The Fokkers Nemesis

In its first race, Beavertown Lass was in the same race 😎

Race 3 Mackay today. The No 2 runner lost its jockey leaving the barrier. On the TAB website this horses is listed as running fifth (jockeyless).
According to Racenet the horse was/is a scratching. Absolutely appalling, actually I couldn’t give a flying f**# if it’s an innocent mistake. And they can stick the $40 worth of my bets they haven’t refunded right where the sun doesn’t shine. I don’t want the money back I’ll just consider myself to be a slow learner.
Its the reason I closed my account they are a shambles.

Race 3 Mackay today. The No 2 runner lost its jockey leaving the barrier. On the TAB website this horses is listed as running fifth (jockeyless).
According to Racenet the horse was/is a scratching. Absolutely appalling, actually I couldn’t give a flying f**# if it’s an innocent mistake. And they can stick the $40 worth of my bets they haven’t refunded right where the sun doesn’t shine. I don’t want the money back I’ll just consider myself to be a slow learner.
Its the reason I closed my account they are a shambles.

Race 3 Mackay today. The No 2 runner lost its jockey leaving the barrier. On the TAB website this horses is listed as running fifth (jockeyless).
According to Racenet the horse was/is a scratching. Absolutely appalling, actually I couldn’t give a flying f**# if it’s an innocent mistake. And they can stick the $40 worth of my bets they haven’t refunded right where the sun doesn’t shine. I don’t want the money back I’ll just consider myself to be a slow learner.
Its the reason I closed my account they are a shambles.

CT cracks me up, I’m not even sure that I believe the story. That aside it shows extreme social ineptitude by sharing the story.
You guys have been putting up with his Teflon coated nonsense for more than a decade, I don’t know how you cope.
You know I once lost a bet to him ($100), we went double or quits, I won and he paid me $200. So you see more social ineptitude.
 

CT cracks me up, I’m not even sure that I believe the story. That aside it shows extreme social ineptitude by sharing the story.
You guys have been putting up with his Teflon coated nonsense for more than a decade, I don’t know how you cope.
You know I once lost a bet to him ($100), we went double or quits, I won and he paid me $200. So you see more social ineptitude.
 

You forgot Morrison, Australia could be a cot case in a month, we have a son and a daughter there and asked them to come home but they’ve made their lives there.
Not closing the joint down is a decision they will regret. 
 

Chalk and cheese indeed. I hear what you’re saying .. even the experts differ in opinion. Sadly your 1 call this and 1 call that is not reality.
My daughter has spent hours on the phone trying to get things to happen. It’s not as easy as you make it sound. 
it seems that rules are different for Kiwis living in Australia, half of the 600,000 + are not eligible for a benefit if they arrived after 2001.
I see other posters suggesting that mitigation is not the answer, it is absolutely the answer. It’s buying time to stop the progress of the virus and give science a chance to get a vaccine in play. 
I’m not going to pretend that i completely understand the dynamics of this thing and anyone who does is guessing in the guise of knowledge. You have to play the cards you’re dealt.
Sadly a lot of us won’t be convinced of the seriousness until we are personally affected.

It’s a hoax, the grazers are empty etc. etc. Maiden races at GERALDINE a fortnight ago were for 7k and a bit.
Its unsustainable.

As you said earlier, and the point I originally made Matt’s called are excellent but the hyperbole should be measured.
As for Bevan Sweeney, I wasn’t a fan originally but in the mold  of Mike O’Sullivan is an outstanding tipster and can read a race.
But the best thing about Sweeney is that clearly he doesn’t take himself too seriously and can have a laugh, which makes him perfect for the role ... he doesn’t need to worry about criticism from muppets like us. 

Brilliant commentaries this week but the hyperbole pre and post race is giving me a headache.
The Couplands mile has just been run and the third horse was “brilliant”. Yesterday at Addington it was mind numbing.
Maybe just youthful enthusiasm but someone should have a word ... it’s television and less is always more.
But huge potential, kudos for that.

It’s hardly surprising, I’ve seen horses do amazing things when treated with a kind hand.

It’s hardly surprising, I’ve seen horses do amazing things when treated with a kind hand.

Canterbury has always had a very good commentator . However it does highlight the amazing longevity that Reon Murtha displayed.. The amount of travelling he did and the number of races he called was absolutely astounding. And I'd say he never "shared" the job with an understudy. 
People should also remember the vital role Dave Mac does in the deep south. An incredible asset to racing. He still "owns" the best call ever when The Diamond One was victorious in the White Robe of 2015.