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  1. Well done...Taranaki

    By The Centaur,
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  3. ~ this years W.C

    By holy ravioli,
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  4. Rugby World Cup Thread 1 2 3 4

    By Happy Sunrise,
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  5. AB's Lineup

    By Huey,
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  6. CRUSADERS.....

    By Freda,
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  7. a new name for the CRUSADERS

    By Weasel,
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  8. Wgtn v Southland

    By mumbles,
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  9. Fair dinkum....what next?

    By curious,
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  10. AB Fullback

    By moz1047,
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  11. Tana Umaga

    By Rowley Mile,
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  12. $100k ????

    By Newmarket,
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  13. RIP Fergie

    By Chief Stipe,
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    • Murray Fish
      ALABAMA LASS Didn't shy...she...

      By Murray Fish · Posted

      it will be interesting to see if the put the video up with it there for us to see?
    • bono
      ALABAMA LASS Didn't shy...she...

      By bono · Posted

      ...was struck on the flank..the tail went in the air and with the shock she hurdled the rail
    • Gammalite
      Slot race Cambridge.

      By Gammalite · Posted

      yes the NZ stock is great. The racing there is Not consistent . you need regular week to week racing like Mildura, Redcliffe, Hobart, Penrith and a heap of other locations just to Break even by winning 4 Races per year. The West Australia famous HALL and BOND stables have been buying horses from Southland for years and years Peter. Probably 1000 horses by now. I'm theMightyQuinn probably the best.  they're still buying now. Pete McMullens owner bought top slot trotter GUS from down there at Nathan Williamsons in recent years too. Boots raced Captains Mistress out of Nathans as well. Tonight she'll win the Chariots of Fire and be a star of all time. Unfortunately Nathan was going to win a Group 1 at Auckland with her but his sulky' fell apart 100m from the line. Probably the worst bit of BAD LUCK I've ever seen in the Sport. (Hope Nathan has mended from Injury)  Village Kid and Lightning Blue went on to be Interdominion Grand Final Champions after being Sold to the Aussies for $40,000 each in the 1980's . I helped bring about 50 horses out of NZ with the South Auckland Standardbred agency and they nearly all went on to win in Australia.  NONE of The NZ Owners Had to Sell . They just wanted to. They knew they couldn't compete up in the grades against Roy and Barry , Charlie Hunter ( who would export to USA)  and in the south DerekJones , Smolenski,  Butt family, Dunn and Dalgety , etc. they are world class and too good for them. Hence most of the owner trainers are still hacking around out your Sunday meetings  on grass or whatever to this day. And always Looking for an Aussie Buyer. thankfully Shannon and Boots at the yearlings sales leave a few horses with NZ trainers these days . Very enterprising men . and ultra successful in life.    
    • Newmarket
      Lynsey Satherley breaks 92 run losing streak...In STYLE

      By Newmarket · Posted

      Raced handy today… good win for all. Love it when the battlers beat the big stables
    • Chief Stipe
      Brief Update on Hastings.

      By Chief Stipe · Posted

      I very much doubt it - certainly not in real terms as the original sponsorship was huge and is what made the race attractive to Owners and Trainers.  Not to mention the associated marketing around it.  But are you talking about the First Sovereign Trust sponsorship?  There was no sponsorship 2009 - is that correct?

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