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20 minutes ago, scooby3051 said:
Now come on insider dont be negative...we are not allowed.
Well you are , just as long as it's a positive negative .
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7 minutes ago, scooby3051 said:
So the spin has changed already...did they not say we would not get soft tracks???? Dont want anyone thinking I am being negative but soft is a new word associated with this new track.
Don't worry about soft , if they get the rain that is forecast it is going to get very interesting , especially with the amount of sand that has gone on .
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Looks like a bit of the kick back from the Ellerslie track .
- Pegasus 9 and scooby3051
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1 hour ago, Insider said:
Unbelievable!
But when you look at history it is very believable .
I simply believe nothing in this industry until it's fact .
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4 minutes ago, JJ Flash said:
Isn't everyone in management these days?
I would suggest that most in management are self interest welfare advocates first .
- Pam Robson, JJ Flash, scooby3051 and 1 other
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26 minutes ago, Insider said:
Is there anyone left in Wellington?
In particular I am referring to Darin Balcombe.
I know many decided that they weren’t going, and I guess those that did agree, have had their expenses reimbursed.
That then brings me to the costs involved with selling and buying of a house. Would they be covered?
Whatever way you look at it, the costs of the move would be horrendous and for what?
To be at the center of the action , it is pretty boring in the CD .
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52 minutes ago, Insider said:
Scooby and Nerula, remember a few weeks ago I had to ban myself for 7 days from communicating with Leggy, otherwise I could have gone crazy.
Guys, the same idea is probably worth considering
Yeah but you missed him and came back early , easier said than done .
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1 hour ago, gubellini said:
Paul Wilcox should leave his ivory tower for a few hours and stroll to the nearest bowling and golf clubs and get FREE advice on how to grow and maintain grass. He would learn more from them than the so called "experts" on racecourse turf management.
Perhaps follow the Strathayr advice to the T from the beginning rather than try and reinvent the wheel , that would have been the smart move .
But the industry has been known to pull the trigger before removing the gun from the holster .
- scooby3051 and Alf Riston
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Te Awamutu which is purely a trials track at the moment and has been having a "renovation", isn't ready to hold the designated trials next week , pushed back one week , and a set of trials at the Cambridge Synthetic have been put in their place .
They are a bit slow , they haven't worked out yet that the majority don't want to trial on the synthetic , especially their babies , so now owners have to wait another week to trial and hopefully get to the races and hopefully before they strike a heavy track .
And what is the problem with Te Awamutu that one more week will resolve ? At least tell us , it's all Chinese whispers and it's getting f@#ken boring .
I'm so over this crap , I have 3 horses at the moment but have made the decision they are my last here , things like the this and Ellerslie just reaffirm my decision .
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10 minutes ago, Pheroz said:
Imperatriz won her first start at Otaki, she had'nt done a lot at the trials so was'nt really on the radar. She was slow away, looped the field and won, I believe Lisa Allpress rode her . Jamie Richards said "2 year olds just don't do that". The writing was on the wall. She won the Grp 2 Eclipse at her next start beating amongst others Sword of State, she had a back issue and was put aside for the rest of the season which may have been a blessing and allowed her to reach the heights that she did. What a mare!
Was at Otaki that day and she wasn't just slow , missed it by 4l , done a bit of work in the running to , and just fell in , it was a heavy 10 so she was entitled to stop but she was very brave , you could see then that she was a bit special . Danielle Johnson rode her .
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6 minutes ago, scooby3051 said:
They got so much from selling the hill why in the hell did they not do it 100% correctly...the industry MUST have this as its show piece not a laughing stock.
That should be "WE" got so much money for the hill , it is industry money , what is our is yours and what is yours is ours .
Perhaps some could have been spent getting Foxton a new grand stand .
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Just watched some of the trials and didn't see much kick back although hard to tell , probably the jocks would have felt and said something . Also the times were pretty average if not slow in most cases , pretty sure they will be going a lot quicker on Saturday .
I hope Saturday goes good for them and the industry , we definitely need this to be a success , and I love racing and punting at Ellerslie .
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So for $55mil spent the solve is chuck a heap of sand on it , does suggest that maybe , yet again , that a whole stack of industry money has been wasted , because it is industry money .
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So to sum things up , if they race on the rail and there is no rain it "Thunderbirds Go" for Saturday .
Not too much to ask .
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Can I ask this , why was what they are doing now to remediate the current issues not done in the first place if this is what is required to have the track where it should be ? or is this a result of not following accepted practice when laying the track in the first place ?
Heard Wilcox on Weigh In this morning and I just thought it was talking for the sake of it , to make it sound like they know what they are doing , but if they knew what they were doing none of this should have happened , should it ?
I agree we have to give them time to sort it because we need a showpiece facility , but really it shouldn't have gotten to this stage .
I don't know exactly what they are doing at Awapuni and then in turn Trentham but I bloody well hope they follow the experts advice down to the T .
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Looking to reopen the debate about barrier draws , some strong opinions here .
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1 minute ago, pogo(aus) said:
make no difference n0?
someone tell James McDonald
Zougotcha ($3.50 fav) edged out Atishu ($3.70) by a short half-head with Ciaron Maher's Semana ($14) 1¼ lengths off them in third.
"She's an absolute ripper," McDonald said.
"Barriers win races. She has drawn beautiful marbles all the way through.
You bored this morning Pogo after our disappointing exit yesterday ?
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Well done Veandercross , good luck next week . Thanks to my teammates , Memphis , Pogo and Little Tramp , you guys have been great to compete alongside and I'm just sorry that I didn't hold my end up better , eapecially today .
To John , massive thanks for your efforts running this comp , has been great fun , most of the time , and to Scooby for putting up the prizes . I think most would agree that we weren't competing for the prizes but the fun and glory , been great to be part of and hope it happens again .
Cheers .
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8 minutes ago, say no more said:
McGinty with the top aggregate early on thanks to Pog0 and Littletramp.
Are you trying to say something ?
Ellerslie track issues
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I think they are getting ready for the gymnastics at the Olympics , and they look a chance with their moves .