porky 900 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Beautiful sir1galivant 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Great ride... very good win... good on everyone associated with the horse and the team..... the team is flying lately. chevy86, sir1galivant and bestbets 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midget 4,489 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 yep, that's quite some achievement to top off a hell of a year for TA & OP, well done to all. sir1galivant, chevy86, bestbets and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Hesi you are only dirty on it as you said it would not finish in the first half of the field. Good on them they got another nice horse. if they spruke them you give it to them for doing it, if they don't you give it to them for that too.... TA can't win either way. Memphis2, Black Kirrama, Huey and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Just now, hesi said: Just an observation Man you certainly don't like anyone saying anything bordering on even remotely negative towards TA, do they partially fund this site or something? No not at all but they cop so much and mostly unwarranted shit from you and others, so I happen to think they are bloody good for the NZ industry and I am entitled to my opinion as are you....it shows how jealous many are in here of their success... 70 views and only two people can bring themselves to say well done on a good win... each to their own and yes I do give them a plug when I want to...and no they don't have any connection to the site whatsoever.... but David and his team put a hell of a lot into the industry in NZ and good on them for getting results....its not easy to do...no matter what some in here think.... bestbets, elbow, richie and 5 others 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 4 minutes ago, hesi said: I counted 4 positive comments, including mine BS stopping a smart arse as usual... are you sure you are not a bitch... you always seem to want to have the last word... wow you must feel really special being able to correct everyone all the time.... i meant very few... sorry I forgot you are a policeman..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Just now, hesi said: Nasty nasty Leigh, getting your knickers in a twist there Just hate trolls like you. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vanturk1 351 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Back to the thead, would they go for the ajc derby now if late noms are taken? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 492 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Jeez I can't see where there are any negatives here. I was one of those that thought the Avondale Guineas was a fluke but today's run was superior and the sheer acceleration the horse showed was exhilarating. How about we all just celebrate a good horse? If Te Akau own it well good on them. scooby3051, rdytdy, porky and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
puha 2,177 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 It was a very good win, Gingernuts dunked them in the Derby!! and its refreshing to see a $42,500 RTR purchase, from a guy who bought the mare in foal for $3000 at the sales - the Derby is more in reach even if it was trained by "the" big stable. The bookmakers wiped the floor in the Futures Market with Gingernuts being a late nomination and entered into the market at $8, which if you took some was OK, but what would he have paid if he was in before Avondale?? rosie one, scooby3051 and rdytdy 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slim Dusty 14 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 I see he has a Full Brother in Training at the Moment as well :-) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 492 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Just reading all of this again I'm struggling to work out what Hesi actually said to press your buttons Leigh. The observation that they kept Gingernuts quiet after all the bluster about Xtravagant is a pertinent one. Nowhere did I see Hesi actually bag Te Akau for the win. You are always correct in saying that you own this site but honestly I think you overreacted to this one big time. No offence intended at all in this post. Kane T, WhoKnows, gary1 and 5 others 8 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis2 1,078 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 2 hours ago, scooby3051 said: BS stopping a smart arse as usual... are you sure you are not a bitch... you always seem to want to have the last word... wow you must feel really special being able to correct everyone all the time.... i meant very few... sorry I forgot you are a policeman..... Thought the same thing Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kotare_Hunter 748 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Well that kinda went down hill fast. dock leaf 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBigStuff 387 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Congrats and well done to all involved. Great win, exciting horse. Looking forward to following with interest. Please dont turn this into a negative nancy sounding board scooby3051 and porky 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 On 3/4/2017 at 2:35 PM, N1MUE said: Very. This is why I told you we shouldn't bother Hesi. Both of you fit in the same category...you chose to help but that does not make me forever beholding to you....or have to forever bow down to you couple of trolls. Memphis2 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 47 minutes ago, pete said: Just reading all of this again I'm struggling to work out what Hesi actually said to press your buttons Leigh. The observation that they kept Gingernuts quiet after all the bluster about Xtravagant is a pertinent one. Nowhere did I see Hesi actually bag Te Akau for the win. You are always correct in saying that you own this site but honestly I think you overreacted to this one big time. No offence intended at all in this post. No Pete, it is him all the time.... if TA talk one up they are rubbished... if they don't they are rubbished and he is only dirty because he said it would not run in the first half of the field...... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Great win by GNuts and a great ride! The performance of Sacred Elixir proved to me once and for all that the VRC Derby can be a death knell . pete 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 11 minutes ago, Trump said: Great win by GNuts and a great ride! The performance of Sacred Elixir proved to me once and for all that the VRC Derby can be a death knell . I believe it is too soon for most... he just has not had time to get over it and come up...If he was mine he would be out in the paddock until the spring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,762 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 36 minutes ago, Trump said: Great win by GNuts and a great ride! The performance of Sacred Elixir proved to me once and for all that the VRC Derby can be a death knell . Bloody awful ride by Innes though Trumpy. He had no hope from back where he was. Bosson had Gingernuts ahead of midfield perfectly placed to make his move. SE made up a ton of ground and ended up 3.5l from the winner. Innes didn't have a very good day actually. If he had ridden SE like he did Chenille, might have been different. inside edge, dock leaf and LastOf40 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattski 165 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Credit where its due - GNuts is a better horse than I thought. Very good win. Good decision by Ellis to get Steve Autridge back I reckon. Agree that VRC Derby is too far, too early for lots of 3 yr olds. Some of the below kicked on but what happened to the rest? 2016 - Prized Icon [9] 2015 - Tarzino [10] 2014 - Preferment [11] 2013 - Polanski [12] 2012 - Fiveandahalfstar [13] 2011 - Sangster [14] 2010 - Lion Tamer [15] 2009 - Monaco Consul [16] 2008 - Rebel Raider [17] 2007 - Kibbutz [18] 2006 - Efficient [19] 2005 - Benicio [20] 2004 - Plastered [21] 2003 - Elvstroem [22] 2002 - Helenus [23] 2001 - Amalfi [24] 2000 - Hit The Roof [25] 1999 - Blackfriars [26] 1998 - Arena [27] 1997 - Second Coming [28] 1996 - Portland Player [29] WhoKnows 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeepers 276 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 What a great win,well done. Geezs that young Steve Autridge can train a horse aren't they just flying at the moment. I think Steve is a master at assessing where to place them and how to get the best from them. Jamie couldn't be with a better tutor and co trainer.Good on yer cobber! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ohokaman 5,762 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 11 hours ago, Trump said: Great win by GNuts and a great ride! The performance of Sacred Elixir proved to me once and for all that the VRC Derby can be a death knell . 5th Sacred Elixir Leith Innes It was a good run. We just rode him cold, they didn't go quick and it was a sprint home and he hit the line well. dock leaf 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted March 4, 2017 Hi Mattski, of the list of past VRC winners you posted, I can see only Preferment and Efficient as the only 2 to really kick on. Both Zabeels ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Sparrow 702 Report post Posted March 5, 2017 I backed the Busuttin/Young-trained Rising Red which got topped off thanks to a brilliant ride by Opie and a good horse in Gingernuts of course. But no disgrace, a game effort, Redwood seems to have an early penchant for leaving stock (not progeny as many commentators and adverts for syndication keep calling the sons and daughters of sires) who can stay. I wish someone would tell these so-called experts that mares are "progenitors" and sires leave stock not progeny. Tauhei Notts 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...