VIC Tier 3 class to have any chance.
23.15 Shepparton is going to struggle I'm afraid.
Thanks Mark. I know 23.15 is only average, hoping to knock that down to about the 22.8 mark which i think should put her amongst the right time to be running hopefully
Stuart Divers Australia (Verified User) Posts 235 Dogs 33 / Races 47 23 Feb 2017 06:49
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23.15 will struggle anywhere mate. depends on alot of things aswell. fitness, hidden injury,many factors depends who has been pre training her ive seen dogs find a leg once placed with a good pre trainer / trainer who has her at the moment
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Feb 2017 07:52
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stuart divers wrote:
23.15 will struggle anywhere mate. depends on alot of things aswell. fitness, hidden injury,many factors depends who has been pre training her ive seen dogs find a leg once placed with a good pre trainer / trainer who has her at the moment
She just had 12 weeks at paul osbornes, started at 23.54 and got down to 23.15 after 7 trials. have sent her for 6 week spell and now with Troy Scott now, have only had 2 309 trials. So hoping he can get her under 23 secs. She is very mentally immature and at 19 months she has some left in the tank
Stuart Divers Australia (Verified User) Posts 235 Dogs 33 / Races 47 23 Feb 2017 10:27
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Think she needs more time mate I wouldn't give up on her yet Has she had a season yet?
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Feb 2017 21:34
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stuart divers wrote:
Think she needs more time mate I wouldn't give up on her yet Has she had a season yet?
Won't give up on her yet mate, the mrs picked her out as a pup and i would get slaughtered if i gave her away! Haha she will be coming home after racing so i am in no rush.
I have been told she hasnt had a season yet, whether its because no one picked it up or she hasn't actually had 1 yet im not sure. I have been told it helps mature them a bit quicker?
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 23 Feb 2017 21:57
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Sam, it might help to have a blood test done, just to check that her blood readings are within normal limits. You don't need a full one, just the haematology readings. Many, many young dogs starting their racing careers have lower than optimal blood readings, and improve a lot when the readings are corrected. May not be in her case, but it is worth finding out.
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 23 Feb 2017 23:36
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Carole Brown wrote:
Sam, it might help to have a blood test done, just to check that her blood readings are within normal limits. You don't need a full one, just the haematology readings. Many, many young dogs starting their racing careers have lower than optimal blood readings, and improve a lot when the readings are corrected. May not be in her case, but it is worth finding out.
Thanks Carole, I will get a blood test done for her in the next few weeks before i send her to SA to make sure everything all good
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 23 Feb 2017 23:53
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Sam, if you do, would you mind putting up the haemoglobin and PCV ( haematocrit ) readings, just out of interest ? Thanks and good luck.
Sam Watson Australia (Verified User) Posts 315 Dogs 0 / Races 0 24 Feb 2017 01:34
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Carole Brown wrote:
Sam, if you do, would you mind putting up the haemoglobin and PCV ( haematocrit ) readings, just out of interest ? Thanks and good luck.
No worries. Are they standard results that come with a bloodtest? Or specially requested?
Carole Brown Australia (Verified User) Posts 32355 Dogs 185 / Races 2 24 Feb 2017 06:29
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Sam, you will get a print out of all your dog's results, and the normal values after each one in brackets, usually. The haematology readings just tell you about the state of the red and white cells in the blood. You can get biochemistry tests also done, which all add up to a full blood test. However, these full blood tests are pretty expensive, and usually people just get the haematology tests done as a starting base. A full blood test is usually done if the dog appears to have a problem, or isn't well, etc.
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