Dockers 200 Report post Posted November 7, 2018 Just reading through the form for Forbury tonight and see in Race 3. Motu Speedy Star is having its 229 start and is 14 years old. What's some of the most starts a harness racing horse has had in NZ? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fartoomuch 1,376 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 Try this to answer your question and have a look at a first starter thread whose 9 yrs old DESTREOS NZ 458 Starts 100 wins 137 placvings 1:51.9MS 2003 Began racing $819,749 Astreos CA Melvin's Speed (NZ) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iraklis 2,231 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 Yeh Destreos, hey, aint he still racin in aus? Cheers Iraklis Fartoomuch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newmarket RC 209 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 1 minute ago, Iraklis said: Yeh Destreos, hey, aint he still racin in aus? Cheers Iraklis Quite possibly as he was exported there Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taku Umanga 194 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 Danke (11yo) has had 237 starts for 12 wins and 47 placings ($125,983) - still going strong and likely to start twice Friday night at Cambridge. Fartoomuch 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelli 434 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 3 hours ago, Taku Umanga said: Danke (11yo) has had 237 starts for 12 wins and 47 placings ($125,983) - still going strong and likely to start twice Friday night at Cambridge. He clocked up 55 starts last season earning $40K. The ranking system is perfect for horses like him - he's R41! Another horse with endurance in Race 1 at Cambridge is Burt Munroe in his 9th season of racing - not as high earning as Danke but still paying his way and giving enjoyment to his owners. However, it is tough on the average newbie and their owners - if it doesn't freak out with these experienced trotters storming past at standing starts and wins a piddling low stake race early in its career, it can be a long time before owners get another cheque as the horse may have rocketed up to R56 and be handicapped out of it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dockers 200 Report post Posted November 8, 2018 4 hours ago, Fartoomuch said: Try this to answer your question and have a look at a first starter thread whose 9 yrs old DESTREOS NZ 458 Starts 100 wins 137 placvings 1:51.9MS 2003 Began racing $819,749 Astreos CA Melvin's Speed (NZ) 458 starts just blows my mind. What a horse. Endurance plus. Just checked my old favourite the original iron horse idol scott who had 219 starts. 46 wins. Great memories at the park in the 80s. Iraklis, Newmarket RC, Fartoomuch and 1 other 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 744 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 another solid equine citizen in the south may set new records Alexy,,.223 starts and close to 50 last season.But as only a young 9 year old gelding (despite the name) by Courage Under Fire could reach 300 in next few seasons. Another advert for the newish handicapping system. Newmarket RC 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john legend 744 Report post Posted November 10, 2018 a bit more on destreos. was mostly racing in queensland but the owner/trainer moved to tasmania and last season he raced at launceston and devonport tracks mainly. Because he races every week on the trip to Tasmania he stopped off at several trot tracks to race on the road trip (paying his way)south. It looks like they were hoping for the 100th win and now he has been retired as he would be 15 now. last start august 2018. Iraklis 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thejanitor 1,228 Report post Posted November 11, 2018 On 11/8/2018 at 6:21 PM, Dockers said: 458 starts just blows my mind. What a horse. Endurance plus. Just checked my old favourite the original iron horse idol scott who had 219 starts. 46 wins. Great memories at the park in the 80s. Idol Scott would be the pick of the "iron horses" because he raced in town hall company most of his career. There was no rating system back then, once you reached cup class you stayed there. Idol Scott raced against, and beat, some of New Zealand's greatest ever trotters, he was never disgraced. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eljay 1,720 Report post Posted November 11, 2018 We even ran 2nd to Idol Scott at Alex Park - he was near end of his career and we were a C3 (I think). Thejanitor and Iraklis 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
