SameOld

Sad news about a top guy who did his bit and more for the racing game. 
He was a busy contributor on here and always had time for a chat away from the keyboard. 
RIP Gary.

Did that seriously say 'God afternoon'?

If you say Opie's name 3 times, he gets another racing woman pregnant, so be careful!

Power issues. Back one race

My initial take on the idea was they were open to submissions from trainers for horses and wanted to help some of the young guns in the industry. I know many who did apply and never heard anything back.
Maybe if they had given these young upcoming trainers a horse or two then the monthly bills might’ve been a bit more negotiable. I can guarantee these trainers wouldn’t have left an oat off the bill!

Determined to defend their SI premiership title.

My initial take on the idea was they were open to submissions from trainers for horses and wanted to help some of the young guns in the industry. I know many who did apply and never heard anything back.
Maybe if they had given these young upcoming trainers a horse or two then the monthly bills might’ve been a bit more negotiable. I can guarantee these trainers wouldn’t have left an oat off the bill!

My initial take on the idea was they were open to submissions from trainers for horses and wanted to help some of the young guns in the industry. I know many who did apply and never heard anything back.
Maybe if they had given these young upcoming trainers a horse or two then the monthly bills might’ve been a bit more negotiable. I can guarantee these trainers wouldn’t have left an oat off the bill!

I attended the Northern Apprentice Awards tonight, a well run function.
Great to see Ace in attendance, winning an award and having a good chat with George Simon.
He hopes to be back in the saddle early in the New Year, which is great news.
Aaron Cruden was the guest speaker, his interview was great, all about life’s challenges and his career as an All Black  from humble beginnings and his Health issues as a 19yo.
Lance O’Sullivans interview was also very on point, and his words about the late Taiki Yanagida brought a tear to my eye!
Nice function, well done to all the winners and the Sponsorship from Tony Rider, Milan Park and the Lindsay’s for their Venue at Cambridge Stud.

Are you saying he didn't have lengths on them? I beg to differ, why did he resort to such law/rule breaking ? best ask him. Jocks have brain farts, you see it everyday, however as they own and train him and he's such a special horse I doubt very much the bashing was premeditated and in hindsight he regrets it.

The two day carnival at Te Aroha was fantastic. Great atmosphere on course.
Thoroughly enjoyed the two days as did many others.  
 

https://nztr.co.nz/sites/nztrindustry/files/2025-09/September Racing Operations Report.pdf

https://nztr.co.nz/sites/nztrindustry/files/2025-09/September Racing Operations Report.pdf

https://nztr.co.nz/sites/nztrindustry/files/2025-09/September Racing Operations Report.pdf

...well, according to the LoveRacing publicists "there's only one way to return...an interview with ... Opie Bosson".
Typical of the narrow-minded garbage coming out of NZTR and its media 'personalities...'
This cr+p makes Max sick.
Why is there "only one way" to return ..by reprising all the info we already know from decades -worth of i/vs with OP, the man who retired but couldn't stay away..yawn.
Why couldn't the Guerin Report return trying something new...like (off the top of Maxi's head) an interview with someone/anyone who has never been interviewed before? 
An apprentice rider, perhaps from overseas, who has/is confronting language and cultural barriers just to get a start? An aspirational young trainer (Sam Logan?) An iconic trainer who has recently returned after the debacle of Singapore (Sam's mother, Donna)? A jumps rider just getting started, risking life and limb every ride to get established? A hard-hitting interview with J Oatham Esq about Stipendiary Stewards approach to illegal use of the whip rule(s)? Nah...too hard...
Oh no... we can't do that...the Guerin Report has to "return" with a yawn-fest interview with our good Te Akau buddy, OP.
Don't tell me, I'm guessing here ...I bet we've scheduled an update with J Mac, too, just in time for the Spring Carnival.
Cynical? Negative? Damn right.
It's indicative of the malaise that characterises NZ Racing.
There are so many wonderful people across the industry working their heart and guts out for the game they love, but Mick and his producers don't see them.
His uppermost thought about subject matter for the new season? He wants to interview Opie. Again.



 

He must have retired pretty sound. Te Akau did say they are very proactive in finding good homes for their retired horses including keeping them on their own farm, like Gingernuts.

Let's just stop guys ya...and get back to please telling me how jasmine Fawcett can possibly be rated in the top jockeys in NZ....now that is comical.😂

Pretty easy. He is out on the track looking for his whip and looking at the replay of the previous race to see exactly where he dropped it in the full knowledge it cost him the race.     

It's a bit of a distraction isn't it? If they had 10m to spare, why not fix a track or two properly?
And where are the investment funds going to come from? If surplus assets are the only possibility, that is likely years in court away and probably a lot more than the 10m in legal costs as nomates points out. 
 

Yes, full credit must go to Ace here for being mature, humble and respectful. 
 
What an embarrassment from Rodley..

Yes, full credit must go to Ace here for being mature, humble and respectful. 
 
What an embarrassment from Rodley..

Yes, full credit must go to Ace here for being mature, humble and respectful. 
 
What an embarrassment from Rodley..

Come on El Vencedor should be horse of the year...he won the most group 1's of any horse in the season...if he does not win then the scoring is rigged...his record was clearly the best all season.

As the ring leader of the Trentham debacle I will give my point of view
Feel free to keep the pitchforks in hand and torches burning. I'm a big boy and can cop it on the chin.
We as jockeys are shown a map,a small map,of the track before racing and taken through the course on the map,a small chalkboard. There is 1 exit gap to get back onto the course proper on the maps.
I was riding the figure 8 for the first time and watched years of replays to prepare. Once again there was only ever 1 gap to re enter the course proper.
While leading over the 2nd last fence I commenced the corner looking for the 1 gap to go back onto the course proper.
As I cornered I seen the wide gap marked by cones to my right so let my horse rollout and go through the gap. What I thought was the 1 and only gap. It had to be,there has never been another gap and we weren't told there would be another 1.
It was only very late Hamish had realised there were 2 gaps today and called out to everyone. By then it was too late for 3 of us. Jockeys who have ridden the course plenty said they were also fooled because there has only ever been 1 exit.
Yes we need to take some responsibility for the error. We "should have known" where the crossing is but when you are doing 45-50kms/hr full of adrenaline after jumping 18 fences going in all directions you are simply looking for the 1 and only gap in the fence.
 
You see it and ride for it. You're there to win not for sightseeing.
Unfortunately unbeknown to us for whatever reason there were 2 gaps in reasonably close vicinity to each other this day. 
That's where the confusion lay.
Similar if I told you drive down the road and turn right at the Oak tree. If I planted another tree 50 metres in front of it without you knowing would you still take the right turn?
 
Yes we take the Blame. All the blame. We lose our money,a valuable winner on a horse I love dearly and have travelled up and down the country side to ride (many times at a loss to my pocket, including Saturday) for a great boss in Chris for very loyal owners. I am gutted for everyone and even apologised to the staff at home.
He's a horse I have put alot of time,effort and travel into to get him to Saturday. Nobody is feeling it or kicking me in the arse harder than me
We Cop the abuse,it comes with the job. Get suspended for 3 weeks and are labelled incompetent riders.
We miss out on rides and risk losing rides. It very well could completely cripple the rest of the year for us. We Cop a decent punishment for our part.
It was a mistake.
Do the people who left the rail down receive the same penalties?