-
Available Subscriptions
Dog Chat
528 topics in this forum
-
- 12 replies
- 1.5k views
-
- 1 reply
- 529 views
-
- 16 replies
- 2k views
-
- 9 replies
- 1.2k views
-
- 61 replies
- 8k views
-
- 16 replies
- 3k views
-
- 2 replies
- 881 views
-
- 8 replies
- 1.1k views
-
- 38 replies
- 3.6k views
-
- 10 replies
- 1.8k views
-
- 18 replies
- 1.6k views
-
- 0 replies
- 716 views
-
- 4 replies
- 1.1k views
-
- 8 replies
- 1.1k views
-
- 8 replies
- 1.3k views
-
- 8 replies
- 3.4k views
-
- 22 replies
- 4.4k views
-
- 1 reply
- 836 views
-
- 14 replies
- 1.3k views
-
- 1 reply
- 676 views
-
- 67 replies
- 5.7k views
-
- 77 replies
- 6.9k views
-
- 3 replies
- 1.6k views
-
- 16 replies
- 2.2k views
-
- 2 replies
- 968 views
Announcements
-
Posts
-
While everyone is sinking the boot in on NZ racing forums (is the weather Cold there or something? ) one good thing to remember is this never before achieved achievement by a great stable to Trifecta one of the major races on the Annual Calender. This goes down to All his great staff too. The love and dedication to get these majestic horses over the jumps is a true credit to them . And Te Akau this year . here's an article on it > Te Akau trainer Mark Walker made history at Ballarat on Sunday with an unprecedented trifecta in the A$400,000 Ecycle Solutions Grand National Steeplechase (4500m). Walker saddled Leaderboard (Street Cry) for a 25-length win in the showpiece steeplechase, with The Mighty Spar (NZ) (Savabeel) second and Prismatic (NZ) (Savabeel) third. It capped an enormously special Sunday for Walker and the Te Akau Racing team, who also took three runners to Taupo and came away with three winners – Carsolio, To Bravery Born and In Haste. Former Gr.3 Wellington Cup (3200m) and Listed New Zealand St Leger (2600m) winner Leaderboard settled in second spot on Sunday for jockey Will Gordon before taking command when topweight Stern Idol began to tire. Leaderboard and the favourite Noonday Gun seemed set to fight out a tight battle to the finish, but Noonday Gun fell at the final fence and left Leaderboard to cruise to a runaway win. “I can’t really believe it,” Gordon said. “I went out there without any pressure, just riding my race, riding the horse. Going down the back the last time, I thought, ‘I’ve still got a bit of horse here and might be in the finish.’ “He’s a legend of a horse. Everyone that rides him, or has anything to do with him, just loves and adores him. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Set to be crowned the Longines World’s Best Jockey for the third time in four years, James McDonald is keen to add a breakthrough success in the International Jockeys’ Championship (IJC) to his glittering CV at Happy Valley on Wednesday night. The Kiwi superstar will receive the World’s Best Jockey award at Friday night’s Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) gala dinner after claiming 12 of the world’s top 100 Group Ones in 2025. But first his focus is on the IJC, which has so far proven...View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The Group One Longines Hong Kong Cup (2,000m) is down to just eight runners after Japanese raider Lord Del Rey was withdrawn from the race on Tuesday. A $31 outsider for the HK$40 million contest, Lord Del Rey was found to be lame in his right foreleg and he joins Calandagan and Shanwah as withdrawals from the race. Supposed to be ridden by Australian Damian Lane, Lord Del Rey’s scratching reduces Japan’s Cup presence to two runners – Bellagio Opera and Rousham Park. Local hero Romantic Warrior...View the full article -
Abit roughhouse, now there is a name from the past. I recall you did indeed run a lot of competitions. That was in the days when comps were not deemed important to chat sites, so you usually got the bum's rush from his nibs if things went wrong lol I think these days they add a bit of light relief to the sterner world of vigorous debate. I recall when I was helping Chief Stipe (CS) with the site when it was first set up, we ran a comp and within 2 weeks of starting the site, we got 38 entrants. I recall it vividly, as someone commented on it. -
-
-
Topics
-
