chiknsmack

I have zero problem with Te Akau as a whole. They seem to pursue excellence in every facet of the game and get the results which that deserves. So well done to them. I think they could maybe do better than chucking a flat "expertise surcharge" on each lot (it's a bit harsh that it's a 20% surcharge on a $40k lot and a 2% surcharge on a $400k lot), but then again they're listing their buys on their site as the sale goes on so they can't wait until the end and go "We've bought 70 horses, we need to recoup $x for expenses, so let's add $x divided by 70 to each lot". So it's fair enough I gue

Lot 7: bought for $160k, 10% share costs $17k. Lot 32: $200k, $21k. Lot 62: $120k, $13k. Lot 74: $40k, $5k. Lot 77: $125k, $13.5k Lot 89: $100k, $11k. Lot 96: $260k, $27k. Literally every lot they bought in the first 100 and for which they still have shares available is being syndicated for a total price of $10k more than they paid. Nobody said it was unfair, nobody said it was wrong. Somebody just said that - when racing is supposedly dying and stakes are terrible and every other trainer is having to give up the game or leave the country - seeing

Randwick 2-3 Straight Arron Randwick 7-1 Hitotsu Randwick 9-16 Forbidden Love

Awapuni R4 2 7 Awapuni R5 1 2 Awapuni R6 6 8 BB Awapuni R7 1 3 Randwick R3 1 12 Randwick R4 3 4 Randwick R6 12 13 Randwick R7 6 8 Randwick R8 1 3 Randwick R9 2 16 Bendigo R6 10 13 BB Bendigo R8 1 14 Thanks.

Riccarton R4 1 7 Riccarton R8 1 2 Tauranga R6 1 4 Tauranga R7 5 6 Rosehill R2 9 14 Rosehill R3 5 13 BB Rosehill R4 5 13 Rosehill R5 3 7 BB Rosehill R6 5 14 Rosehill R7 2 9 Rosehill R8 3 7 Mornington R7 2 5 Thanks.

Tauranga 4-8 Blue Moon Rosehill 10-7 Rustic Steel Thanks.

Trentham R4 1 Trentham R5 1 Trentham R6 3 Trentham R7 1 Trentham R8 6 Rosehill R6 9 Rosehill R7 5 Rosehill R8 11 Rosehill R9 12 Flemington R6 14 Flemington R7 8 Flemington R8 7

Ellerslie R1 8 Ellerslie R2 9 Ellerslie R3 4 Ellerslie R4 3 Ellerslie R5 7 Ellerslie R6 5 BB Ellerslie R7 9 Ellerslie R8 8 BB Ellerslie R9 2 Ellerslie R10 5 Good luck all.

Please can we please ignore my late changes which took me off the runner up and onto my first winner, please? Thanks. (It's a joke, Memphis).

I'm terrible at saying please; it's one of my (many) flaws. Thanks for pulling me up, and thanks for running the comp.

Some late changes. Rosehill R2 10 Rosehill R3 6 Rosehill R6 2

Pukekohe R1 13 Pukekohe R3 5 Trentham R3 6 BB Trentham R7 5 BB Flemington R1 14 Flemington R4 2 Flemington R5 11 Flemington R6 14 Flemington R7 10 Flemington R8 4 Rosehill R2 13 Rosehill R3 9 Rosehill R5 3 Rosehill R6 9 Rosehill R8 9

Gus Clutterbuck: https://teakauracing.com/news/te-akau-salutes-gus-karen-clutterbuck/ (We've had a painter in recently and, when he found out I'm into racing, he said a relative of his had owned the hotel in Foxton (or something like that) and the jockeys he remembered from hanging out there back in the day were Gus Clutterbuck and Gary Phillips.)

Ellerslie - Race 4 1 3 4 BB Ellerslie - Race 6 1 3 4 BB Ellerslie - Race 8 1 5 6 Ellerslie - Race 9 6 9 13 Randwick - Race 2 1 2 7 Randwick - Race 3 1 2 4 Randwick - Race 5 1 2 4 Randwick - Race 7 3 8 10 Randwick - Race 8 1 2 3 Flemington - Race 4 2 5 8 Flemington - Race 6 1 5 10 Flemington - Race 7 2 3 7

I took that as the first lot being from dellajaz_ and the second lot being from mr_gee. But you're the boss.