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Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

Timaru should never be closed, has always been a top track. Go back and run the 2 day card at christmas time and watch the people come thru the gates. People are on holiday and have a bit in their pockets.

They are bloody hopeless - after midnight they turn off the Top 4 options which buggers up my multi systems. Can only take Top 3, and of course they are all running 4th 💩
Someone must finish at midnight and 'bugger the punter', we'll just reduce the level of service!
Another amateurish effort.
 

Saturdays go up 4pm Wednesday. All the rest go up 4pm the day before. Though maybe it would've been nice if they'd gone up early for a Saturday-quality Friday meeting at Te Rapa.

A virus would be a good reason wouldn't it?

Just to expand. I serve on an Owners Committee and sat next to Craig Leishman last night.  A call came to Craig and he left us to take it. He came back and said the results of the S and S blood test came in and the white blood cell reading was off.
Because of what I do I hear things. I would prefer not to divulge so try to be careful.
What people need to realise is that most owners love their horse/s and it is hurtful that nillers make a fuss when the horse has a problem. It can descend from interest to gossip.

A pleasure Al, results did surprise a bit, but pleased I did no damage to your side of things. Those meds really kicked in 4 weeks ago and been going good since.

A pleasure Al, results did surprise a bit, but pleased I did no damage to your side of things. Those meds really kicked in 4 weeks ago and been going good since.

A pleasure Al, results did surprise a bit, but pleased I did no damage to your side of things. Those meds really kicked in 4 weeks ago and been going good since.

Al Fieldings picks, he is away til later in the day, so with all sorts of pressure I post for him. 
Hawkes Bay R5   1  3
                       R7   6  9
Randwick R1   2  11
                   R2   5  8
                   R3  11  12
                   R4   8  19
                    R5   1  10
                    R6    1  2
                    R7   2  3
                    R8   3  10
                    R9   14  17   BB
Mornington R6   5  6  BB
 
 
 
 
 

Hawkes Bay R5  1  2
                       R7   8  13  BB
randwick 
R1 5  10
R2   3  6
R3   10  11
R4   8  15
R5   1  11
R6   2  3
R7   2  10
R8   5  17   BB
R9   4  17
Mornington R6   5  6

Very very good performance, top spinter to beat the aussie ones.

Te Rapa
2. Cindy Falls
4. Elton Rocks
5. Still Bangon 
6. Nest Egg
8. Gwen's Daughter 

Not going to waste my time!!!

Sometimes, over a coffee by myself, I think of the logistical problems Mark Walker has with a huge stable.  Planning racing programmes for so many.  Co-ordinate colours, travel, floating, jockeys, support staff, a myriad of owners, intricate employment law, occupational health and safety detail, and 100 other related problems.  It would be monumental task.  I have seen the work they do on lesser beings, trying to coax a win out of them.  The work on Leaderboard to win the Wellington Cup was wonderful.
Take into account they are racehorses and staff; they are not robots.  Each one is different in its own idiosyncratic ways; that is the horses AND the staff.  And, apart from Tokyo Tycoon, I cannot think of a stuff up anywhere.

Agree....however, in any operation that size, there will be specialized office staff and other appropriate personnel to deal with wages, employment law,  and the programmes will involve many people,  not just Mark. 
The many large  operations in Australia and elsewhere must be equally well managed,  what about Waller, Maher-Eustace, Waterhouse-Bott to name just a few....not to mention Aiden O'Brian and others.
All a logistical masterpiece of management. 

Nominated Friday Benalla Race 8, and Saturday Mornington Race 7

100% agree..I always hate this type of thing too...has been a great caller and when HE is ready he will hang up the binoculars...still he is a damn good caller in my humble opinion, not great like before but still damn good.

I struggle somewhat with this sort of criticism. The guy has been a stalwart of CD racing most of his life and if you think his calling is less accurate than when he was younger just watch the tv or the race live and work it out for yourself.
Tony will no doubt know when his time is up and personally I don’t think that’s the case yet. Go for as long as you want Tony!

Watched 10 mins, and turned away, so piss poor. The ladies were well off cue just repeating the same old stuff. These so called debates are useless to the public.

$16 more than my TAB account after today 🙄