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Well done to connections on the recent success of Nitro Mary. Also good to see a new owner appear as a registered owner of the dog. Always nice to see new owners getting success with dogs.

A brilliant race for sure! It was good to see the dogs welfare being the most important part but really did Braden need a hand just to give the dog a drink? Its not allowed in any other swabbing case, Karen really didn't need to be there to hand him the hose IMO, Freeman stood back and waited which was the right thing to do.

Video in me back pocket for my new dog about to land. :-)

Glen.Dude.Take a bow! You have been so patient with Kilchurn. You have looked after him and not been greedy. Huge performance today. Just like your dad patience prevails. :-)

At the end of the day its a great case for trainers of fighters to have! Touch the dog or not... If that didn't touch then you would have to question Ayra's chasing! I see the dog did have white tape on it....

Was a pretty good munch what I saw and even more impressive that it has managed to not get a marring charge! How much more evidence do you need? The head on was shown on tab tv. It was clear as a day poor little Ayra Stark was heading towards the rail!

Thanks Yankiwi! People should take note and use this for themselves now too.

That's great you have told the association BUT there is no rule that I can see that it is "ok" to have a letter. Another poor decision by the GRNZ. As far as why put it in your name? Well the actual "rule" says that after 14 days it needs to be changed. Your case is obviously an exception. GRNZ WELL DONE on another can of worms you have opened!

What difference does it make if they are your in laws or not Sarah Voyce? It shouldn't make any difference at all! Its solely for the public and punters knowledge. It would of been far easier to just change the dog over like everyone else does rather than draw attention to yourselves again.

Whole different kettle of fish Punk. But yeap let all the trainers line up dogs in whoever's name you want, why not? But would you rather back a dog from the Ahern, Schofield or Fahey kennel or the same dog trained by joe down the road????

Punkrock. You say the dog can and still is being trained by them? How? They wouldn't be working it or feeding it. Sure they could be instructing what they would like the dog to be trained like. The trainers are from the South Island, the dog in the North. If you say it can still be trained by them then I guess the same could be said for a dog racing in New Zealand with a listed Australian trainer giving instructions? Battlers.. Has the commentator been informed as you say you think it is up to them to tell the public? Are GRNZ giving them the information to be passed on to tell the punter?

Forbury abandoned due to state of the track. Good work thinking of the dogs safety! Forbury always tends to turn to slush with rain. But why wait till people had to witness a dog in terrible distress before pulling the pin? And the trainers walked the track after a qualifying trial. There must of been concerns early on because you don't see or hear of that every day. Were the trainers happy with the state of the track? What are peoples thoughts on where to draw the line with track safety? If the machinery cant be used to fix the holes in the track then how is it safe for dogs or people to walk on maybe?

Some very nice dogs going around in the heats but a bit of a shame to see Dyna Vikkers, Kilchurn and Cawbourne Crouch all in the same heat. That's without mentioning the Oaks winner Aeroplane Ritzy and the NZ Derby runner up also in the same heat. How did that manage to happen! Good luck to all connections.

That's all that was asked from the original post! No need for all the attitude, negativity and dodgy crap that people added. Always nice to see the small trainers winning, and I'm sure Graham would be very proud of her. Apologies for a simple question sending people awol!

Jason. No one mentioned dodgy or illegal substances other than you. It was a simple question of why the dog wasn't swabbed after being handled by the owners/trainers. My post was a question of the stipes and if we are given the correct information, nothing to do with illegal dodgy doings as YOU suggest.

Certainly not suggesting dodgy in this case and I never mentioned it that way. The dog has a sure amount of ability! Just think its not right that the owners, being the trainers (as it says on paper) touched the dog, so they opted out of the swab. Maybe the report reads wrong.

Clearly referred to as owners of this dog. Aries wasn't an owners case? I see people entered for the photo and plenty of noise through commentary on course.

Today a dog was let off a swab at Wanganui due to the "owners" touching the dog yet the "owners" of the dog are recorded as the trainers. How does that work? And the catcher of the dog was the husband of the trainer!

Seems a little strange Steve to do a change of sand when Wanganui is due for rain all week and a Feature distance race on Friday?

Cinderella could win a JCA hearing Steve so don't feel too special:-)

Woah. Where did Johnnyboy make up a story steve ? You appealed the charge, you got the dog off. Good on ya if racing a fighter tickles ya fancy. If you had the dog yesterday it would of been off to!!! Be correct before you point fingers because you are wrong!!

And now that poor little trainer Deb Edlin has the dog it gets put out!. Well done to you having a go but you were a sitting duck.

It will be interesting to see how they report the concluding stages of Race 9 at Wanganui today....

Showery and good or dead yet the handlers were parading on the outside concrete? Was there a lot of rain in Wanganui? Its not winter yet and they appear to be battling with the water content in the track already? Abandoned Friday, unable to be walked on Wednesday.

Oh Eye See now. How on earth is it able to line up? That really is a case to behold and one worth other trainers taking note of! I can't make any sense of it what so ever, maybe it's a RIU decision? It certainly shouldn't matter who trains the dog but the question is does it? Would Joe's fighter down the road who hasn't been able to requalify in atleast two attempts in Australia and clearly stood down for three months be allowed to start? Freeman just has far too many 'guns' for the people at the so called top of the ladder.