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Rule 101...When Pogo bags a (NZ) horse just get on. Allez Eagle, Who Shot Thebarman etc etc.

Congratulations Chris...welcome to the 2000 Club. Well deserved. This post has been promoted to an article

Sunday News is the best by far. Haven't been out for today's copy but the past couple of months they have been putting in a racing liftout for Sunday meetings which full form coverage.

Idiotic examples if that is what you are looking at Joblow. It was evident to a blind man that the riderless Connor John, who is incidentally as stable mate of Ryan Mark, cost Puntinato the win. Moochi Me bled after he gave her a lovely ride, that's why she stopped. Another being no blame of rider. I would have got off In Style if I had the choice also Joblow. Going forward, in my opinion, there is more up side to Ryan Mark and I think that he is a better horse left handed also. A lot of times jockey choices are not just made for the upcoming race but for future races. He only just wrong yesterday but there was nothing wrong with the ride. If you are going to bag a rider, then use something worthwhile to back up your opinion. Do your homework properly, the examples you have used lend no weight to your argument giving no credence to what you espouse.

Ha Ha Very good Zelda. PS. Pogo's not a jockey is he?

Not at all Gruff. Things just didn't go right for him. If he hadn't pulled Brilliant Way off the fence to come out he would have got the run that the winner Light Shadow got as he ended up where Brilliant Way was placed. Everywhere he went with Stolen Dance the way was blocked and the gap he was coming through with Sancerre narrowed and he was held up for a few strides. Just one of those days where it turned to custard for him. The birdie just wasn't on his shoulder. Just follow all three horses.

So what we have now is the opportunity for the mischievious or the malicious to falsely lay complaints or accusations knowing that they have complete anonymity and can't be traced therefore no repercussions. Will this open a can of worms or worse lead to corruption itself? Examples: A punter has a big bet on a horse knowing that there is only one runner that could possibly beat it, the hot favourite or a big multi bet ending on a runner. So 5-10 mins out from the start he rings the hot line and says he saw the favourite being injected/ syringed earlier. or Someone rings stating they were at a trainers place earlier that day and they saw some banned substance there etc etc. ie wasting everyone's time and being totally annoying. There are all sorts of examples, but you get my drift.

Well he comes from Otaki where close by Fasthorse lives. Fasthorse has probably been filling Matthew Hodgkinson's head with wonderous stories how easy it is to win this great stake money that is being put up. Fasthorse probably told him: "Disregard the fact that the two horses you train Matthew are maidens. I mean, why send your horses around in $7k maiden fields. They have both had one start each for you now, the 6yo mare Thora Bob whom you lined up in a R65 1200m race on your home track finishing 22 lengths last behind the winner and the 5yo gelding Sir Hiko lining up the same day finishing 25 lengths last behind the winner over 1200m. Nice quiet blow outs for them I would think." "You think Thora Bob can stay and that Sir Hiko can sprint. Think big Matthew, there is a premier meeting at Trentham this week. Line the mare up in the $30k R85 3200m race and pop the gelding in the $50k Stakes race over 1200m. You might not have to work again and I can get on the net and tell everyone that my mate has two maidens competing for $80k on Saturday. Isn't life wonderful...now where did I put my pills again?"

Was probably suffering from shell shock by the last after Durham Town's start in the sprint.

He must have going to the races today. His luck has been wretched!! Three that he should have won on: R3 Brilliant Way - no room and clipped heels, nearly falling. R5 Stolen Dance - still looking for room R6 Sancerre - trying for a tight gap when stable mate runs in crowding runners causing the gap to close a bit losing momentum. The Stipes Report will make interesting reading on these three tonight.

You posted this yesterday under the Leakage $300m thread. Posted Yesterday, 10:19 PM "Amazing talking to management of TABs/ Bars etc.....How many regular punters are leaving the game...... I suggest the TAB get their act together and entice punters back." Make your mind up Porty. And what about this letter: The writer of each week's Star Letter wins a 12 month subscription to TV Guide. This week's Star Letter reads: "I can watch competitive cooking on TV, I can watch competitive building, I can watch cops babysitting drunks. But I cannot watch most live sport or racing unless I subscribe to Sky TV. There are hundreds of thousands of pensioners, beneficiaries, low paid workers and people with families who cannot afford the subscription that Sky demands. The viewing public of New Zealand are being held to ransom under Sky's dominance. In Australia all sports events of national importance and all premium race meetings must be free-to-air. We have a Minister of Broadcasting, a Minister of Sport and a Minister of Racing and they appear to be as toothless as the United Nations in the Middle East. The TAB has succumbed to the lure of the dollar from Sky and sold out free-to-air coverage. The token coverage of the Melbourne Cup on Prime was a disgrace. Instead of taking a feed from NZ TAB, Prime had an Australian feed with no New Zealand dividends and no New Zealand payout amounts after the race." Ron (Auckland)

I have a hunch the $300 million is wildly inaccurate. Glenda is way out of her depth.

How did the TAB end up scratching it in the first place? Scratching time was 7:30am so if the paper is correct then the TAB scratched the horse at 8.30am. Obviously the Bureau didn't have it as an official scratching and would have still had the horse in the field. Nigel McIntyre then ruled Morcoat not be reinstated. Since when has the TAB become the official body? The Racing Bureau is and if they had the horse still in the field then it was never officially scratched so why did the Chief Stipe rule Morcoat could not be reinstated. The connections have every justification in asking to be paid the winning stake in this instance as they have denied the opportunity to compete. If Michael Crooks had not gone to place a bet on the horse and Morcoat had won, what then?

Morcoat was scratched in unusual circumstances at Cromwell today, which may entitle his owner to compensation. Morcoat was scratched from race 3 in error by the TAB at 8.30 this morning. The stipendiary stewards and club officials did not become aware of the scratching error until Morcoat was parading in the birdcage for the race. The owner of Morcoat, Michael Crooks, of Dacre alerted stewards when he was declined a bet on the horse. Nigel McIntyre, the chief stipendiary steward attending the Cromwell meeting , then ruled Morcoat not be reinstated. ''I did not seek to have Morcoat reinstated in fairness to punters who had already invested a considerable amount on the race,'' McIntyre said. ''I have never heard of a similar situation but mistakes do occur.'' He said any compensation for the owner of Morcoat was a matter for the Racing Board. Morcoat, trained at Yaldhurst by Ross Beckett, missed the opportunity to race for a winning stake of $6250 yesterday. The Southland Times

Changes: Moveable running rails and IRRIGATION!!!

Exactly Leggy, I was meaning about being able to move back down through the grades ie 5 win horses in R65.

Very gracious Pogo. For those that don't know Tradtri bolted in. The Melbourne Cup of the Picnic Meets. Never mind Pogo they are still running that "Dash for the Cash" dodgems in Sydney. Maybe an OZ bred can win that one for you.

You know why Pogo has gone quiet on the Bong Bong Cup Louise. I have been waiting for him to come on here and mention it but silence reigns. I must admit I had a chuckle after the race. Come in Pogo. Go the Kiwi's!!!!

She has named Ridley in R8 as her best ride of the weekend.

RK, you omitted mentioning The Hand of Faith has had 53 starts, Carniva Boy 41 and that Wild Bill has had 8 starts for 1, win 3 seconds and two thirds and has the highest rating of 66 in this R65 race. Wild Bill finished a close up second again beating all the horses you mentioned above. Having said that, yes the current ratings system does make it hard for those horses that perform ie, win and place consistently. Run down the track and get your rating lowered accordingly, that is how it works. We also know what that encourages also. He did drop a point for that 4th at Riccarton but will go up again after today's run.

It makes sense for Danielle to do the travelling now two reasons. 1. By doing the hard yards now and establishing a big break it makes it harder for any of the chasers later on and those chasers may concede mentally also thinking it is too big a task and accordingly not focus on trying to win it, especially in those winter months. 2. By doing the travelling now in the summer months she gets more races each day in which to ride in as at the end of the season you have the jumping races & high weights. She can ride the whole card should she wish now rather than four or five in the winter. Also more apprentices are put on in the winter utilising their claims which also has an effect on mounts. Mentally, it would be more stimulating also with longer hours of daylight instead of leaving in the dark and coming home in the dark in all types of weather. Less weather impaction of transport also. If she has decided to go for it now good luck to her.

Correct Sunlineboy. There was movement by both runners and Talented Kirky did acutally get his head in front of The Show. Mark Sweeney never stopped riding Talented Kirky out and I'm sure that the experienced Nigel Tiley would have put a convincing case forward in the room also.

Danielle is riding very well indeed and I'm sure PD is very proud. 437 career wins and the way she is riding they are very likely to be the first father/daughter combination to ride 1000 NZ winners. I note that Lisa Allpress hasn't been granted a licence to ride in Singapore's upcoming season. She could be back riding in NZ after Christmas.

I did indeed Traka. I've given myself a couple of upper cuts since.