Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted December 23, 2014 Next year is year of the sheep ....hmmm. Favourite Senior jockey : Opie Bosson Least Favourite (on grounds of whingingness) : Matthew Cameron Favourite Apprentice : Samantha Wynne Charming Person award : James McDonald's Mum Favourite North Island Track : Tauherenikau Favourite South Island Track : Kurow Favourite North Island Trainer : Fraser Auret Favourite South Island Trainer : Kevin Hughes Favourite Racecaller : Mark McNamara Favourite TV personality : undecided (Cubes likes "Off the Rails" but that's Aussie) Favourite horse here : Pure Champion Favourite horse there : Silent Achiever Favourite Owner : Kevin Hickman/Ray Coupland (tie) Favourite Speech :Graeme Rogerson (Grand National Calcutta Luncheon ) Any other thoughts out there in Racecafeland ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambling_Kidd 160 Report post Posted December 23, 2014 2014: Senior Jockey: NOEL HARRIS Best App: ULRIKA HOLMQUIST Least fav Jock: Cameron, 2+3, Innes, Coleman and Fatboy ... (just shocking rides all over the place) Charming Person: VINNIE COLGAN NI track: AVONDALE SI track: GORE NI trainer: PETER & DAWN WILLIAMS SI trainer: JOANNE HILLIS favourite racecaller: GEORGE SIMON, the rest suck, and George is slipping ... favourite TV presenter: no one in NZ, ... RETRO are the best guys on TV. favourite horse (nz) : WILD BILL, (you don't have be a champion, just be consistent.) favourite horse (oz) : WHO SHOT THE BARMAN fav owner: d missus ... fav speech: The best man at the brother in laws wedding ..... Classic Gruff and Cubes 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talk 308 Report post Posted December 23, 2014 Favourite Senior jockey : Leith Innes Least Favourite (on grounds of form) : Hayden Tinsley Favourite Apprentice : Jack Wong Charming Person award : Lee Somerville Favourite North Island Track (action every day) : Matamata Favourite South Island Track : Wingatui Favourite North Island Trainers : Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott Favourite South Island Trainers : John and Karen Parsons Favourite Racecaller : George Simon Favourite horse here : Tavy Favourite horse there : Who shot thebarman Favourite Owner : Graeme Rogerson Favourite Sire: Tavistock Favourite Broodmare Sire: O'Reilly Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelseacol 2,488 Report post Posted December 23, 2014 Most fun person to have a horse with;; Graeme & Debbie Rogerson Fav track NI: Tauherenikau Fav Track SI: Riccarton Best commentator: Mark McNamara (by a distance people - concentrate before you nominate anyone else) Worst innovation 2014; Triple Trio (boy they reckon they are hanging in for HK comingling....) Best SI trainer: Lance Robinson Most drunk at a racing function: GN Carnival luncheon (bought a horse and had to go home to sleep instead of getting to addington to see my horse win). Second place - Off the Rails filming at Ellerslie, but that was a hangover. best memory: the thrill of owning a winner, and the unique joys of a racetrack when with good people and having fun. Cubes 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turny 1,224 Report post Posted December 23, 2014 Well my thoughts... Favourite NI Track - Trentham Favourite SI Track - Riccarton Tracks I never bet at - Ellerslie and Forbury Park Favourite Overseas Track - Flemington Jockey - CW Johnson (what a surprise...........) Trainer - Fraser Auret Best Carnival - Canterbury Cup Week - hurry up November, missing you already Commentator - Mark McNamara (By a country mile - just brilliant) Apprentice Jockey - Jacob Lowry (wish it was wintertime with your 4Kg Jacob) Best NI Trainer - McCrae Best SI trainer - Pitman Worst thing in 2014 - Triple Trio (what were they thinking) Sadest thing in 2014 - A recent legal battle Brightest new light in 2014 - Ged Moaar Marketing Manager NZ Metro - amazing talent Why oh Why moments - Failing starting gates, Track watering Greatest moment in 2014 - Sitting alongside Aron Bidlake up in the old stand at Riccarton and watching his reaction to his National win - a true battler and success - always a wonderful moment giving us all hope Wish for 2015 - NZTR to become an inclusive body that listens to Stakeholders and act Worry for 2015 - NZTR doing more of the same and expecting a different result Aaron Bidlake and Cubes 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cubes 1,770 Report post Posted May 30, 2021 Wow..... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pam Robson 1,547 Report post Posted May 30, 2021 Indeed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
