Tauhei Notts

Scooby3051, the construction of your letter was excellent. Sentence structure, spelling, punctuation, grammar; all excellent. It was courteous in the extreme. For a person such as yourself to be treated like used toilet tissue, that is, merely flushed away, is insulting.

Daily newspaper journalists make fun of weekly community newspapers such as the Matamata Scene. But few daily newspaper journalists will come up with such a well crafted piece as Dennis Ryan has done. But Matamata has a record for that sort of thing. John B. Costello used to write for the Matamata Record and Frank Wilson was a local scribe. Interestingly, Costello's daughter is doing a great job as a cabinet minister. That cagey old Maori, Winston, knows how to pick them.

I believe that Karen Fenton-Ellis' association with the Broadcasting Standards Authority does nothing to enhance the image of Te Akau Stables. A bit like having Benjamin Doyle as your spokesman.

Once upon a time turnover figures were meaningful. But in 2026 the most meaningful figures are the gross betting margin. Betting margin would put the Sports betting into a context that we could comprehend. Sports people will note that Sports betting is about 13 times that of greyhound betting. That is misleading and could cause demands (not requests) that Sports bodies deserve much much more. If you are able to get the betting margin (that is, turnover minus payouts) it would be appreciated.

Stodge, you thought Albert Einstein could lead at the furlong peg and get run down in the 2000 Guineas. If you had laid him at 15/4 you would have made enough to fly to our country for the yearling sales next January. It would have a been a pleasure to meet you.

It must have been 61 years ago. I was at Trentham Sales and some bloke had invented a mix of New Zealand's top races. This was before the group and listed method was adopted. He rated horses according to that mix. I recall that the Awapuni Gold Cup was one of those races in the mix. Sadly, the Awapuni Gold Cup would not make the mix in 2026. I regret I cannot remember the name of the bloke, but I do recall him being a bit sad when a 16 year old like me picked an error in is work. That was the year Eiffel Tower beat Dandeinee in the Wellington Cup. Jim Gibbs had Dandeinee carry overweight in that race. okay, only about 2 lbs.

Bucky, those Harness people make outhouse rodents look naive.

Many well placed complaints here that are all signs of a very worrying trend in our favourite pastime, namely, betting on horses. I had lunch with my old knowledgeable West Coast mate nine days ago. He told me the racing game has a huge problem and it reminds him of Pike River Mine management. Pike River was run by Aussies who thought they knew everything and would listen to nobody. And similarly, Racing, to day is run by Aussies who think they know everything and will listen to nobody. Say a prayer that N.Z. horse racing does not end up the same way as Pike River.

Hey Stodge! Does Albert Einstein's pedigree suggest that he will get the mile at Newmarket for the 2000 Guineas?

I have never seen this before. He Who Dares has not won a race this season. His stake earnings are $772,300 as a three year old.

I was surprised to see Koro's Princess make the field in an R65 race (Race Nine) at Matamata this Saturday. That mare has a 54 rating whereas two last start winners, both rated at 63, were balloted out. I am obviously missing something and if anybody can point out the errors of ways please tell me.

I thought Lara Antipova was overrated after that Wakefield Challenge Stakes win. But after yesterday's performance I was proven wrong, again. Good horses can sprint on good tracks. Champion horses go in the wet and dry. I think that filly could be a champion. She stumbled on the turn but kept going like a very good horse.

I posted on this case on 3rd February. Alf Riston had four posts that day. His third post was brilliant. He nailed it and showed why my plea in mitigation was wrong. It is good to be corrected by eminent knowledgeable gentlemen such as Alf Riston.

Ohokaman will love this. I went to see the Melania movie. I compared Melania's elegance and poise to Kamala Harris. Kamala appeared briefly in the movie with all the elegance and poise of Nanaia Mahuta, minus the quick response code on the chin.

My picks 400 Eleonora 424 Flashdance 553 Miss Rhythmic 563 Mour Magic Many thanks to the organisers. 426, 516, & 530 were considered, but I am restricted to four