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By TAB For Ever · Posted
Most never read the M report ,they just were anti it ! Some definitely missed the paragraph where he said NZ didn't have one decent track...not one ! At least since then Ellerslie have forked out their own money to get their track up to standard.....seems to be getting better by the month ! Good on em ! NZTR has track improvement 'top of mind ' in their strategic plan. The Waikato Greenfields project would be great for the future......hopefully a sale of Avondale will see some dollars go that way ! Overall some fantastic racing around the world at weekend. Ellerslie of course...come on admit it .....don't focus on the price of hotdogs or the stop/start tactics of jockeys ,Ellerslie better by the month ! And there was Mr Brightside , Mike Moroney etc showing their stuff in Melbourne. And the Saudi Cup ...with kiwi content....world's richest race. No doubt they had a choice , and run the race on Dirt in front of Winston too ! He heard murmuring ......Maybe i'll give the perennial keyboard warriors some ammo by building a couple of them Dirt tracks. Maybe climate change etc will demand it ! Some of the worlds best horses and horse people racing on dirt / synthetic tracks. Now there is an idea.....no doubt he saw the South Island horses running around for $50 k on a Sunday and states the Doomed logic....would get the same field for $20k. -
I certainly admire you supporting the 'backblock' horses at the TROTS (along with The Galah and Newmarket or whoever is having a go ) But in All seriousness , one has to be pretty well off, and have a unaffected by money mind, to risk any cash on Fergalicious and all those type of horses racing at that meeting yesterday and similar ones. Arizona wildcats? please..... Better off buying my milk. I actually want to win with 'every dollar' I put on . (don't even box trifecta's if taking one lol 🤣) I make most money off football gambling dollar wise. like a lot of sports gamblers that know there's too many pitfalls in horse racing 💰. Then the gallopers (Victoria gallops nearly all the time as most consistent, then Sydney ) although had a bet on The DoctorOfLove at Ellerslie Guinea's yesterday which was very handy . Harness racing only gets a fraction of people's gambling dollar. I'm sure you know that already ?? there's Waaay too much risk with Standing starts, hemmed in in Big fields and all sorts of bad luck that can happen. And harness horses are just a hobby bet lol. There's Not many good horses around, and when they are , they are fairly short in the odds. I did ok Cup week (with $50 bets) and landed 10 out of 15 placed. Mainly on Regan Todd runners I was following. DSD got beat in the Cup on me , when nearly won. (bloody Swayzee again 🙄) cost me quite a large 4 figure sum collect on Akuta the year before I had riding with a lot of multi's in the Cup. bloody Swayzee. wish I'd NEVER heard of the bloody horse 🙄🤕 -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
By Adam Hamilton Kiwi young gun Carter Dalgety was among the first to congratulate his Queensland contemporary Angus Garrard after his historic win in the inaugural Ladbrokes Ultimate Driver Challenge at Albion Park. Dalgety and Garrard shared a bond as the two “babies” at just 21 in the stellar 10-driver line-up in the first series of its kind, run across 20 races and two nights. “I know Angus and I were blown away just being part of it against all these superstars, people we’ve looked up … winning it must feel incredible,” Dalgety said. “He didn’t just win, he really controlled the series from the early stages and just kept his calm and building points. It was so impressive.” Dalgety had his own moment in the spotlight winning Heat 17 with Momentum Swing while Garrard laid the foundations with an “unexpectedly big” 10 heats on opening night and essentially cemented the title with a win and second from the first of two of last night’s second round. US and Swedish Hall of Famers, Yannick Gingras and Bjorn Goop, and Kiwi-born champion Dexter Dunn were among those left in Garrard’s wake. After containing himself for 19 heats, Garrard’s emotions overflowed when he, fittingly, stormed home to win the last of the 20 races, flourishing his whip to the adoring hometown crowd. “This is so surreal,” he said. “I couldn’t believe my luck when I got the chance to drive in the series, winning it is a fairytale. “These are people I’ve grown up in awe of, hoping I’d just get the chance to meet them or even drive against them one day. “To win the first (running) of this series, to have my family and friends involved and for it to be here, in my backyard … it’s going to take some time to sink in.” Although Garrard held a big lead for much of the series, he refused to ponder winning until those closing stages of the final heat. “No, no way. Gary (Hall Jr), just kept picking up big points and closing the gap and we know what a superstar he is,” he said. “I just kept thinking back to a junior driver series I was in when I led most of the way and just got pipped in the last race. I thought, ‘no, surely it can’t happen again.” Garrard’s role went further than driving, he was integral in choosing which horses he drove with his slot owners (SEN Track, Garrards and 1Equine Syndicate) through a unique “draft” system. “We hoped we could have a home ground advantage on and off the track, no doubt it helped a lot,” he said. Garrard spaced his rivals with 180 points, 25 ahead of Hall Jr (155), then followed: Pete McMullen (146), Dunn (133), Goop (128), Brad Hewitt and Gingras (121), Nathan Dawson (116), Carter Dalgety (96) and Kate Gath (81). “They call him, ‘The Kid’, it should be ‘The Whiz Kid’ now,” slot spokesman Gareth Hall said. “The maturity and composure Angus showed against drivers he idolizes was amazing. “The eyes of the (harness) world were on the series with guys like Bjorn, Dexter, Yannick and Carter here, the world knows who Angus Garrard is now.” Dunn said the series was “way more than I expected.” “It sounded great when I first heard about it, so I jumped at the chance to compete … but it was just incredible with a terrific group of people,” he said. “It’s great to the industry trying something new and this will just keep getting bigger and bigger. I’d love to come back next year if they’ll have me.” View the full article -
I agree too. If you read the Messara report, he recommended that along with the track closures over 6 years, that NZTR needed to spend $90 million on upgrading the remaining tracks during that time. That's probably $120 million now with increased costs. They got a slush of money from the Entain deal but there is still no sign of anything like the necessary investment, and that additional funding for the remainder of the guarantee period is now all committed to stakes. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Trainer Penalty J McInerney Jnr | Christchurch 14 February (heard Christchurch 21 February); failed to provide adequate care for Greyhound while on racecourse; fined $300. Dog Penalty ALPHA RANGER | Christchurch 17 February; unsatisfactory performance; must complete trial. The post 17-23 February 2025 appeared first on RIB. View the full article
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