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Good question. Maybe an elongated Easter break? Not a word from the NZTR Board chair either.

Er....you go first.
 
 

scooby3051 maybe the Ellerslie club will dish out free fig jam sandwiches to the public at their next meeting.

I even had a run in with a trainer on here when I dared to say Ellerslie has issues...IT BLOODY WELL HAS...and the sooner we all as an industry face up to it the sooner it can be fixed...JMO.

Someone mentioned “crash test dummies” the other day somewhere and they were cried down. 
I guess that he deserves an apology?

Curious to know what Paul had to say when you had a chat Chris?

Someone mentioned “crash test dummies” the other day somewhere and they were cried down. 
I guess that he deserves an apology?

Nah mate no help needed they have the experts doing it, just ask them, they know everything, no need for outside input.🤣

More fool him.
Sounds like Don Ha all over again.

Really? Didn't try hard enough. 🤣 Apparently advised he would go to $9mil. Created the bullshit theatre but in the end was "full of it". Who would know if he even had a bid. The old 'phantom phone bidding" trick.
Besides the filly seemed to have a slightly offset near fore  to my eye!

So what they bid up to what they wanted to buy out the partnership...the American knew the score and tried to buy her...but in the end the heart ruled the head and she bought the partners out but how was it not good for racing and the whole industry...some good publicity so just dont see why the negativity...JMO

He is retiring after today too...good bloke Johnathan Darcy well done him on all his years of service.

Depending what business you're in or how well heeled one is it's probably a tax deductable transaction anyway. Apart from the pedigree it certainly looks like a well balanced filly. It has a leg on every corner.

Debbie might head the Yank and others off.
But, its an auction and its only worth what somebodys prepared to pay for it.
Given most champion mares are relative  failures as broodmares  todays outcome will be fascinating IMO

It is odd to me that a lot of weight in their decision was based on the fact that he had a mortgage to service.Shouldn't matter at all,plenty out there that have lost their jobs and have had to look at other ways of doing things. Me x2

If this new surface needs more racing on it - why has the rail consistantly been out 6 ,7 and 10 mtrs?
 

For gods Sake, horses break down on any track Scooby, you know that.
Super Sid has gone around a few times, Pearl of Alsace might have felt the firm track, some do some don’t.
Injuries  happen, it’s called an attrition rate, if you read all stripes reports from all tracks things will be pretty similar.
Give Ellerslie some time, I for one, along with a lot of others will race there when it is in use….
It’s Headquarters, and not the other Famous landmark at the Viaduct!
 

More fool him.
Sounds like Don Ha all over again.

More fool him.
Sounds like Don Ha all over again.

Nomates, Monty Roberts is certainly in agreement with you and not young Pertab.

Nomates, Monty Roberts is certainly in agreement with you and not young Pertab.

More fool him.
Sounds like Don Ha all over again.

More fool him.
Sounds like Don Ha all over again.

Nomates, Monty Roberts is certainly in agreement with you and not young Pertab.

Well if your trying to straighten out a recalcitrant young horse with some wayward and possibly dangerous tendencies then I would suggest that bashing it over the head repeatedly isn't going to help solve the problems , actually I won't just suggest it , I'll say straight , it won't help .
You need to build trust and giving a horse a bash ain't the way to do it .
Generally it is an anger management issue ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, with the human .