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Wham Bam Slam BANG ! how is that for Queensland royalty. 2 Great blokes in Grant and Pete train and drive the quinella for Queensland. They are such great guys too, They remind me of Mark P and Tony H to chat too. Harness racing has the greatest horsemen and what a race that was to show off their steeds. LEAP TO FAME and THE JANITOR putting up super-equine efforts from their positions in the running to overcome some of the best pacers going . Don Hugo and Swayzee and Captains Mistress all having to bow their heads to the fine Queenslanderson this occasion. Just Stunning . stunning win . Gamma can rack up 18 points for that here , and a tasty $60 for the 2 great QLDers. Chief $29 for 3rd with the DON. What an exciting Finish to the Comp . a wonderful race the 2026 Miracle Mile FINAL Points after race 7 the Miracle Mile Brodie 52 points , The Galah 38 pts + Gamma 38 pts, Chief 28 pts + Blackie 28 pts, DIVVIE's Comp Brodie $160, Gamma $104, Blackie $90, The Galah $88 , Chief $75 CONGRATULATIONS to the Brodster who was on the money with the last Start Winners Slot. to be the BOAY Slot race champion . well done young fella. quite a few wins tonight to be the Winner . 🏆💰💰🇳🇿🍻

No more than I am in theirs Ned Kelly!!! @nomates @Joe Bloggs @Comic Dog

More polite to phone ahead. Easier to do that now with modern technology. Understandably. If you don't do that today then you are open to all sorts of issues. That is the society we live in now unfortunately. To be honest I'm surprised there isn't even more security. Many seem to rely on anonymity and being unseen in plain sight.

HOLLYWOOD STRIP sits parked and wins the Derby. 8 wins from 8 starts . and 1.49.8 time. He might give Jumal a run for his money in the NZ Derby later in the year.?? he's a bit of a monster this bloke. Ex-pat NZer ZEUS LIGHTNING fainted up the home straight, after being eye-balled by him , and ran 4th. Another 10 points for Brodie . (and $58 too 💰). they run true to form in OZ Brodster. Menangle you can win from the 10 gate too . just like that . what fabulous harness horses they are. also 4 pts for 'ZEUS' for Brodie , Galah and Blackie. Points after race 6 (and One race to go ) the Miracle Mile Brodie 50 points , The Galah 36 pts, Chief 22 pts , Blackie 22 pts, Gamma 20 pts. DIVVIE's Comp Brodie $160, Blackie $90, The Galah $88, Gamma $44 , Chief $46

I gather with your winnings you will buy a horse to be trained here and/or sponsor some races with stake money? Buy a slot or two.

Most of it isn't worth commenting on. They are just stuck in a negative narrative and a nostalgia trip. Most of it comes from envy.

Brodie picking up the 10 points in that one with Keayang Zahara 1st. A last start winner. Will she ever get beaten again? lol. so Brodie hits the lead on 36 points. The Galah and Gamma pick up 4 points each with GUS in 4th place, being NZ bred and QLD trained. Next Race = The NSW Pacing Derby Group 1. Slot 1 / for Blackie also has the favourite I didn't pop on earlier sorry old mate, in the 'Grimson' trained ZEUS LIGHTNING. as well as 'SHOWmeTheTANLines' both these horses , and (FUGITIVE) are running for the NZ slot for the Galah. Repping for NZ as winners from there.

Do you ever like… apply critical thinking before you run your mouth, Chief…? Greyhound racing exists in just five counties right now (and on 31 July 2026 that becomes just four!). There are literally tens of thousands of vet clinics all over the world. You’re saying every other country that doesn’t have greyhound racing hasn’t figured out a way to do blood donations so they just let animals die?! If only search engines existed so you could educate yourself instead of embarrassing yourself. http://www.spca.nz/advice-and-welfare/article/when-pets-give-blood-how-aotearoas-animal-blood-donations-compare-with-the-rest-of-the-world

Back by popular demand from NZ's newest Thoroughbred Training Partnership - Wallace ( @Joe Bloggs ), Scott ( @nomates ) and Mackenzie ( @Comic Dog ). The future of New Zealand racing is in great hands!

I will ask Debbie to put it on her list of people to capture!

never got close enough to stare at her lol 🤣 KEAYANG ZAHARA by many lengths in 1.51.5 . equals the Australasian trotters mile record time. she's a machine. stablemate Jillaby Ballerini 2nd, the Arcee Phoenix stablemate from Victoria was 3rd. GUS 4th for QLD.

Yes, please capture a pic of Freda for us. I'm sure she'll dress up and pose nicely with her winner!

I agree that it's fantastic they see it as a 'starting point' and there seems to be a lot of learning from it.

Next up is the Group 1 HAmmerhead Flying mile TROT. Can budding champ Keayang Zahara handle it if GUS stares her down during the running ???

4th Race of the Slot Comp hits the line . and it's Quinella Time for the Brodster !! excellent work old mate . Sparkling Sea beats the QLDer 'HavtimeToDream' Trifecta was only $25 with the other kiwi Ripples . so good points for 'Slot Team NZ ' as well. Brodster racks up 18 points, and $60 . with Gamma 2nd 8 pts ($12) and The Galah and Chief 3rd with Ripples 6 pts ($14) Points after race 4 The Galah 28 pts, Brodie 26 pts, Chief 22 pts , Blackie 18 pts, Gamma 16 pts. DIVVIE's Comp Blackie $90, The Galah $88, Brodie $83, Gamma $44 , Chief $46

Back in my life! I had a job (head off of a large union) where we (me as the membership computer guy!) use to 'ask' our members regularly, it was most helpful when key people answered, especially if the bring a strong critique! Often in the different sorts of Industries that the union covered, you would get different sorts of replies, quality and quantity wise! The would generally reflect the skill sets requited for that Industry. Ones where people are confident writers then that is reflected in the writing. But in Industries where the workers can express themselves better talking and discussing 'problems' then it was better to set up forums to allow that to happen! In racing you would need both approach's. Re the so called 'dissidents', If I was in the current leadership team I would go out of my way to allow them to have there say! and then critique it! Getting the process going with strength, I note that they did mention a 'starting point'... It a takes energy! but that is why the get the big bucks isn't it!

Been blowing away some nice mares but this is another level again. She might be too speedy if she finds the front but that is doubtful with Kingman drawn inside her. Can she handle the pressure from Leap To Fame all the way in 1:46-1:48 if she finds the front?

Nearly a dead heat in the Third. 2 very speedy ex-pat kiwis fight out the finish , and it's that man Blackie taking the win with the Miracle mile class horse of Hi MaNameIsJeff. young 18 year olf Jye Coney steering a great race to get him home from the flying Queenslander FINAL DEADLINE. Yet anotherkiwi bred quinella.Alas RAKERO ROCKET chucked it in so we miss the tritfecta. It's 10 points for Blackie in the Grim Slot and $70 . For 2nd Final Deadline scored 8 points for Gamma (trained in QLD) , The Galah (bred in NZ) and Chief (driven by McCarthy) and a $32 divvie. Points after race 3 The Galah 22 pts, Blackie 18 pts, Brodie 8 pts, Chief 16 pts , Gamma 8 pts. SLOT NZ still leads 💰 DIVVIE's Comp Blackie $90, The Galah $74, Brodie $23, Gamma and Chief $32

7 Gallop races and 4 Harness. Anyone have a interest running on the day? I be happy to snap a photo if so! @Freda are you travelling south? punting wise, I am keen to see how one horse has come through his last run! keen to see how well he presents on the day! what with him playing up at times! this horse was the last winner that a 'playing up at times' rider had his last win on!

The guy has no class.

Well… as the NZ government stopped us gambling with Aussie operators, next thing will be blocking all overseas sites… on anything.

Crazy that this horse is one of the favourites tonight for the miracle mile… only a few months back it looked like it was going to win at Auckland, only for sulky seat to release sending Nathan to the dirt. Anyone know what happened after this race, obviously gone to Aus, but what was reason, hopefully that seat incident had nothing to do with it, not sure if it was sold. Obviously a good horse, but surprised its 2nd fav against the top aussies, i do not see it finishing in top 3, but good luck

yip, I have over time had some interesting 'offers', but like you, perhaps not as actually hands on, but I want to be that close I get to actually get to know the horse by spending quality time with it!! A friend of mine recently reflected how things have changed so much in the now 50 years he has owned!! Like all the first ones there were a max of three owners, often it was two! Now a min of 10. All were raced out of a Local Stable, where you could turn up whenever! if no one was around you could plod away doing your thing, all nice and low key! No now, Locked Gates...