tasman man 11 979 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 Not long back to the rest home after a fantastic Karaka raceday as part of the Boys Get Paid day out. BGP certainly is a Bloody Great Promotion , which morphs into a Bloody Good Party. And its kinda special to be a tiny part of a a massive $100 k bet....that will be a great yarn for the 'show and tell' session at morning tea at the home. The group[BGP] put a real positive vibe into a great day with groups from Invercargill and Christchurch among others. All the bets were thereabouts , top effort by the selectors Father Ted and Bertie Germ who along with me were probably the oldest 3 there.....much Kudos to Luke the brains of the outfit who has been successful IMO at giving hope to the Industry by reconnecting a lost generation. The setting was brilliant ,the organisation slick and a real credit to all concerned. My advice to the rest of you......subscribe and get amongst it ! Elsewhere , the Birdcage party was as huge as ever and roared on after dark ,the NZBloodstock area was glowing in anticipation of sales, TAB party hosted some big hitters and the Birdcage bar was packed ! Private areas hosted visiting Aussie and Asian groups. Leo 's boutique was sparkling as usual , with the Host himself at the hem. And most importantly the Public areas were top - notch , and many amazed with the buzz and enthusiasm created from the BGP group...my 'new' young mates,incl ladies ! A great day out , deserved results and great to see Hanger Lindsay sharing the limelight with his family.Well done OP and Jamie and Te Akau. I guess you had to be there ! Baz (NZ), Breeder, rdytdy and 5 others 7 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsie 56 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 How did they end up $s up or down ? . I agree great to see such a fantastic atmosphere at a race course and to hear a jockey get a crowd chanting to them. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneMcAlister 1,425 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 16 minutes ago, Pottsie said: How did they end up $s up or down ? . I agree great to see such a fantastic atmosphere at a race course and to hear a jockey get a crowd chanting to them. They got bacK $365k for $250k start. intrigue losing by a nose with lost whip and Elliot .5kg over was unlucky. They made a big atmosphere. Well done to BGP team. They will be singing at karaka today. Pegasus 9 and rdytdy 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tauhei Notts 1,403 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 I went to hear the head of the Racing Industry Transitional Authority speak in Cambridge. Then I compared notes with a former NZTR chief executive officer who had attended the Awapuni presentation. I get the impression that the organisers of BGP will do more good for our industry than will all the boffins in Jackson Street, Petone. Baz (NZ) and Pam Robson 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsie 56 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 Thanks Shane. Are they going to purchase a horse ? I heard one of their bets was $100,000 on Catalyst, not sue if that was correct but bet they were sweating after it's slow start. I worked with Luke Kemeys for a couple of years, and he's a top man for the syndicate. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Bidlake 760 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 The group certainly bring something to the industry I have not seen anything like before. I was playing cricket yesterday and half the team were in the syndicate, many who barely follow racing but we were all huddled around a phone at drinks watching the 2nd race, my best mate who has a passing interest in racing took his phone out on the field to watch the races ffs. The talk and hype around it amongst everyone was really cool, my mate even now making noises about getting a share in a horse. rdytdy, Breeder, tasman man 11 and 3 others 5 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Bidlake 760 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 5 minutes ago, Pottsie said: Thanks Shane. Are they going to purchase a horse ? I heard one of their bets was $100,000 on Catalyst, not sue if that was correct but bet they were sweating after it's slow start. I worked with Luke Kemeys for a couple of years, and he's a top man for the syndicate. Not sure if they are intending on buying one but they are selling one. Lot 557 they purchased as a weanling to pinhook. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bestbets 206 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 All I can say is I wish I could bottle that days racing up an bring it out every day I attended. What a fantastic day Pegasus 9, Baz (NZ), JJ Flash and 1 other 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbtab 95 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 They made a $115k profit on $250k.Biggest bet was$96,5 k on Probabeel and had a $28.5k multi on Catalyst intoTaroni to place which returned $100k JJ Flash 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOM 1,017 Report post Posted January 25, 2020 Whose hem was Leo at? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Rum 1,833 Report post Posted January 26, 2020 One news site reports Allaalune owner was first owner in 94 year history of Karaka Million and Classic to have runners in both races . Impressive stuff after all those years . It must have happened before in all those 94 years . Does anyone know the winner of the 1927 Karaka Million as a mate asked me and I don't know . Leggy, Baz (NZ), Huey and 5 others 3 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis2 1,078 Report post Posted January 26, 2020 Phar Lap Baz (NZ), weasel57 and Red Rum 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz (NZ) 1,721 Report post Posted January 26, 2020 9 hours ago, Memphis2 said: Phar Lap I know Phar Lap was a freak but to win the 1927 Karaka Millions as a 3 month old foal must have been an extraordinary effort! JJ Flash, Red Rum, Memphis2 and 3 others 2 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Memphis2 1,078 Report post Posted January 26, 2020 He was that good Baz shaneMcAlister and Baz (NZ) 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel57 429 Report post Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 10:42 AM, GOM said: Whose hem was Leo at? his own (lovely summer dress, with stilettos to match) LOL Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
weasel57 429 Report post Posted January 29, 2020 On 1/26/2020 at 2:07 PM, Red Rum said: One news site reports Allaalune owner was first owner in 94 year history of Karaka Million and Classic to have runners in both races . Impressive stuff after all those years . It must have happened before in all those 94 years . Does anyone know the winner of the 1927 Karaka Million as a mate asked me and I don't know . re Aalaalune -you have to give Rogie some credit for getting all three of Lou's horses to the start line on the big night (De La Terre and Mr Universe the other two). But the two Reliable Man fillies are out of their depth and Aalaalune should have been put out for a spell a month ago. Poor thing, racing on unsuitable hard tracks and over distances she is not competitive at (against the of her age, anyway). If only they'd exercised some patience! Baz (NZ) and Insider 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
