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Are their any horses trained on the coast these days ?

Buller high school right next to race course, remember gazing out the woodwork room right next to 1200m cute for the gallops, the pain of not being allowed a day off school to go, good racing there on both codes, horse called Julloch held track record may have died in a float fire, peligro held 1200m track record 1.12 I think from memory, trained by Kennedy's ikamatu, they had some good horses in their day.Derby street very familiar to me, you'd remember a few good gallopers trained there, taxtale, Gaelic bid, buller bay a chestnut plagued by unsoundness,

I was there nearly every year in the 70's and a few times in the 80's. At relations that lived across the road in Derby street. Invariably my father had a horse or two racing there from the Hill stable. High Chapparell won the main race one year. Apparently in those days we were related to two thirds of the town. I do remember one year Keithy Powell was way out in front half way up the straight on the rank outsider paying 60's or 90's. The crowd was silent except for one lady in the stand yelling "Go Keithy!!!"

Can anyone think of who might? Unless somehow NZTR think it improves wagering revenue?

When did they ask? WHO was it? Which Clubs? Was one of them the Canterbury Jockey Club?

No one has answered the question: WHO BENEFITS? Until you answer that question then you can't change anything. PS: @Huey your snipes are irrelevant and childish.

When was that?

Canterbury clubs pushed back against the placement of yesterday's Ashburton races but to no avail.

Exactly, yet another example of the fantasy NZ racing world @Chief Stipe lives in.

actually, they will be the races I give the most study to.

we complained on mass last year and got exactly the same this year for our troubles

Certainly a local legend, trained many over the years, with his share of winners, few good horses over there around that time, Steven John won the 10k coast bonus, back in the early days a trotter call Charlie Lincoln used to pull the hearse in his down time for the hagedorn brothers, another owner said he had the best bread horse in the district, he pulled the bakers cart, oh the memories, but those ones before my time.

Wasn't run as the Westport cup, was called the westport handicap and was run over the 3200m, I might have seen ya there.

I read recently that Aussie and NZ are hoping to work together better in regards to setting the calendar with the main races............I believe the Auckland Cup should be in March, in the lead up to the slots, that allows aussie to run their circuit of features in January culminating in the Hunter Cup, and maybe dragging in the odd kiwi runner too the New years eve races at Auckland should just be a regional meeting, that allows Omakau to bump their meeting up stakes and then the numbers, for both the trotters and the pacers, it's a feature meeting and should be treated as one, better co operation can go a long way.

If you are going to change anything, this is the time to be doing it before the dates setting process gets under way in the new year. Once those are finalised in May, it's too late. As to who benefits from it, I have no clue and can't think of any possibilities.

Complaining achieves nothing.

They come out every 4 months in their final form. This one in October.

Guess Xmas, Boxing day and the holidays is a busy time for some in Auckland, Burglers raiding the orchid while owners are away.

So a bit late to be complaining now. Who was involved in setting the programme? Who benefits most from it?

Probably for three months

How long has the programme been published?

I was there in 1974. Are you sure the Westport Cup was run on Boxing Day?

what a interesting fella he was! ps, re AK weather, Massive rain predicted for around 4pm...

Bluegum surprise won 74 Westport cup, local trainer Kieth Powell won with lady Jesse,Maude Ann and Bonnie Charlie.