Mattski

Yes great judge. It would be interesting to compare the stats of Paul v David E v Bruce P etc over 10 to 15yrs. Numbers purchased, amount spent, number of stakes n group winners etc Would take a bit of research!

I 100% agree that Bruce S should be on this committee. How do we push for this??

So frustrating! Has anyone got an update thanks on what is happening with the track at Hastings?? Surely they must be planning to get it right for the 3 big days in the spring!

100% agree Scooby The Strathayr showed its value yesterday Impressive that the Doctor goes from a maiden win on Dec 27 to a Group 3 Easter! Tough horse

Your predictions seem spot on Insider. Good luck with Zackery!

We have a 3 year old who has gone shin sore again. Is there any good research into preventing shin soreness? How long should they be rested for? Does walking young horses help prevent it later on? Do pools or working them on beaches help? So many questions! Thx Matt

I see Wanga is a good 3 with no irrigation this week? Can anyone confirm the track there thx? Matt

There is a fair bit of negativity on this site (quite a bit of it justified at times). But what an awesome day at Ellerslie yesterday! Massive stakes, fabulous racing. The track played beautifully They won from in front (Alabama) back and wide (Trav), back and rail....etc When Aus horses and jocks are coming here NZ is doing something right. I thought the WFA battle was epic (even though I backed La C) Bring on next year!!

What about Bruce Sherwin??

Broadsiding a future champ. Too Darn Hot has as good a pedigree as I have ever seen.

Jayne Ivil is pure class. And I agree Greg O very good.

Jayne is quality. Does anyone know if this is permanent? Thx

I agree surely compared to Satono A at 65k Almanzor is great value

I agree with Pete etc You sell and you lose the right to make decisions about her future But you'd like to think she will be well vetted and they'll do the right thing by the horse eh

Great thx Leggy and Pete

I am probably missing something obvious! But where do I find the comments from the last couple races thx? I.e Settled mid-field ran on strongly

I agree with Insiders comments about going a lot smaller. We have a couple of horses at New Plymouth with Taffy Hina. Genuine guy who rides all his own work and very reasonable on costs. Debbie Harris at NP is the same. I think Aaron does a lot of the work himself also.....why not give us a quick summary Aaron?

Just wondered whether a horse has ever won either Guineas before without a start on grass. Further to Insiders point some of our trainers do seem to have a set against AWTs. And I agree why wouldn't you give them a lead up over 1400 about 3 weeks out before a tough mile? Though not for me to Q Aiden O'B

The 2.02 time is misleading. Look at the splits at the top of the replay and the first 200 is 15.14 despite her coming out of the gates like a bull!! Then she racks off mid 11s. I think the distance was circa 2040 (I have no idea why - the rail was out on the bend but that doesn't explain 40m). In summary; - This was an exceptional performance against quality opposition. Nothing the other jocks could have done. The race was over by the 1000! - In October Jenni was 3 wins from 22 starts. Now she's racked up 4 G1s and produced an amazing performance. I'd love to know the back story - on her third trainer and didn't race for 10mths at one point. - What amazing viewing! I backed a loser and was screaming for Jenni at the 300. Poetry in motion

After a number of horses slipped on Karaka Millions night they made the comment along the lines of.......getting the StrathAyr people back who hadn't been involved for months. I found it bizarre these people have been installing successful SA surfaces for decades and they're not involved right up until it was proven. It's like using a different grass type....it feels like a we know better attitude ?? Anyway, we all want to see them get the track right. Move the last couple of meets to Puke and get started on sorting it out for next season now.

I think good on Debbie and the family. I'd much rather see people reinvesting their money in our sport (like the Lindsay's) than squirreling it away. And great to see a special horse going to a special trainer.

I agree it's somewhat sad that a lot of our promising horses get sold. But there is a positive side to this also right. There is a good market for the Kiwi product. This flows back to other players like the studs eh

I've listened to Dan in a few trots meets etc. I think this guy is a real talent and totally agree with Insider

Thanks for the update Insider. Hopefully they can at least get the track in top shape for the spring carnival.

Or Luke Radich