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  1. What is it with some owners , are they just straight out greedy bastards , CW has won them millions on this horse over the last couple of seasons , now one ride that "They" think is average and they want sack him , Christ he ran second , I don't believe he would have gone any better ridden closer as he would have had to do a bit of work to be closer to the eventual winner and IMO he wouldn't have beaten her on the day , she was super . Just like everything else in this world people want it all , be grateful for what you have got you miserable gits and stop being bad losers .
    14 points
  2. Insider

    I've been thinking....

    With the imminent demise of Newshub, there is going to be up to 200 very talented people with "media skills" come on the market, between now and June. Entain/TAB, NZTR and the Harness people should be putting the feelers out now, for anyone who might have an interest in our Industry. My guess is that many of them would have an immense amount to offer, if you simply took a line through what Guy Hevelt brought to the Karaka Sales/Karaka race-night presentation. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have Samantha Hayes fronting Trackside. Don't laugh, maybe not Sam, but there are surely dozens of quality people waiting in the wings with nowhere to go. Liz
    14 points
  3. Fast forward a few months: The September and October Racedays, incorporating the G1 Hawkes Bay Challenge Stakes, G1 Horlicks Plate, and G1 Ormond Memorial, will now be held by Auckland Thoroughbred Racing at Ellerslie, and not at Hastings. After an inspection of the Hastings track last Friday it was evident that the current issues with the Hastings track will not be remedied in time to hold this important raceday. No, we haven't inspected the Ellerslie track. We're sure it's fine. And then: The November Racedays, incorporating the G1 NZ 1000 and 2000 Guineas, will now be held by Auckland Thoroughbred Racing at Ellerslie, and not at Riccarton. After an inspection of the Riccarton track last Friday via Google Maps it was evident that we'd rather run all G1 races at Ellerslie. We haven't had a chance to test the Ellerslie track since remedial work after last month's abandonments, but we will run the G1s as the first races on their respective days so that the meeting won't be abandoned before they've been run.
    11 points
  4. Drum roll please. The leading scorer today and the only person to individually top $1000 is Scooby. Well done mate I hope that you backed one or two. Congratulations from your teammates Liz, Monty & Joan
    11 points
  5. Based on projections of attendance, this should do the job and not be too cost prohibitive....
    9 points
  6. Why was Moet Down allowed to race in the Wellington Guineas ?? had leg over the gate for an eternity, Michael McNab shaking his head obviously not happy. Finally backed out and had a 2 second vet check ?? .. then declared fit to race and runs a long last .. feel sorry for those have invested their hard earned.
    9 points
  7. Please can you sort out your singulars and plurals , is it one thick head with a number of arseholes or a number of arseholes all connected to one thick head , much appreciated .
    9 points
  8. I have to wade into this discussion, but NOT from a betting perspective. Barriers definitely make a difference from the horse's point of view. Some horses dislike being in tight quarters, and for them, an inside draw is a disadvantage. Others can't manage to sit wide and do extra work, so outside draws don't suit at all. Just depends.
    9 points
  9. 5 bucks for a bottled beer at Ashburton the other day! $10 a whitebait sandwich that was mostly whitebait. Worked for me.
    8 points
  10. 8 points
  11. pogo(aus)

    Orchestral (nz)

    i told Zelda i would buy her a thesaurus for her birthday but she said "Ă­m two old for Dinosaur toys, n0? "" Orchestral (nz)
    8 points
  12. Insider

    Hastings Abandoned

    Two points: 1] When Scooby said: Great planning before a Group 1 2400m race...they really don't have a clue, I don't think that he was having a go at you. 2] Did you accidentally type your last sentence the wrong way around? In other words with the Caps lock on, because you started the sentence with a small i? Or maybe you have caught it from Pogo. n0?
    8 points
  13. scooby3051

    Hastings Abandoned

    Same waffle as last time but 100% for sure it won't be the last and nothing will change...except the excuses...same shyte different day.
    8 points
  14. Interestingly enough, in the days when I used to follow racing much more closely than I do these days, some of the worst jockeys were in the NI, often in the CD. I never really used to have any Southern jockeys on my "wouldn't touch with a barge pole" list. And the problem in the SI is not the jockeys as much as the shocking programming. That is why form can be inconsistent. And form is equally inconsistent in the CD where a horse can fail in an $18,500 race at New Plymouth and then come out and win a $40,000 at Trentham. And vice versa. That would seldom happen in Australia. Half the horses in any given race in the South aren't racing over the distance they would prefer or in their preferred class or after an ideal gap, but they have to take any opportunities available to them. If they wait for the perfect race coming up next week they have every chance of being balloted out. I feel quite sad when I see a typical $18,500 low key race in the south with 12 starters and six of the jockeys are from the NI, often the very top jockeys like Kennedy and Doyle. How on earth are southern jockeys to gain experience and skills if they can't even get a ride at a low key meeting? Some of them have to drive 6 hours to get two rides. It must be a pretty dispiriting occupation. And when they ride at certain tracks with about six people in attendance and no atmosphere they must wonder why they bother.
    7 points
  15. without a shadow of a doubt barriers are one of THE most important factors in assessing potential outcomes, every race is different so looking at whether inside or outside barriers throw up more or less winners is totally irrelevant. they make a HUGE difference to the potential outcome of races.
    7 points
  16. Too good. I think they should close Ashburton. Out of step with the industry
    7 points
  17. Really appreciate the time and effort you put into running this for us!
    7 points
  18. Week 9 is upon us. I'm helping my son move out of his flat and move home this afternoon (oh joy!) so I won't be posting any results until later in the afternoon or early evening. Good luck today!
    7 points
  19. Insider

    Weigh In

    I actually think that Mick Guerin is one of the more knowledgeable people in the game. Him and Luke Radich are light years ahead of anyone else. Who else in the Trackside lineup puts their money up in “real ownership” and in both codes too?
    7 points
  20. Matanuku Blue

    Weigh In

    Hey team I think you are being a bit tough on Guerin . .Weigh In is one of the few NZ racing programs I look fwd to watching.I like Guerin because his knowledge of racing.He is a bit quirky and very enthusiastic. .Maybe Marsh was still feeling the effects of hard out celebrating and that’s why he was looking like he was.Give Guerin a fair go ,would you rather have popperwell or sweens
    7 points
  21. The "Thank You Gary Woodham Mobile Pace" with only 4 starters sums up HRNZ over the last few years!
    7 points
  22. nomates

    Cameron George gone

    To be honest putting up a list of the positions he has held doesn't equate with meaning he was successful in those roles . Someone could list the positions that John Allen has held in his career , but it means nothing . Listing people's CV's just proves that the Lazy Susan of executive rolls is too bloody easy to jump off and on , and NZ clearly has a limited pool of capable people to choose from . It's just a bunch of suits playing musical chairs .
    7 points
  23. Peter R S

    Awapuni update.

    “Even so, racing somehow needs to get back to having free-to-air TV coverage which is stuck on Sky out of sight of many. Getting publicity for racing these days is a tough gig with mainstream media virtually ignoring it and the only recourse for punters is to go online.” Well said. Drove to the Ipswich races yesterday listening to Radio TAB- didn’t that bring back some memories of the times in NZ when you could do that.
    7 points
  24. nomates

    Awapuni update.

    I believe they are taking the grass removed from Hastings and relocating it to resurface Awapuni .
    7 points
  25. Nah you would be asking for trouble these people are indoctrinated with treaty mania , NOT AS BAD as TV1 but still likely to bring turn off habits with them , that's one of the main reasons many don't watch the news today and advertising revenue has plummeted for both of them, same reason . TV1 get away with it because they are publicly funded , the racing industry might suffer the same remote control fate as TV3 if they were to employ some of these people .
    7 points
  26. scooby3051

    Railway Positive

    A joke...so many times and they get the minimum...two tier system for the small guys and a separate one for big stables...JMO
    6 points
  27. nomates

    Riccarton Commentator

    I think he's trying hard to get it right , I will say he is accurate in a finish and sees them coming unlike some .
    6 points
  28. Who needs a handicapper? Weight makes no difference anyway
    6 points
  29. nomates

    Ellerslie infographic

    Get what your saying Idolmite , but I love a front runner , I love it when a horse says if your good enough catch me . Not a sit and sprint but like PoJ on Saturday , she just says I'm going all out if you can match me go for it and good luck , nothing better .
    6 points
  30. I agree. If they'd ridden him closer it probably would have stuffed up his breathing
    6 points
  31. Week 9 - Rosehill R9 - Final race # Name Jockey/Driver/Trainer Win Place 5 Democracy Manifest James McDonald 6.50 2.50 14 Territory Express Zac Lloyd A 4.30 2 Detonator Jack Jason Collett 2.10 Bet Type Runners Dividend Quinella 5,14 68.90 No bonus points today. Showgate continue their revival and a strong finsih sees them turn a 3-2 into a 5-0 in the final race. Sunline who trailed 0-5 in the middle of the day, turn a 1-4 deficit into a 3-2 win thanks to Floyd's best bet in the last. VC earns an extra point for Rough Habit in the last. \
    6 points
  32. 1. Either pick two horses in each race - you will have $10 each way on both and a $2 quinella; or if you'd prefer to pick just one horse in any (or all of the races) you can do that and you will have $20 each way on that one runner, but you will forego the quinella. 2. You will have two best bet races where your bet is doubled. They can be any two of the 12 races listed below. Posting deadline this week is 2.00pm This weeks 12 races are as follows: 1. Trentham R5 2. Trentham R6 3. Trentham R7 4. Trentham R8 5. Caulfield R8 6. Caulfield R9 7. Rosehill R3 8. Rosehill R4 9. Rosehill R6 10. Rosehill R7 11. Rosehill R8 12. Rosehill R9 Please enter horse numbers, not names and remember to nominate two best bet races, and some form of punctuation between your two numbers is very helpful - thanks.
    6 points
  33. Mattski

    Weigh In

    Or Luke Radich
    6 points
  34. Mattski

    Johnathan Parkes

    Thanks for the info canon. Top rider and bloke so I wish him well
    6 points
  35. canon47

    Johnathan Parkes

    Zak Husssai He has moved to the Gold Coast for a refresh riding work just started his weight reduction program and well been riding over there soon. Quite funny really he was gunna buy a cheap run about car BUT quickly relised he needs a bloody good 1 in terms of the travelling he well need to do "Skins" well be back soon
    6 points
  36. Alf Riston

    Auckland Cup result

    Sadly, despite the presentation team throwing in all sorts of superlatives on how sensational the racing was, for mine it was not much more than 'another day at the races'. The crowd looked sparse against oversized, dated infrastructure (the temporary stand at the Parade ring did look bright and shiny but held no more than a handful of people in the shots I saw). The prestige & charm of NZ's premier staying event and the Carnival itself have long since slipped away, contributable in my opinion to the shift from it's traditional Christmas timing and poor stakemoney on offer. Our premier staying events now resemble not much more than glorified highweights. Starters in the Cup yesterday had an average of 28 starts for $11,000 per trip to the races and I doubt we saw any future Melbourne Cup contestants in the mix. We now have Entain and a brand new 'state of the art' track, but it's clear that it's going to take time and a lot of extraordinary effort to make the Auckland Cup a great day out , instead of just another race viewed from the couch.
    6 points
  37. Hey not to much of the dogs reference...cats maybe LOL... yes we had a good day finally thanks to my friends horse in part El Vencedor great to see him win a big one...as I say even a blind squirrel can find an acorn occasionally.Thanks also team and to SNM for the scoring...good day all round...we are just getting fit.
    6 points
  38. Misplaced apostrophe?
    6 points
  39. not good to take pleasure at someone else's misfortune but did kind of enjoy watching that just now after they slaughtered Craig Williams last time how did his breathing look back there? wonder if he would have won had Schiller booted him up and tried to lead from the outset?
    6 points
  40. nomates

    Cameron George gone

    Such a shame , been at the head of some of the greatest initiatives of recent memory .
    6 points
  41. What I don't get , aside from the track issues , is why are they running a meeting the week before a major G1 race meeting . This has become the norm with NZTR , run a ho hum meeting the week before a major race is to be run on the same track . Surely common sense dictates that you run your best races on the best surface , so run the other day after the main meeting . Now the outcome is the best horses are running in the best races on a substandard surface , it would be a different story if our tracks were absolute top surfaces but as we know and the thread is discussing they simply aren't . Time that more thought was put into our dates , at present it amateurish and lazy , just keep doing what we always have . I have said this many times , our whole calendar needs an overhauling .
    6 points
  42. FF , why dont you just call yourself Craig instead of FF
    6 points
  43. scooby3051

    Orchestral (nz)

    One word about this girl...Outstanding...she brained them...well done to all concerned.
    6 points
  44. I think all credit to John...as much as I hate it and don't understand the scoring..it is THE BEST comp on the internet that I know of..sorry PJ.
    6 points
  45. Insider

    I've been thinking....

    Really? I cant believe what I have just read.
    6 points
  46. nomates

    I've been thinking....

    Take your crap elsewhere .
    6 points
  47. scooby3051

    Hastings Abandoned

    obviously too dry to start with too hard underneath...just another day with the same results...not good enough...you can have all the fancy cocktail parties you want but when the single most important thing...tracks... is stuffed, then what's the point of pouring never ending money in...it needs fixing NOW.
    6 points
  48. Pam Robson

    Hastings Abandoned

    Was a really good idea, scuttling Gisborne/Wairoa in favour of Hastings.
    6 points
  49. bloke

    Hastings Abandoned

    The Lowland is a Wairarapa race, it used to be run by the Masterton Racing Club.
    6 points
  50. TurnyTom

    Dreams Are Free

    The Williamson’s are the pin up team for professionalism and integrity in the racing industry. Through hard work and tremendous skill sets and a superb up bringing by Phil and Bev they are high achievers and deservedly so They earn their success and will be a force in harness racing for many years to come Tremendous folk
    5 points