hsvman

Maybe he just wants to holiday

Unlike jockeys the drivers go to the stables to get the horses many work either gearing up and in gearing horses and spend very little time in the jockey drivers room. I think you're over exaggerating that it would be a problem. On a lot of the grass circuits the drivers even just get changed at the stables.

The jockeys aren't very big I'm sure they wouldn't take too much room up in there, they used to both fit drivers and jockeys in at the ruakaka dual code meetings

Groups 1 should be ffa . They are our elite races and the best horses who ever has them so be able to win them without being disadvantaged. Grp1 races should be won by the best horses on the day not the horses who have a 20-30m head start. General weekly are fine for handicaps but if everyone strives for a good horse to race in the best races only then to be handicapped out of it what’s the point .

And yet there were warnings for one driver who hit with a free hand . Need consistency from stipes everyone who hits free hand should be penalised

More the like a good old g small tactis. Where the attacker always drops out. Often the purdon attacker goes on to win the race

Why did they not scratch all runners from that stable

I think if you put sunder son and self assured on 10 behind and horses like bolt for brilliance and copy that in front line yes it would make a massive difference in facts I’d say it puts there race winning chance effectively over

In the very big ffa races I’m happy with. No handicaps. I think handicapping the best so a lesser like can have the big advantage isn’t right, In almost every sports big comps majors grand slams anything there is no handicap imagine saying to usain bolt you have to run 105m in the Olympic final or the world number one in golf or tennis having to win but extra points or shots, striving to be the best only to get penalised isn’t fair , a really good horse is only ever at the top for 2-3 years at most let them be the champions they are on level terms and then wait for the next one to take over the crown

Should be 5k first offence 6months to a year 2nd offence life ban 3rd offence

Auckland noms , trial fields programmes , everything is always delayed or slow to be put up

So we make the all blacks win by 20points otherwise they lose when they play anyone ? Or make usain bolt start from 10m behind . The best events should be open to everyone but also should Be open for everyone to start with exactly the same luck in the draw. It’s bad enough the pref draws every other week but when it’s black type races ffa conditions should be permanent no penalties for. Being the best of the bunch. I’ve never had a horse good enough to affect by this but I love watching the best be the best . When they start getting penalised for being the best in big races is a joke

Group races shouldn’t have pref draws, group races are what people strive to get horses in and then to penalise the better ones with bad draws is a disgrace an also gives some horses and advantage to gain the important black type status

Yea but then south coast arden couldn’t get into it which the hrnz ceo has a share in

What’s the point of winning a race to end up in a higher grade and race for the same money, you’d be better off trying to run places and picking up easier money staying in the garde below