Maximus

There is a big difference between enjoying a ride on a B.....y C.....e and being launched into the stratosphere on said 'playground attraction', esp when you are 4yrs old and dipping joyously into a tonne of your favourite ice cream (hokey-pokey).Max still thinks it was the fault of the evil-looking guy with shifty eyes and a ragged beard standing by the power switch...but Maxi has been wrong before (1989).

There's a pattern with you .... LOL

Eventfinda is/was the right place for that advertisement, coro fan. I doubt that the short novel published on the NZTR site needed to be there in its entirety, though. Still, that would take a person with a brain to proofread and edit it for the purpose and audience. I was merely scoffing at the bouncy castle crap section, not the raceday itself, so you've taken far too much umbrage. Glad it all went off brilliantly, as it should have, given the significance of the occasion.

i was thinkin' specifically sprinters, nm .. far be it for Maxi to besmirch the Red Terror...though he mighta had a couple of issues getting past the GOAT called Secretariat aka Big Red. The thing these GOATs all seem to have is a heart that's twice the size of other 'orsies!

and thats the beauty of this 'game' ..speculating what will/could happen ...I was very skeptical about KYR when first touted as a champion sprinter, but his performances - and especially the ease of his wins and times he runs - is indisputable. He is among the best we've ever seen, if not the GOAT.

Have you forgotten what a Labour-led coalition did from 2017, then the appalling things they did when given a clear runway in 2020?

exactly my point ..'it will be interesting to see' etc etc Don't think mid-distance races will be a problem for her, per se, but can she run fast enough on better Spring/Summer tracks against better quality opposition? SE ran down the track (last of 10, winner Gillian) over 2200m at Ellerslie last April, having won her way out of maidens at Counties 2100m three weeks earlier; 4 subsequent winners from that race). Possibly copped an injury that day at Ellerslie, ran 5L last but Stewards Report said: SMILING EYES (G Rooke) - Rider advised that the mare had been quickly beaten once placed under pressure prior to entering the final straight. Underwent a post-race veterinary examination which did not reveal any abnormality. SE had 6 months off - and changed hands (?) - after that race. The Dennis team have got her firing, which is great. Will be fun keeping an eye on Smiling Eyes in the next few weeks. Max notes that she is by Time Test..and I think I read somewhere that Time Test has an extraordinary record as a sire of wet-trackers and/or jumpers.

Wasn't talkin' the horse down at all, simply refused to get over-excited by one hollow victory on a Heavy 10 down south off a slow and uncontested tempo.. If she keeps on doing it, that'd be fab for connections.

LOL. same ol same ol from you. Have a lovely Sunday.

The hair-splitting is coming from you. I'm just looking at what the stats say...hasn't won on a firm track (yet)...she goes OK on Good ground, but hasn't won, and has won twice, placed once on Heavy, all three runs 1200-1600m this campaign. Sounds like a happy horse in a new environment with a preference for very wet ground. Doesnt sound like Phar Lap or Winx just yet, despite that recent, most facile victory. Oh, and Max will say what he 'likes' or 'thinks', thankee... ...which is, SE prefers Heavy going is clearly an improved mare since changing hands/environment (like Santita), is racing against average quality opposition down south. It will be interesting to see what targets connections have in mind for her.

Seriously, I don't think TA's goal in Oz is to 'dominate' a la Waller, Maher. Simply unrealistic. But they surely want to grow year-on-year with outstanding performers and performances in elite racing/races. And that ain't happening, at least not yet...which begs the question(s) asked on much of this thread...Wossup? Why? Who? What changes, if any, need to be made to keep the Oz base viable? Perhaps they make plenty of $$ with what they've got ..and they are not afraid to charge, as noted on other threads as well. But if the stats decline sharply enough, they will lose the confidence of clients, and the rot might set in quickly from that point... if they win a Group 1 this Spring, they'll breathe a huge sigh of relief.

and he has a change of rider, a bad head cold and gets outta bed on the wrong side of the straw that morning.

yes, very easy...jock got away with murder there with those sectionals and no-one taking her on ..hence the reason for Maxi not getting too excited by such a facile victory.

has not won any of her three on Firm ground...hence Max saying she 'prefers soft/heavy'

it -appears some people dont appreciate the fact that KYR doesn't slow down at the end of his races unless Zac tells him to! LOL. He is better this year than ever ...only ill health and a very wide draw and interfernce and/or the jock falling off can beat him (IMO). There, that should put the mockers on 'im.