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Peter RS the only one with that big $47 winner of FOX FIGHTER. Would of thought Basil Brush would of had that one for sure?. thanks to partner tipslinger Ponderosa today seeing us safely through to the Grand Final . put the 'Imperatriz burners' on to give Pete and Korio the slip today to get a final place. thanks for the match guys. now one gunfight to go OsassinationMan and Killercoyne. bring em on ' for a Bonanza Finale next week .

Can happen even quicker when describing your jockeys efforts in a race sometimes ?

The Championship semi is on and 'Big Bad Pistol Pete' , one of the biggest GunTipSlingers in town has rode into town , trying to claim the Ponderosa scalp.. Time to pull out the Big Guns and see them off the ranch all going well . Best of luck for a BONANZA result today Pondy !! (all the best Pete and Korio) 1.Caulfield R1/ 4 - 7 2. Caulfield R2/ 3 - 12 3. Caulfield R3/ 5 - 12 4. Caulfield R4/ 4 - 5 5. Caulfield R7/ 1 - 5 6. Caulfield R8/ 1 - 5 7. Caulfield R9/ 1 - 7 8. Rosehill R4/ 9 - 11 9. Rosehill R6/ 2 10. Rosehill R7/ 5 11. Rosehill R8/ 5 - 10 BB 12. Rosehill R9/ 2 - 9 BB

Absolutely fantastic mate. Very few people ahead of Mark Purdon on any list . A real credit to you. congrats !! yes a great list of drivers there. Shame Philip Butcher went out the way he did. Tony Herlihy would of only come off his probationary the year or 2 before your list too , so you're lucky he wasn't on the list to make a challenge . he won a lot of those races in his day. and Morrie Mac just before him. Michael close was a good friend and we went out to many places togeather and got him to drive my first horse I think, It won a non-tote at Franklin I think , now you mention it. He would be Very Proud of Robbie who is driving so well lately. Really hope Robbie Close gets a Top FFAer one day. The driving talent in NZ always been 'through the Ceiling ' high. Kevin was a funny man too. I think he still tackles amatuer driver races lol.

Did you have any crashes Charlie ? those big junior driver fields in the 80's always chock full of action . used to call them Demolition Derbies. I only had one crash I can remember at Redcliffe, and the sulkies used to be quite light (unlike the chunky heavy chariot like things these days) and launch you like a fricken catapult . went straight up 3m (to the end of reins lol) then straight back down landing on the horse . was like a nice trampoline landing . didn't even get to see how hard the track was . so while trying to untangle the mare John McMullen Jnr, emerges from the lagoon on the inside of the track , a bit wet , and using any number of adjectives / and expletives to describe the events he could see happening ahead of him moments before , before he was flipped over the rail into the lagoon. . I just said "excellent , now you can help me get this horse up while you're here " lol. remarkably the gig was still intact so we both jumped back in and drove her back to the stables once up. Best of luck to Ben for a Speedy recovery too.

Nice try Charlie. Popping a winner there, and Artisan mowed down last few strides by the Whales fav. (and nicely set up stable-mate ) stable controlled that race well. Com'on George . better chill out . peoples are always looking to go whaling. esp Japaneses. Checked out the great WHALE selections for you . AKLD had AMattie 1st $2.20 and KnuckleUp 1st $1.40 with the SecretsA unplaced. Addington had DJeopardy 1st $1.70 , CardiB 1st $2.70 and Fernetti unplaced . so 10 bucks each on the 6 of them= $60 . the 4 wins gets you $80 back . Well done Whale . dodged the harpoon tonight lol.

You blokes on these threads ALL have a deep Fixation with 3rd Place dividends. ? Must be a lot of places punters around that are missing out running 3rd O'man ? you can still take Tri's Q's, F4's ,exacta's even when there's only up to 7 starters ? there's Much much less that can go wrong in a race with less starters. everyone gets a chance if driven half decent in the race as well . Fantastic if all 6-7 horse fields IMO. Get's a few winners then.. punters and participants . A win win situation Do a lot of people's bets always run 3rd or something? . maybe they should try improving their skill to pick winners The harness participants still get usual 3rd place Prizemoney which is indeed Quite Good . . for them. > and keeping some harness racing going .

What a dreary lot (must be accountants lol) Not wanting North Island trotting' to run anymore. If HRNZ can't come up with $45,000 miserly dollars each week to run 7 races , regardless how many starters , to keep seasoned horsepeople like some of todays winners like Steve Doody and Chilcott , Dr Chin and others to get a winner each week , might as well SHUT UP SHOP and move to Australia. some Punters bet more than that each week lol. fancy begrudging $45,000 to the few left actually having a go at Cambridge . and yuz want to shut Auckland as well ?? it was Winter. more horses come into work and race in the Spring and Summer . same everywhere . no Einstein needed to work that out. Today's Cambridge meeting was quite good. 7 good winners. but likely to be slandered by doomsday Southerners no doubt. lol. dig a bunker

thanks Maria . you were in front till the shadows... and Pondy and I swooped home with ExtraTwo and World Alliance. lucky breaks. A date with destiny awaits (semi final) as Pete and Kracker-winner-mea have gone nuts and looks like a WINX like opponent in that. we'll have to channel some Imperatriz speed. Thank you to You and Blaird for a fun contest today.

Could be the end of the line down at the Ponderosa today , as Pondy and I face off against the Top Scoring Great team of Blaird and Chestnut Maria who cracked the BONANZA total $2,600 in stakemoney during the heats. To top the money won charts. This springs concern to the hardy Ponderosa folk , trying to work out a winner , but best of luck Pondy to come up with one to try and crack it to a semi today. All the best to Blaird and Maria and thanks John too !! 1. Te Rapa R8 / 5 - 8 2. Randwick R1 / 4 - 11 3. Randwick R2 / 2 - 5 4. Randwick R4 / 1 - 12 BB 5. Randwick R6 / 4 - 10 6. Randwick R7 / 10 -14 BB 7. Randwick R8 / 6 - 11 8. Randwick R9 / 4 - 11 9. Randwick R10 / 7 - 10 10. Moonee Valley R5 / 4 - 7 11. Moonee Valley R6 / 12 - 16 12. Moonee Valley R9 / 8 - 10

Don't read any of the political BS from the US A the idiots go on with on the threads and you'll be fine. The racing scene is pretty good , and everyone enjoys the racing with plenty of Spring Champions about to strutt their stuff. Getting your Speelling wright will help keep the locals around this place happy though.

Slot races are usually for Big Money. Therefore the Best horses turn up . Australian representatives have even turned up for the 4 Cambridge Slot races that have been run so far. So is a great spectacle. Probably not a 'good thing' though as the money then leaves NZ. The $2,000,000 Eureka next month at Menangle actually Bans NZ trained horses lol (playing it safe ) BY FAR the best thing for Friday Show day would be to have DERBY DAY during your big carnival week. (works beautifully for the Victoria racing carnival every Nov in their Big week of the year running the Victoria Derby) and race the NZ DERBY for as Big amount a money as HRNZ can find , to promote that important age-group and put on a 'Show' on Showday. make it Blue Riband. NZ best trainers can then concentrate on going to the Interdominion in early December , (which isn't happening at the moment) as clashes with Oaks/Derby day at Addington for the trainers younger horses. Bring them forward a bit. they're great races.

Congrats to our match up opponents today, Stoyd and VC Ian with a simply outstanding performance tipping . With collects each, in every race they have blasted Pondy and I off the track with some Great Tipping all day long. Well done guys!. . a Cup class day out

Have a double header today against old Rough Habit matey VC Ian and his teams, so hope he forgot to have his weet-bix today so doesn't see that stamina long distance out as well as we pour on the pressure with these PS/Pondy horses and have a big Queensland 'Leap To Fame' sort of day. Capped off with the mighty Brisbane Lions giving the Collingwood 60,000 at the MCG a dose of Colliewobbles today. here's some equine marvels to give VC/Stoyd SNM-wobbles first though. Best of Luck Pondy (and VC/Stoyd for a great contest) 1. Rosehill R2/ 3 - 14 2. Rosehill R3/ 3 - 15 3. Rosehill R5 / 8 - 10 4. Rosehill R7 / 1 - 4 5. Rosehill R8 / 6 - 10 6. Rosehill R9 / 11 - 16 7. Caulfield R3/ 6 - 14 8. Caulfield R4/ 2 - 14 BB 9. Caulfield R5/ 3 - 5 10. Caulfield R7/ 6 - 8 BB 11. Caulfield R8/ 2 - 6 12. Caulfield R9 / 9 - 16 thanks John.

Hayden seems more of a specialist at breaking and pre-training?. Only a small total of 37 starters this year (season) in a race. (10 winners) could be 11 after Race 2 at Addington today though with his horse a very good chance drawn the Pole draw. After leaving Stonewall last year and trying to get established himself , he seems to be training a handful using Ken Barron's track. (his horses being stabled on the property adjacent) . This arrangement seems a bit 'hairy fairy' for the Very best horse in the country you would think. Better to use the security , and great track , facilities and staff at Rolleston If they're Serious about Trying to Win the NZ Cup ? . Nathan Purdon needs to keep DSD primed well though , with the Big Aussie November smacking of Addington coming up soon.