Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 13, 2014 Looks like a good programme with healthy sized fields and some even racing . Some earlier posts would suggest also that the club is one to be admired and even looked at as a role model in the current environment . Good work Cubes says ! Todamax101 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 13, 2014 Oh and he forgot to say... The 'ol TAB account has taken a bit of a hammering what with the Brisbane massacre on Saturday and all that. Any tips out there for Thursday ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
porky 900 Report post Posted May 13, 2014 mate this from absolute amatuer...reading between the form-lines...don,t blame me stuff... Maybe. Race1 no.10 Star Emerald Race2 no.3 Let me think Race 6 no.5 Don,t blame buster...(or me) You wouldnt get rich anyway...They will all be favourites My thoughts anyway. Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slam dunk 1,317 Report post Posted May 14, 2014 Attn: L J Shannon LJ, Good luck with your meeting. Do you know of any jumpouts held on the course recently? I remember this meeting fondly exactly 50 years ago. As a teen I had a small hack to get around on. Cost 30 pounds. Well after a few burn ups at the beach discovered the horse could be a racechorse. Didn't know too much about training a racehorse but my father took it to this meeting and won ridden by Kaye Tinsley. That year the Woodville track must have been doing an upgrade as the races were transferred to Awapuni. Pity looks like a heavy track, thought Mings Girl in race 2 otherwise a good chance. Failing that any Ishiguru's always great value in the wet. THE TORCH and Cubes 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.J.Shannon 161 Report post Posted May 14, 2014 Thank you Slam Dunk , 50 yrs ago that would be a bit before my time but i do seem to remember the name Kaye Tinsley?? Haven't held jump outs recently but there will be some on Friday for anyone interested. Yes we have had a little rain this afternoon that will probably push it into the heavy range , this track can take a bit of water , I would expect them to race on the rail for quite a few race before they start going wider . Because we don't irrigate we have a great root structure so our track does not fly to bits like some irrigated tracks when they get a bit of rain. Lot of work been put into this meeting by the committee , quite a few new sponsors , expecting a quite few new racegoers to turn up as well. There is a selection of High Quality cows that will be paraded "The Black Caviars of the Dairy Industry"???? THE TORCH and sharne 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
von Smallhaussen 3,226 Report post Posted May 14, 2014 All the best for a great day! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 14, 2014 It'll be a bog but will take The Lone Ranger... swim! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharne 240 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 nice one sea eagle must like your new sleeping arrangements, well done Charlie first nz flat winner Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Thanks Porky Thanks Slam Dunk Cubes should ask Racecafers more often for some picks Between the two of you today....5 selections for 3 wins and a second (including the quinella) Got some coin now for the weekend....Cheers !!! porky 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 You have to wonder why the jockeys continually go wide... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elo 106 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 You have to wonder why the jockeys continually go wide... Golf course closed today? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 If only we got paid to play huh? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,335 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Thank you Slam Dunk , 50 yrs ago that would be a bit before my time but i do seem to remember the name Kaye Tinsley?? L K Tinsley, Hayden's Uncle and who was a very good rider in the sixties and early seventies before moving to Australia's Gold Coast. Kaye was a friend of my father's and I can recall Kaye coming round home especially in Wanganui before we moved to the Hutt Valley in December 19665. Kaye rode a lot of top horses and at Trentham some of his best wins were: Harcourt Stakes 1963 Beauzami 1966 Raidan 1967 Laramie Parliamentary Handicap 1961 Nerula North Island Challenge Stakes 1970 Astrella Wellesley Stakes 1961 Tara's Pride Wakefield Challenge Stakes 1966 Mr Mink Kaye had plenty of success over on the Gold Coast, firstly as a rider and then as a trainer. He turned out a not too bad apprentice also, tutoring one Glen Boss . Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Ted, Kaye rode for Deac, If I remember he was related by marriage? Mr Mink, what a horse he was. Wanganui, was it your home town? My old man held the 1/2 mile record at Cooks Gardens for years. He used to bore me to tears with his tales of running in front of huge Friday night crowds and there were bookmakers betting on the athletics and after each foot race there was a bike race! with betting in running! That was in the 30's before your time, but maybe your folks recalled those days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter R S 408 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Good size crowd, country winter racing at its best today. A very enjoyable day out Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,335 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Ted, Kaye rode for Deac, If I remember he was related by marriage? Mr Mink, what a horse he was. Wanganui, was it your home town? My old man held the 1/2 mile record at Cooks Gardens for years. He used to bore me to tears with his tales of running in front of huge Friday night crowds and there were bookmakers betting on the athletics and after each foot race there was a bike race! with betting in running! That was in the 30's before your time, but maybe your folks recalled those days. I was at primary school then Biff when Kaye and others used to come round home. I do remember Mr Mink winning at Trentham in 1966 just after we moved to the Hutt. He was trained by Deac, by Copenhagen and won about seven in row before being sold to the States. Yes, born in Wanganui and lived there until we left when I was thirteen. Remember Cooks Gardens very well, I used to go to athletics there myself and was there the night Peter Snell broke the World Mile record. Sitting up on the bank on the flat wooden seats wrapped up in blankets as it was chilly that night. Not sure about Kaye being related to Deac by marriage. I thought his father in law trained on the Gold Coast and Kaye rode for him . Can't recall his name off the top of my head but it may come to me later. biff 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaf1973 173 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Good size crowd, country winter racing at its best today. A very enjoyable day outi've only been to Woodville races one time when my horse went round(came 3rd) had a great weekend on course friendly atmosphere and off course even better looking forward to my next visit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Easily the best thing in Woodville because there isn't much else! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.J.Shannon 161 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Hey Sunline , I know a fair few more boring places than Woody , We have some very good walks (The Gorge Track etc) for the more agile ones, Tui Brewery just minutes away, and also something you probably would enjoy "Yummie Mummies Cheesecakes" or the fantastic Oosh La La Shops. On the Weekends you can't get a park in Woody so more adventurous people find it interesting. I noticed that 3 out of last 4 winners were on the rail not sure if you would describe that as a bog. Great days racing at Woodville yesterday , coolish southerly wind made most patron move into the stands which created a great atmosphere . 1.14-1.15 for 1200 , 1.28 - 1.29 for 1400 certainly a heavy track but not a bog hedley 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunlineboy 131 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Hey Sunline , I know a fair few more boring places than Woody , We have some very good walks (The Gorge Track etc) for the more agile ones, Tui Brewery just minutes away, and also something you probably would enjoy "Yummie Mummies Cheesecakes" or the fantastic Oosh La La Shops. On the Weekends you can't get a park in Woody so more adventurous people find it interesting. I noticed that 3 out of last 4 winners were on the rail not sure if you would describe that as a bog. Great days racing at Woodville yesterday , coolish southerly wind made most patron move into the stands which created a great atmosphere . 1.14-1.15 for 1200 , 1.28 - 1.29 for 1400 certainly a heavy track but not a bog I'm sure it does - last time I was there for a tournament I was approached by someone living in the flats, asking me whether or not I was enjoying my ice-cream. Nothing against the place, just a touch drab for my liking. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted May 15, 2014 Geez what could Peter Snell earn if he was a today man…….priceless. And yet he wouldn't swap for the world I spose. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,335 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 Thanks Biff for posting that clip of Peter Snell. I met Peter on a few occasions, with the last time being at Arthur Lydiard's Testimonial Dinner around 2000. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Vivian 742 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 Really enjoyed watching that clip Biff! Great stuff. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biff 2,158 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 We have Hesi to thank for Peter Snell vision boys……thanks Hesi! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdytdy 5,335 Report post Posted May 16, 2014 Was too. Cheers Hesi. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...