scooby3051 4,560 Report post Posted Sunday at 05:37 AM Jason Waddell of to ride in OZ...good luck to him tremendously talented rider who should do well there. 1 2 Leggy, Baz (NZ) and Gruff reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gruff 1,588 Report post Posted Sunday at 05:58 AM Will only enhance the competitive riding ranks there Scoob, and to our detriment. Is there any good news out there for NZ racing? 1 Baz (NZ) reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mikenz 142 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:07 AM 8 minutes ago, Gruff said: Will only enhance the competitive riding ranks there Scoob, and to our detriment. Is there any good news out there for NZ racing? Put simply NO 2 Gruff and Baz (NZ) reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT"s 296 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:22 AM 42 minutes ago, scooby3051 said: Jason Waddell of to ride in OZ...good luck to him tremendously talented rider who should do well there. Could potentially be riding Jennifer Eccles in the Cox Plate. A nice carrot for Jason in making this decision. Good luck to him. 1 TurnyTom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ponderosa8 376 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:36 AM 57 minutes ago, scooby3051 said: Jason Waddell of to ride in OZ...good luck to him tremendously talented rider who should do well there. What state is he heading to?.... Victoria would be my guess... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shad 958 Report post Posted Sunday at 06:53 AM Very competitive game over there. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Trump 2,224 Report post Posted Sunday at 08:41 AM He will have to fight hard for City rides. One of the best Michael Walker struggles to get regular Sat rides. Got to be something going on there. He’s too good not to be on the good ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
100 1 736 Report post Posted Sunday at 09:17 AM 30 minutes ago, Trump said: He will have to fight hard for City rides. One of the best Michael Walker struggles to get regular Sat rides. Got to be something going on there. He’s too good not to be on the good ones. He's the smartest rider in NZ by a wide margin IMO..... MW tactically inferior He will be snapped up by the smarties. . 1 TurnyTom reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arjay 121 Report post Posted Sunday at 09:22 PM Got some history, tough game in aussie, unless he has a leading stable already behind him, think it will be tough pickings. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TurnyTom 401 Report post Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Good rider and capable of breaking in but will be a tough first 6 months, will need a good manager to get City rides if he freelances, possibly best to attach to a stable Wish him well, deserves success and can achieve but another sad loss for us locally Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bestbetbazza 22 Report post Posted Monday at 02:38 AM Something going on re M Walker. One ride on Saturday, one ride last Saturday. Waller now not giving him Melb. rides. Whats the gossip. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rdytdy 4,732 Report post Posted Monday at 11:32 PM I have no doubt that Jason's exceptional riding ability can see him compete at the highest level in Australia. He is coming off the back of a record breaking season here in NZ. After resuming in September following six months off after having surgery in just seven months he smashed his record for stakes winners and stake money for a season. Eleven G1 rides saw him with 4 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 3 fourths and a fifth. His last three rides before Covid were successive winners at Trentham including the G1 NZ Oaks on Jennifer Eccles. With the uncertainty here in NZ with regard to our racing the time is right for Jason to have a crack in Australia and I look forward to seeing him being successful over there as well. Good luck Jason. 4 3 army, swampfox, Pegasus 9 and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CT"s 296 Report post Posted Tuesday at 12:14 AM 39 minutes ago, rdytdy said: I have no doubt that Jason's exceptional riding ability can see him compete at the highest level in Australia. He is coming off the back of a record breaking season here in NZ. After resuming in September following six months off after having surgery in just seven months he smashed his record for stakes winners and stake money for a season. Eleven G1 rides saw him with 4 wins, 2 seconds, 1 third, 3 fourths and a fifth. His last three rides before Covid were successive winners at Trentham including the G1 NZ Oaks on Jennifer Eccles. With the uncertainty here in NZ with regard to our racing the time is right for Jason to have a crack in Australia and I look forward to seeing him being successful over there as well. Good luck Jason. I think he’ll do alright Ted. Will be a bit of a grind at first and he’ll have to do the hard yards to make his mark but he’s definitely got the talent for sure. Just needs the right horse to showcase that talent and maybe Jennifer Eccles could be the horse to do that for him. Look forward to seeing what he can achieve over here. 2 rdytdy and bus stop reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kingshill 81 Report post Posted yesterday at 02:12 AM Good luck over the ditch Jason..... Had his demons and always fought back.... Hopefully he can showcase his talent in the big league Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
