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Well I think the baggers are far to tough on Michelle! she has shown a lot from very limited chances! she made a split decision that may have turned out to have been the wrong decision in the end!!! but when she made that decision the horse she was following was under pressure and most drivers would have thought that it would not have got you to the passing lane. I have seen every top driver make the same decision but the only thing Michelle didn't have in her favour was 3 or 4 more drives in the night to make things right! If she had stayed in the position she was and the horse she was following had dropped out which at that point and time it looked like it would and probably should you would still be talking through your pocket!

Could well be the next big thing he's doing a top job

What A Post I would ask you how HRNZ could think they are more clever than the rest of the world and also the NZTR by setting there level 1 point lower than the rest of them? They told us on more than one occasion that they came up with there level from statistics from the begins of TCO2 testing yet back in 2001 there were 3 trainers let off when they discovered there was a flaw in there testing! So how can they use the statistics from before them! From what I have seen from the levels of horses on those lists it has to suggest that there level is set to low. As I said in my last post I know there are trainers that give there horses nothing who have been right on the boarder and these horses have not been tested with the Istat, which means they were not second tested. And they could well have gone up or they could also have gone down. Both of our test have been below on the first test but have been over on the second test. We have also had others tested that have gone the other way like the example I gave in an earlier post! So where have HRNZ got there statistics second testing horses after they have been fully geared up and usually standing in the sulky ready to go on the track? Even the calmest horses change there temperament once geared up to go on the track! And yip impound them that is what Mark jones wanted to do!!!! Our first high one was 35.1 resting in the paddock when tested on an unannounced visit from the RIU and although that is not over the limit it is far higher than what HRNZ will let you believe is normal and that was just one test whose to say it wouldn't go up if we had put her on a float and travelled a distance a racecourse

Portfolio He tested 35.8 on the 21/7/13 35.2 on the 28/7/13 We were well aware of these levels so we would need rocks in our heads to do anything that could effect his TC02 level Why use Baking Soda? Well why would you not use a ingredient in a saline 2-3 days before a race that will only cost a few cents compared to and injection that would cost $30-$40. Using it in that way is common practice and even a lot of the pre made Salines you can buy from a vet have it in there! Some trainers put small amounts in the feed! And I have worked for more than one trainer over the years that would use it in a saline the day before! For you to say the same people are always having the same problem is very narrow minded and show poor judgement and no intelligence! Just like someone else's statement, that now we as trainers can see the levels we try to push the boundries (what a load of crap) You idiots might want to take your head out of the sand, take you hands of it get up early and go out and do the hard yards and see what actually goes on in some of these stables! I have seen names appear high on the list that I know for a fact that are pure oats and chaff trainers, Meaning no supplements, no saline etc After our first high we heard rumours that we were tubing on race day, I rang the head RIU man and invited them to put a guard on us and he declined saying that it wasn't there job to do that and it was our job to make sure we got our horses drug free!

Portfolio For a start since when have all thinks in the press been fact! 1. it is not our third TC02 charge it is our second FACT 2. Westburn Creed actually tested 31.9 for us 4/7/13 FACT and that was probably his best run for us! But unfortunately as we found in our first case the RIU only produce the evidence that best suits there case! Yes you are right they did fined Baking Soda at our stables as they would find it at most trotting stables! And on our first charge they found the same containers and also the bag that it was purchased in with the label on it and they thought they had struck the jackpot! They went to the feed store and investigated all our invoices and took photos of these invoices. And they discovered we had not purchased it within the the last 4 months and if we had have milkshaked a horse with the quantity that was in that original bag there would have only done maybe 4 horses and there was still at least half of that left in containers and still some in the bag! But once again since that bit of information didn't suit the RIU case they lost that photos of those invoices! The person we were dealing with believes that any trainer whose horse is testing over 34 is up to something! Well I say looking at the lists that have now been put up by the RIU there must be a lot of trainers up to something BULLSHIT. Any vet will tell you it is not an exact Science. And I will give you a prime example, we had a horse tested in blenhiem where they were using the Istat machine her first test at 1.07pm 37, second test at 1.32pm 36, and a third test at 4pm approx 2 hrs after she raced 33. And the lab tests came back in order at 34.10 , 32.80 and 28.60. Where is the exact science there? And for the record in the USA they use the after race test to prosecute as if they have been given an alkalising agent it always continues to rise! This was the only time we were ever offered this test! There are many factors that can affect a horses TC02 level Respiratory complaints, Dehydration, Nervousness, Feed just to name a few!