Varro 244 Report post Posted November 21, 2020 Whats happened to this bloke and his team? use to have some decent horses, and was a bit of a force. he seems to be pushing a large team of duds, and races the shit out of them i.e. saignon, aalalune, amongst others.just keeps backing them up. my memory recalls him in the 90's as being a bit more competitive and producing some decent horses with a decent strike rate. but from what i see now, he flogs them. i do like his horse All The Rage, hes got some ability this horse. it will be interesting to see how he places him elvis and Bomber 1 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shad 1,554 Report post Posted November 21, 2020 Certainly had a lot of stars over the years, but like the rest of the trainers, always looking for the next one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
crustyngrizzly 1,700 Report post Posted November 22, 2020 No longer the big spender at sales that he used to be. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tasman man 11 979 Report post Posted November 22, 2020 6 hours ago, Varro said: Whats happened to this bloke and his team? use to have some decent horses, and was a bit of a force. he seems to be pushing a large team of duds, and races the shit out of them i.e. saignon, aalalune, amongst others.just keeps backing them up. my memory recalls him in the 90's as being a bit more competitive and producing some decent horses with a decent strike rate. but from what i see now, he flogs them. i do like his horse All The Rage, hes got some ability this horse. it will be interesting to see how he places him Graeme Rogerson ......certainly one of the true characters and achievers in Racing , not only in NZ ! Could call him competitive as it is a very small list of NZ trainers who have their names on honours board for Melbourne Cup ,Cox Plate , Golden Slipper [ 2003 from memory] and various Derby and Group races ! Dunno what inspired you to deliver this Sunday morning offering.......maybe you lost 2 Bucks on one of his horses ? Of course he also active in Harness as well.....often supports the underdog...people and clubs....as he never forgets his start in industry ! I think he deserves some respect ! Littletramp, jack, kdt and 9 others 9 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivanthegreat 1,123 Report post Posted November 23, 2020 Well I was thinking the same thing the other day ie big team no results and backups. Bomber 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disillusioned 389 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 On 11/22/2020 at 2:35 PM, tasman man 11 said: I think he deserves some respect ! Agreed, TM. (Can't access the Like/Thanks buttons today ... and here I amI full of the joy of living and just busting to like or thank something/someone!) Pam Robson and Baz (NZ) 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
talk 308 Report post Posted November 24, 2020 Pretty tough for a lot of trainers with Te Akau winning about 25% of the stakes races. Baz (NZ) 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
