Tauhei Notts
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Further to my post on 21st March at 9.26 p.m., here are my handicaps for the Riverton Cup
Capo Del Impero 61
Humbucker 58.5
Shockalla 58.5
Prince Alby 56
Lochiberg 55
The Tui Toiler 54
Astradeel 53.5
Choux In, Lily Of Valley, Twilight Gem 53
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The Open Sprint
Lightning Jack 61
Midnight Runner 60
Henry Hubber 59
The Good Shepherd 58
Mahabar 56
Sea shepherd 56
More Than Words 55.5
Hasstobeyou 55
Miss Harley Quinn, Zac Black & Arceus 54
Now; Compare those weights with the real thing and tell me where I am wrong.
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Many years ago an Australian political reporter asked the late Bob Hawke if he had ever been wrong.
Hawke looked straight into the camera lens and said "Yes".
The political reporter was astonished that a politician would ever admit that he had been wrong.
"And how was that Mr Hawke?"
I"I backed Galleon to beat Manikato" responded Bob Hawke,
I sincerely hope that people will not say that Tauhei Notts was once wrong;
"He backed Orchestral to beat Zarkozi"..
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I have become quite concerned about the handicaps set for open handicaps.
I will endeavour to set my handicaps for he the two open races at Riverton, next week. Your criticisms of what I put will be eagerly awaited. Basically, if everybody moans then the handicapper has got it right.
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Sometimes owners use irony when naming a horse.
Like, years ago "Head On" was out of Arson.
So when I first saw Pulchritudinous at her first start in September I thought she may have been out of "Wahinenui", but not so. It was "Showus".
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Velocious arrived at the track just 25 minutes before the start. I would be concerned if I had a 2 year old in a group one race with such an inadequate time to settle down after stepping off the float after what had been a torturous ride to the track.
That filly could be something extra good.
Possibly off topic, but those road works south of Hampton Downs on HIghway One caused delays that are unforgiveable in a first world country. Friends who went to Pink concert on Friday afternoon got similar delays. And after all those delays to watch the Warriors fade in the closing moments of their match; the road delays were sad but that result was terrible.
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Rdytdy, I should have remembered Stipulate. I saw him get beaten by Great Sensation on my first visit to Trentham. The top deck of the public stand that day was shoulder to shoulder punters. Nowadays it is closed.
I think I heard that in The Cup they went the last 600 in 35 and change. A race time of 3m 24.38 suggests that My Maebelline Girl set up a gentle pace, for the field to finish so quickly. Particularly in a 3200 event. That being so one must extend hearty congratulations to Joe Doyle. An exceptionally canny ride by that man. We are still all learning about the new Ellerslie track, but Joe Doyle has learned a lot quicker than many others.
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Hopefully somebody will tell us.
What was the last time a horse won both the N.Z. Cup and the Auckland Cup in the same season?
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Had I not been to see Orchestral at Ellerslie I would have been playing golf with a burgling MIDGET from Clark's Beach.
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Memories.
Corroboree in 1972 was memorable. It was the day of my maiden century. The first time I made $100 on the punt on a raceday.
I have seen most Derbies since then. Orchestral is one of the best. I am confident that she will do better in later life than Sherwood Forest, Crown Prosecutor, Coniston Bluebird and Cut The Cake.
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I see the cops had to shoot a man yesterday. Very sad. It happened in Matamata-Piako District. Then I read further and found, after some research, that it was at Manawaru. I asked a friend why the news media didn't put in Manawaru area. He explained that nobody has ever heard of Manawaru.
Well, I am so old I remember a good extremely tough, pacer from Mid Canterbury named Manawaru. He got that name as the owner's brother had a dairy farm at Manawaru.
So, some people have heard of Manawaru.
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Am I getting the wrong end of the stick?
I had seen the huge improvement in stakes and bet a man $200 that the Book One median would rise at least 10%. After Day One I was laughing my tits off. Then Day Two, then Day Three. $200 down the gurgler.
The breeding industry has had its bad days, but from what I've seen this week, contrary to all the great news I had seen in the past two months; I thought the sales would have gone a hell of a lot better.
My $200 is peanuts to the vendors at Karaka.
I wonder if that awful news about Ellerslie, with the mouth watering level of stakes, being close to being called off because of the slippery track; I wonder if that has had an awful impact on the later days of the sale, once the facts came out into the open.
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Book One medians. 2023 $130k. 2024 Day One $160k, Day Two $130k. Overall $145k.
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NO tote windows on course? Use your cell phone!
Any management consultant will tell you that on course tote windows are too expensive. Counting, handling, then reconciling cash is a hugely time consuming and expensive exercise now that the minimum wage has been pushed so high.
BUT, if that management consultant had spent the past 60 years dealing with, chatting with and observing punters in many countries, as I have, then that management consultant would recognise the awful expense of tote windows is actually money very well spent.
Tote windows are necessary for the impulse bettor who, with a bursting bladder says to a mate;
"put that fifty on the 7 horse"
as he dashes for the loo. Supermarkets recognise the impulse buyer with all that junk they have next to the checkout counters. The tote must also recognise that part of their market. A part of their market that if the transaction involves intricate manoevering of the fat fingers around a tiny keyboard, then the transaction will not go ahead.
The Green Party member who wants to put $40 on Golly Gee because it is descended from that Melbourne Cup winner Light Fingers, will probably not have a TAB account.
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The rumour was heard at Walton golf yesterday. I thought it was hurtful and scurrilous, as golfers, like fishermen, talk a lot of shiite on a sunni day. Possibly I was wrong.
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Benjie was made a life member of the Matamata Racing Club. He had done a huge amount of good for that club.
- Black Kirrama and Breeder
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That Waitak; he reminded me of Mr Tiz in the Galaxy Stakes, the day I punted Festal.
- Black Kirrama and JJ Flash
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I saw something interesting at Matamata yesterday and am hoping that people more knowledgeable than me will comment upon it.
Race 4 over 1400 metres. Double Vision, the odds on favourite, ridden by Michael McNab, drawn one. McNab dismounted in the stalls and sought a vet check on the horse. I cannot recall a senior rider dismounting like that so it must have been rather serious. The vet ruled the horse ok to start. He lead them up to the 450 metre peg at which stage the horse starting reaching for the fresh air pump.
Would I be unfair to question that veterinarian's professional judgement?
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#1. I'm new to this thread but I am becoming concerned about harness racing. The effects of having clowns running Alex Park has been far reaching.
#2. What happened to Hawera's two day Easter meeting? I recall an owner trainer telling me that if he didn't have a horse or two to take to Hawera he went out and bought one. It was that good.
#3. Chat after a funeral yesterday. I'm from a galloping town originally, and one boy in our class was the son of a trots owner-trainer. That boy (now aged 75) always had a share in up to four horses. Late 2023=nothing. He had even been a trotting club president for several years. Harness racing has lost that sort of person, and is unlikely to get them back.
#4 I have been to the trots at places as diverse as Westport, Cromwell and VIncennes, but have not been to the trots since Show Day 2020.
#5 A late old mate who had a twelfth share, or more, in 18 horses bequeathed all his horse shares to the trainer. The trainer declined the bequest as she could not afford them. That makes trotting horses a liability, not an asset, as one cannot bequeath a liability.
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When was the last time I commented upon a four year old's maiden win. I saw this mare win at Trentham today and there is something about her that might make her a very good racehorse.
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I missed Dettori's effort on Trawlerman. Apparently it was also superlative.
Ellerslie track issues
in Thoroughbred Cafe
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Pak Star, your comments are appreciated.
I think the problem is that in 2024 statements are vetted by public relations consultants. When they are trying to explain intricate details the public relations people get tied up in their own bullshit which most people use them to peddle.
An organization"s credibility is inversely proportional to their spend on public relations.