Yard Talk

01/08/2006 Author : Mark Bass Some news from the yard, is that most of our horses have all arrived back safely from Durban and have taken up their familiar boxes in Milnerton. Along with the Gold Cup Mike will be saddling three more runners at Greyville on Saturday. Kelly’s Olympics will role her last dice in Durban over 1300m in a merit rating 86 for Fillies and Mares and Laredo Gold will run his usual game race in The Umgeni Handicap, a Listed race over R1000m. Union Chamber will contest the 3000m trip in the 6th race with Jeff Lloyd in the saddle who will also be taking two more rides from us on the day. The wet has not subsided in the Cape and Racing has been cancelled at Kenilworth today as it was deemed unsafe to ride. . Allastair checks up on Howling Wind  . The website seems to be ticking along well now and our membership base seems to be expanding all the time. We have introduced a campaign for advertisers this month and have 7 spots left available to advertise on our site which will be inserted at the end of the month, so take advantage of our awesome rates. We must however apologise to patrons for the fact that our online payment gateway which was promised has not arrived, we are having certain issues with the legalities of the situation but is currently being sorted out and hopefully will be in operation very shortly. Once the payment gateway is up our SMS tipping facility will follow suit, and we look forward to providing this extra service.  Our thanks so far to Brian Roux from BBR Bloodstock, Elizabeth Mohr from Equestrian SA and the team at our new up market tote in Milnerton – Victory Gaming which looks like a fantastic venue to watch racing from. We thank you in advance for advertising with Mike Bass Racing.   MBR.Com got involved in the Ice Model Golf Day on Friday which was a tremendous success in support of the SPCA and Somerset Hospital which was coincidently won by fellow trainer James Lightheart (again), Mark Neisius and team members. Well done Lads. .   The MBR.com golf team From Left: Phillip Ribeiro, Mark Bass, Ivo Paivo (brother-in-law) and Wehaan Smith (new owner) .  Tammi Eastland promotes Mike Bass Racing   Our 5 to follow competition comes to and end on Saturday and Lita Futeran from Racing Manager looks to have it in the bag, but 2nd and 3rd spots will have to be fought out. Keep an eye out for our new competition which will start shortly so start gathering your selections.   Till next month, we’ll see ya on the site.

Joke of the Month

01/08/2006 Author : Tammi Eastland 1. HER DIARY   Tonight I thought he was acting weird. We had made plans to meet at a bar to have a drink.  I was shopping with my friends all day long, so I thought he was upset at the fact that I was a bit late, but he made no comment.  Conversation wasn't flowing so I suggested that we go somewhere quiet so we could talk.  He agreed but he kept quiet and absent.  I asked him what was wrong; he said, "Nothing." I asked him if it was my fault that he was upset.  He told me that it had nothing to do with me, and not to worry. On the way home I told him that I loved him, he simply smiled and kept driving. When we got home I felt as if I had lost him, as if he wanted nothing to do with me anymore.    He just sat there and watched TV. Finally, I decided to go to bed.  About 10 minutes later, he came to bed, and to my surprise he responded to my caress, and we made delicious love, but I still felt that he was distracted, and his thoughts were somewhere else.   He fell asleep - I cried.  I don't know what to do.  I'm almost sure that his thoughts are with someone else.   My life is a disaster.   2. HIS DIARY   I shot the worst round of golf in my life today, but at least I got laid.