scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 Great ride to just get up on Melody Belle... Jamie Richards just keeps getting the big ones home...has a great team of staff around him ...Congrats to all concerned. Breeder 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 39 minutes ago, scooby3051 said: Great ride to just get up on Melody Belle... Jamie Richards just keeps getting the big ones home...has a great team of staff around him ...Congrats to all concerned. Not to mention the expensive cattle he has at his stable door. Very cool ride by Troy however. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 13 minutes ago, chevy86 said: Not to mention the expensive cattle he has at his stable door. Very cool ride by Troy however. Why do you always have to be a sad sack...the guy still has to get them to win......look at Homeland they had expensive cattle too and where did it get them>>>>Just wish you could be positive, at least once.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tim vince 985 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 Poor bugger couldn't eat.the late gr8 nb Holland told me he was the funniest bugger in the jockeys room. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 7 minutes ago, scooby3051 said: Why do you always have to be a sad sack...the guy still has to get them to win......look at Homeland they had expensive cattle too and where did it get them>>>>Just wish you could be positive, at least once.... Not sad in the slightest. Your post was about Troy apparently but suddenly it was about Jamie Richards. You need to keep a balanced perspective. It's all a bit like Waller , Godolphin and others. . Ingham gave Waller 60 blue bloods to get started and TO WALLER'S CREDIT he made the most of his opportunity.Gai Waterhouse inherited a dynasty and carried it on, with a clientele established by her father. Used to hear about that "self-made" man Robert Sangster who was worth 100s of millions. Bugger off, inherited Vernon's Pools from his father. Same with Jamie Richards, a well-established, successful operation dropped in his lap and he is making the most of it. Good on him.He presents very professionally. The way some of you go on about the ABILITY of trainers who have unlimited resources is not keeping it balanced. There are dozens of participants in our industry who are champions, but don't have the luxury of infinite resources . bus stop, Memphis2, barryb and 1 other 2 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 Yes but if you are not good enough to start with then you wont get the gig...is that not right...anyway good on the young guy and good on David as much as he is a polarising figure for giving him a go...its working out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Spyro 408 Report post Posted February 9, 2019 Not every trainer over the years at Te Akau have done as well as Jamie , with exactly the same resources presented to them ( by that don't mean Stephen Autridge or Mark Walker who are excellent trainers ). It isn't automatic that they'll be really successful even with top cattle to work with. scooby3051 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz (NZ) 1,719 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 17 hours ago, Mr Spyro said: Not every trainer over the years at Te Akau have done as well as Jamie , with exactly the same resources presented to them ( by that don't mean Stephen Autridge or Mark Walker who are excellent trainers ). It isn't automatic that they'll be really successful even with top cattle to work with. Jason Bridgeman? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 4 hours ago, Baz (NZ) said: Jason Bridgeman? May have just been the victim of a bad year at Karaka? Jamie Richards may or may not be a good "trainer" but at present , IMO, he is a mere pup, supported by his father Paul who fronts up at most meetings. We need to keep the accolades balanced. I would proffer the suggestion that if Lee Somervell, Ken Kelso, Noel Eales, Colin Jillings, Ray Verner were at the helm of Te Akau then the results would be the same, if not better. And besides, racing is a fickle game, sometimes there is success, in spite of the trainer--remember Graham Henry against the French in the World Cup final. JMO Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 You still have to have the cattle and as the late TJ Smith once said, “There’s strength in numbers”. By the way, wasn’t Melody Belle a less than $50k purchase? Can’t see your point Chevy? D Weir was 60 ahead of 2nd in this year’s premiership in Vic prior to being given 4 years. As soon as he’s outed, the likes of Lee Freedman (disqualified doper), Plus other jealous trainers were puting the boot into Weir with comments reeling of sheer jealousy of Weirs success. 3 Jiggers in the bedroom and that’s the reason for his success? C’mon! Good selections at the sales and 500+ horses makes it an uneven playing field. He’s been crucified by the need to placate the looney leftish animal cruelty brigade. 4 years!! napier 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Trump said: You still have to have the cattle and as the late TJ Smith once said, “There’s strength in numbers”. By the way, wasn’t Melody Belle a less than $50k purchase? Can’t see your point Chevy? Can't see my point? You've just answered your own enquiry with TJ's quote. Weir, Waterhouse, Waller, Godolphin all with 600-700 horse on their books--who do you think will win the premiership? Answer easy to find before the season even starts. It certainly will not be some incredible trainer from Gosford with 28 ponies in his barn. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
drewandjo 129 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 5 minutes ago, chevy86 said: Can't see my point? You've just answered your own enquiry with TJ's quote. Weir, Waterhouse, Waller, Godolphin all with 600-700 horse on their books--who do you think will win the premiership? Answer easy to find before the season even starts. It certainly will not be some incredible trainer from Gosford with 28 ponies in his barn. if he/she is so incredible why have they only got 28 horses and why are they in Gosford? Insider and scooby3051 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rum 1,833 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 2 minutes ago, drewandjo said: if he/she is so incredible why have they only got 28 horses and why are they in Gosford? Maybe they are brilliant trainers but not that flash at or want to be heading up a large organisation across a couple of states with hundreds of employees which is what those mentioned are . Some really good trainers here and in Aust that sweeten up rejects from HK or the big owners , they will never win a title though . Also to some extent it's right place right time right connections . Number of factors . Te Akau clearly have a top system in place , and to be fair their employees always seem happy that's important . It has to be said they benefit from quite weak racing but that's not their fault . It's the big fish small pond situation. chevy86 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trump 2,741 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 2:48 PM, chevy86 said: Not to mention the expensive cattle he has at his stable door. Very cool ride by Troy however. Sorry Chevy, but you made the comment regards the Troy Harris and I presume Melody Belle. She has proved to be inexpensive. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scooby3051 10,695 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 44 minutes ago, chevy86 said: Can't see my point? You've just answered your own enquiry with TJ's quote. Weir, Waterhouse, Waller, Godolphin all with 600-700 horse on their books--who do you think will win the premiership? Answer easy to find before the season even starts. It certainly will not be some incredible trainer from Gosford with 28 ponies in his barn. Chevy why do you have to be so negative... why cant you give the guy a wrap...he ha a huge responsibility to manage a huge string of horses and the stable is flying...its called a TEAM effort i would think ...right horse in the right race with the right prep with the right jockey on...it does not all happen on its own..no matter what cattle you have. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chevy86 2,683 Report post Posted February 10, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 6:22 PM, chevy86 said: Same with Jamie Richards, a well-established, successful operation dropped in his lap and he is making the most of it. Good on him.He presents very professionally. Scooby, like some others you need to re-enlist at school if you think the above is negative. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...