rosie one

Me too...my instant thought was cheap weanlings. .cheap Ready To Runs coming up for NZ owners to buy and race in NZ!   

Convenient timing !!!!! 
Stop the flow of NZ owners exporting their race horses over to Aus to race for three years...SCARY 
DUe to the current situation in nz racing that was the my first thought after reading that article.

Lol,  I think you like me
Hav a great night Poundy.

Lol whatever pounds... go pound yourself 

Hope that comment made you feel better poundforpound.
I'm not perfect like you, but I am open and honest and do not care what you think of me

Cannabis.... well many years ago as a full time track rider and a very busy one at that. I fractured my neck in a spectacular fall at the gap at Avondale. I was one of the lucky ones and walked away from that fall.... but for the next three years I suffered from numbness and muscle aches and pain down the right side of my arm and body, YES I continued to ride track work and YES I began having a tote of cannabis by pipe just before I would go to bed at night, it was the only pain and nerve reliever that worked so I could sleep all night.
My rule with this drug was not  to use before nightfall and it was only one or at most two totes... just to release the pain so I could sleep. The drugs the doctors offered me were very powerful and addictive and i refused to take the prescriptions.
These days I hav no need to use this drug and haven't for many years now.
I do share concern regarding riders turning up at the track totally stoned of their faces.
I do believe in using this drug for certain pain relief and illnesses.
 
 
 

Hope that comment made you feel better poundforpound.
I'm not perfect like you, but I am open and honest and do not care what you think of me

Chris Johnson's daring ride on Camino Rocoso takes the biscuit as the best ride yesterday for me. The horse was pulling from barrier rise and the Magic Man sure had a handful of horse before electing to take up the running and make his own rules. It was a masterful ride because settling a horse sufficiently to get that pace judgement just right in those circumstances is an art form. How many times do you see a rider fighting the horse and the horse has run its race before the turn? Johnson's magic was evident yesterday in that he acted boldly, controlled the pace to his own tempo, gave the horse a wee rest across  the top and let the others work to start bridging the gap before having a couple of sneaky peeks between his legs and then nursing the gelding away when the others had their bats out. Then in typical Magic Man fashion he only asked the horse for his best when the post was in sight. Brilliant ride. I doubt that horse would have won for anyone else. He is such a balanced rider and so kind to horses that they respond for him. You never see Chris knocking horses about and good on him for that because he understands the old racing adage: "If you are kind to horses they will be kind to you."  A wonderful training effort by the Parsons too and credit where credit is due there for another successful southern raid at the champagne turf though I thought Karen was a bit on the defensive side in the post-race interview when she said: "When we come up here you always rubbish us".  I think most in the racing game realise what fine trainers they are, so I'm not sure who she was referring to there but someone had obviously put a bee in her bonnet. Anyway, full credit to all involved. The tactics reminded me a little of Whiti Te Ra's win in the St Leger about 50 years ago when John Harris sent him out to a 25 length lead, allowed the field to get up to him on the turn and then kicked clear again. Another great ride. As classmates at college, Robert Dunn (harness racing trainer), Keiron McCauley (Ashburton galloping trainer) and the late Steve Edwards  (Turf Digest) and I had pooled our resources to have a small bet on Whiti Te Ra and Keiron was listening to the race on a transistor with an earpiece in Science class. He was giving us whispered updates every furlong and when White Te Ra won he forgot where he was, leapt to his feet and said "White Te Ra just won the St Leger!"  The game was up. Brother McDermott, the Science teacher, confiscated the transistor and we all got six with the cane as a result. It was worth it - the horse returned big odds.

Lol,  I think you like me
Hav a great night Poundy.

Lol whatever pounds... go pound yourself 

Hope that comment made you feel better poundforpound.
I'm not perfect like you, but I am open and honest and do not care what you think of me

Hope that comment made you feel better poundforpound.
I'm not perfect like you, but I am open and honest and do not care what you think of me

Cannabis.... well many years ago as a full time track rider and a very busy one at that. I fractured my neck in a spectacular fall at the gap at Avondale. I was one of the lucky ones and walked away from that fall.... but for the next three years I suffered from numbness and muscle aches and pain down the right side of my arm and body, YES I continued to ride track work and YES I began having a tote of cannabis by pipe just before I would go to bed at night, it was the only pain and nerve reliever that worked so I could sleep all night.
My rule with this drug was not  to use before nightfall and it was only one or at most two totes... just to release the pain so I could sleep. The drugs the doctors offered me were very powerful and addictive and i refused to take the prescriptions.
These days I hav no need to use this drug and haven't for many years now.
I do share concern regarding riders turning up at the track totally stoned of their faces.
I do believe in using this drug for certain pain relief and illnesses.
 
 
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

Wow!!!  Rode the reactive lad for the first time this morning in the above bridle with a rubber coated snaffle bit. I got off him and doubled check if it was the same horse. 
It's taken a few weeks to work him out with just the basics and discovered the lighter the bridle gear on him the better he went.
What a kind comfortable bridle and gives the right control needed.
I'm a happy little camper.
 

You can race in leather bridles just not leather reins

Need to run the bitch out of town. There is a concerted effort to stuff us up. Remember I posted this link in a previous post...
https://i.stuff.co.nz/life-style/life/116504178/why-melbourne-cup-parties-make-me-sick
Well I was asked to respond so I did a bit of research. So this is what I wrote to Stuff as a response....
"
Melbourne Cup season is once again upon us and I’m in awe with how quickly this time of the year has come around again. As a part owner of the 2000 Cup winner Brew, and another favourite of mine, Precedence, who ran in 4 Melbourne Cups and won $2m, I was stunned with Teresa Ramsey’s naïve account of the Melbourne Cup and her view that the horse racing industry had an uncompassionate view of ex-race horses.
Obviously Ms Ramsey knows very little of the industry, how horses are treated and cherished, and how human beings’ compassion and awareness improves after spending time with horses. Over history, they are arguably man’s best friend.
Speaking from experience, having worked with horses all my life, it is my opinion that the quality of care and attention a horse is afforded, in order to become a contender for the Melbourne Cup, is solely due to the pain staking preparation and love for the horse that owners and trainers provide them with.
Getting back to my two Melbourne Cup runners, Brew is now 25 years old. That’s about 82 in human years. Since his Melbourne Cup win, he has been a cadet with the Victorian mounted police and more recently one of the most popular horses at the Living Legends horse retirement property in Melbourne. He is often seen in a pose promoting charities that even he hasn’t heard of.
Precedence is a star as a competitor in the Australian Grand National Saddle Horse Championships. Fancy getting such a wonderful horse like him after 6 years with legendary trainer Bart Cummings,  - well trained, fed, groomed and loved… it would be like getting Cristiano Ronaldo on retirement and teaching him how to dance.
So back to Ms Ramsey’s ramblings, she talks of a a million dollar black yearling bought at Karaka. There was only one yearling bought at Karaka for $1m and his name became St Reims. He became New Zealand’s champion 3 year old winning the NZ Derby in 2002. He eventually stood as a stallion at the famous Haunui Farms Stud in Karaka.
Ms Ramsey then starts to talk about a coffin bone (normally known as the pedal bone) protruding through the soles of the front feet as a four year old. She goes on to say that “Protruding coffin bones is one of the more serious consequences of the racing industry and is usually a death sentence. But sadly, it's not unusual.” This is rubbish. As a major in equine exercise physiology, over the past 25 years I have only seen 2 horses with protruding pedal bones and both horses were ponies and not race horses. As most race horses have professional farriers attend them, most racehorses have adequate feet care.
After reading this statement, I am now suspect that Ms Ramsey has other motives and is not being fully honest. I agree that we need a complete program to look after our retired race horses but an Australian racehorse culling industry as depicted by ABC has disgusted every horse lover, with the Victorian Racing Industry recently announcing that $29m will be spent on a program designated to look after our retired race horses.
Sensationalism and mis information by the likes of Ms Ramsey will only unite the industry further to ensure that the love of our horses will include a well-managed program to look after our old timers. I should also talk about two other horses of mine called Snap Shot and Cuzzy Bro. Snap Shot is owned by a few of us including Ritchie McCaw and Ali Williams. He won 6 of his first 8 races and then hurt himself. He is now enjoying Waikato pastures in a paddock in front of the house after completing a horse re-training program. And Cuzzy Bro was a 3 day eventer, born in Australia, raced unsuccessfully as a two year old in NZ, re-trained to become an eventer, travelled to England to finish 7th in the 3 day eventing championship at Badminton and then flown back to New Zealand for retirement. He loves us and we love him. He’s now 75 in human years."
So this was the response that I received....
 
Hello Berri,
 
Your email to our opinion inbox has been sent on to me for consideration. As you can no doubt imagine, we have had feedback from our audience on Teresa's opinion piece. We do welcome other viewpoints and, while I appreciate the effort taken to write your piece, we currently have another submission from NZ Thoroughbred Racing under consideration for publication so will not on this occasion be publishing yours. Thanks for your email though - we do value hearing from our audience.
 
Colleen O'Hanlon
Chief Channel Director - Life & Style * My normal hours of work are 6am to 2.30pm *
 
E colleen.ohanlon@fairfaxmedia.co.nz | M (021) 568 766 | 158 Gloucester St, Christchurch 8011
 
So I contacted the NZTR....guess what....NZTR hadn't submitted a response. Now you tell me what's going on.....
Piss off Cassy L. You've been called out.

I dont think it's a matter of weather a jockey is better than the other in this case. The horse is not an easy ride and Meech has been able to settle him in his last two races.
Good luck to the owner on his selection of rider that hasn't ridden this difficult horse.
 
 

Awesome ride today
Its nearly 4 weeks of re-education so far.
might be finally turning a corner... and it was full on windy, blowing all that a horse would shy at
 
 

Awesome ride today
Its nearly 4 weeks of re-education so far.
might be finally turning a corner... and it was full on windy, blowing all that a horse would shy at
 
 

Awesome ride today
Its nearly 4 weeks of re-education so far.
might be finally turning a corner... and it was full on windy, blowing all that a horse would shy at