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Doesn't matter if he's racing for $1K or $2,500 it's like with like and the handicapping system obviously supports that moreso than here though we still don;t realise the value of claimers. Some claiming owners simply don't want to really get rid of their horses. $7K - $15K is too much for an 8-12 yr old IMHO. What's the price on the old Aussie horse?

hahahahaha

I agree it was a long drawn out affair but look at other miscreants within the industry who have caused just as much angst through P and other things. I doubt it will lose much credibility or fall in a heap all due to Lisa Cropp. Surely the industry is bigger than her.

Needs tweaking a bit but an option compared to what we've had to bear lately.

Websites are a good marketing and news tool in this day and age and I get p----d off when they are not kept up to date. Just like buying a paper to find it's last week's. Some very big companys are the main offenders in this regard.

Agree all round, so quick, so much power but what would be the outcome if this was caused by a dog, not a horse...........

A motormouth he may be but you're missing the economic point guys. His ratings are sky high and his employers will back him to the hilt. Incidentally I don't watch morning tv.

Would be great to get TV coverage but I guess that's unlikely as the powers that be aren't into promoting the industry.

Percy might out-finish the mare this time but that looks like the Quinella - $1.80?? Heard a treble at the dogs today that paid $1.60. Not a big return for a threesome.

for Kumeu. Only six noms for their $25K Cup this week. Just shows 4-6 win horses are finding their way overseas or they just not out yet after winter.

I don't think there's a fat lady running for Mayor Archie.

Great idea for entertainment. Used to have them at gymkhanas 50-odd years ago. Not sure about a betting medium though but amateurs have got their act together. Would be something else for the stipes to bone up on. Wonder what they think if it's true.

Walls St was good on Saturday but with what we've seen in Aussie over the weekend he'll just clutter up the Cox Plate field. There's some serious horseflesh there at the moment. I'd like to be proven wrong but I don't think he's a Bonecrusher, Solvit or Poetic Prince. Just MHO.

Got it in one TT. Greatest sport in France and probably always will be - in fact an industry rather than a sport that's why it won't self destruct.

Ohoka Arizona??

I'm just wondering what's an acceptable level of anything. Does a gazillionth really mean a lot? I don't really care, just wondering. I think maybe there should be no dope testing at all. Let the b*****s self destruct.

Im not for or against him but apparently he was tested every day he wore the yellow jersey on the TDF and only tested positive on a rest day but only .000,000,000,???., a miniscule amount. I know the sport is rife with drugs but is this a bit over the top?

Agreed. We don't have any actors here anyway, just a heap of extra's. Jackson is the director, Warner Bros are putting up the $$$ so can go wherever they like. If Kiwi actors were any good they wouldn't stay in NZ, simply not enough scope in a country this size. Then, last night, the Wellington actors had a meeting and couldn't agree on what they wanted anyway - says it all I think.

Jeez guys, it's the thick end of six months away yet - who the hell cares? Just like worrying of we're going to be ready for the RWC.

And yet you support Stiassney???????? You're bloody incredible.

Was Sunalta tried and just not worth it or some other reason she didn't race? Took Sunstrike a while to strike form.

Will give him another chance but I'm not not convinced he's gonna step up. As I've said before I think he's ideal for Perth. The Ozzies'll probably squeeze another 2 secs out of him.

Raglan sacrificed? Yet to prove he's up to town hall company. Sure he beat Stunnin Cullen a couple back but the experts said that was a set-up as well. Plenty better than him.

Why would you even bother listening to him. 'Mana' is the Maori word for money, didn't you realise that?

Doesn't start for ten days. Do we have athletes or Prima Donna's? Go hard or go home.