RaceCafe..#1...Tipsters Thread.... Share Your Fancies For Fun...Lets See Who The Best Tipsters Here Are.

THE TORCH

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    THE TORCH reacted to nomates in Riccarton Commentator   
    I think he's trying hard to get it right , I will say he is accurate in a finish and sees them coming unlike some .
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    THE TORCH reacted to scooby3051 in Riccarton Commentator   
    My personal opinion is he sounds a bit robotic...sounds a little bit like A.I.....😂LOL
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    THE TORCH reacted to canon47 in Johnathan Parkes   
    Zak Husssai He has moved to the Gold Coast for a refresh riding work just started his weight reduction program and well been riding over there soon. Quite funny really he was gunna buy a cheap run about car BUT quickly relised  he needs a bloody good 1 in terms of the travelling he well need to do "Skins" well be back soon
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    THE TORCH reacted to Insider in Weigh In   
    I actually think that Mick Guerin is one of the more knowledgeable people in the game.
    Him and Luke Radich are light years ahead of anyone else. 
    Who else in the Trackside lineup puts their money up in “real ownership” and in both codes too? 

     
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    THE TORCH reacted to Pak Star in Weigh In   
    I watch The Weigh In pretty much every week its on.  Cant say I have ever in my life watched it live though.  Its always via youtube on a Monday or Tuesday night.   Just the way of the world now isnt it?  Hence why the 6pm news shows are going down the gurgler. 
    As for Guerin, I like that he has insider knowledge and speaks to a lot of the trainers to have the most up to date news on where horses are going etc.  Something that I would have expected from Leith Innes a bit more as a presenter
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    THE TORCH reacted to Matanuku Blue in Weigh In   
    Hey team I think you are being a bit tough on Guerin . .Weigh In is one of the few  NZ racing programs I look fwd to watching.I like Guerin because his knowledge of racing.He is a bit quirky and very enthusiastic. .Maybe Marsh was still feeling the effects of hard out celebrating and that’s why he was looking like he was.Give Guerin a fair go ,would you rather have popperwell or sweens 🙄
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    THE TORCH reacted to mckenzie in Weigh In   
    The time slot seems strange to me. Wouldn't it make more sense on a Sunday morning? Surely more people would watch then rather than a Monday morning.
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    THE TORCH reacted to Mattski in Weigh In   
    Or Luke Radich
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    THE TORCH reacted to Hi Ho Silver in Many many more at the Canberra Cup than the Auckland Cup   
    As Sheldon Murtha said when he was presenting Trackside quite a few seasons ago now, Christchurch Cup snd Show week is the place to be seen.
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from wph in Cameron George gone   
    How am I "playing the man"? If we have so much discontent on here about the leaders of our industry how can anyone laud the job that CG has done for NZ Racing??! Or has he never made a poor decision?
    If we follow JJ's theory about having to be qualified or linked to some leadership role before criticising their performance then why have free speech? With that criteria no one can come on here and bag a jockey unless they have ridden X amount of winners, no one can question a trainer unless theyve trained X amount of winners, no one can bag an All Black unless theyve worn the black jersey in the past, etc, etc. I dont know JJ from a bar of soap and have simply teased his philosophy that only those above or equal to CM in the administrative world should be allowed to judge him. That to me seems ridiculous as mentioned above. I dont know his credentials but maybe when he pops on here and has a whinge about something he should check if he is "qualified" to do so. Perhaps he is a cross between Lance O'Sullivan and Richie McCaw so will always be right when debating racing and rugby. 
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from wph in Cameron George gone   
    No nomates - you and I are wrong and JJ is supremely correct. A list of jobs wins according to him. Game changing fact that one. And remember hes the equal of V'Landrys....except V'Landrys runs an entire professional competition (which Cam is in "charge" of one spoke of that wheel) as well as NSW racing which is a smidgen bigger than NZ's industry. We must bow to JJ.
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    THE TORCH reacted to chevy86 in Cameron George gone   
    IN THE BEST JOOLY TRADITION THIS POST NEEDS THE HIGHEST COMMENDATION .
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    THE TORCH reacted to nomates in Cameron George gone   
    To be honest putting up a list of the positions he has held doesn't equate with meaning he was successful in those roles .
    Someone could list the positions that John Allen has held in his career , but it  means nothing . 
    Listing people's CV's just proves that the Lazy Susan of executive rolls is too bloody easy to jump off and on , and NZ clearly has a limited pool of capable people to choose from . 
    It's just a bunch of suits playing musical chairs .
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    THE TORCH reacted to Hi Ho Silver in Cameron George gone   
    It's a list of where he's worked.  It doesn't relate to how good he was at the job, and whether he was professional in every aspect.
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    THE TORCH reacted to TurnyTom in Many many more at the Canberra Cup than the Auckland Cup   
    No comparison I would have thought
    Despite the many issues CJC have they put on a good week, cannot be replicated
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    THE TORCH reacted to Hi Ho Silver in Awapuni update.   
    Could three years not using Trentham spell it's demise as a racecourse?
    You just wonder whether it would have been more advantageous for the whole industry if the main centres were sold off and a new facility set up but, I think rather than trying to do everything, just make it a race day snd functions facility.  Forget about trying to make money as a training centre and housing all the horses and staff.  To me it makes more sense to just race on the place.  On non-race days work on other revenue streams.  Just one or two track surfaces to maintain and race day horse boxes and stalls.  Then give the club staff a challenge to balance the books with non-race day functions.
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from Hedley Jordan in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from wph in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from JJ Flash in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH reacted to Nerula in Cameron George gone   
    You had Warriors Chief George working out of Queensland and NZTR CEO Sharrock working on his player agent business out of his shed in Auckland when the coal face was in Wellington. Thats why they needed COO Balcombe to do the work.
    NZTR too NZRL centric to be healthy.
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    THE TORCH reacted to Palliser in Cameron George gone   
    Waste of space at The Warriors and waste of space at NZTR
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from pogo(aus) in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from nomates in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH got a reaction from Insider in Cameron George gone   
    My sentiments: Piss off and dont come back (again!)
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    THE TORCH reacted to Palliser in Hastings Abandoned   
    Entain and this Cameron Rodger dude are onto it .. NOT