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Very Interesting Chief What do you make of the fact that “Other Revenue” vanished right after Nairn left—was that tied to her personally? Here’s Arcano at Becks Nairn property. He should have remained with the charity to complete his training. Instead, Nairn saw an opportunity to make a quick buck by charging Kirsty a weekly rate for his schooling and getting him ready for the show ring. That’s a conflict of interest, no question. There’s even a photo of Nairn riding training Arcano, with Kirsty praising her. Then she dissected him—$395 a head, maybe 10 people watching. That’s $3,950 gross for telling a story with questionable accuracy. And then she profited off him again on her Patreon page. Didn’t she do well out of Arcano? That’s not just a coincidence. That’s a pattern. -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
At the expense of the gullible? Her opinions may or may not hurt any one individual but they do hurt the industry. Why does there need to be any feedback on Arcano? Fraudalent false information and dodgy science is worse than no feedback. Therein you make a good point but staying silent about or trying to justify Nairns right to make false unfounded allegations does the racing industry considerable harm. So I applaud anyone who publically in a very articulate manner shows her for what she is. A fraud that makes money out of dissecting horses and who is anti-racing. I haven't shut anyone down. Nor am I hiding behind moderation unlike one forum owner who closes down anyone who he thinks make him look stupid. Which quite frankly isn't hard to do. On internet social media it is easy to find a group that will agree with you but very hard to find an open forum where you can robustly debate the issues. I'd quite happily debate Nairn on a forum as I'm sure @Steven B would but she hides and shuts down opinion who doesn't agree with her. As for her rehoming horses she seems more intent on euthanising them so she can profit from dissecting them! Exactly - yet many posters are intent on creating the impression there ARE conspiracies. Often they don't present any facts to support their innuendo, supposition and inferences. -
It's such a hard arguement . Is great some people want to step up and have a look at re-homing tried or tired horses that owners want to finish with. Like I said previously I saw many winning retired thoroughbreds in the show circuit show-jumping around Aus. was excellent to see. the horses were teenaged , but enjoying themselves it seemed and the pampered and looked after well. we sent Standardbreds to youngster Gymkhana's where they were quite popular doing the events as were bigger than ponies and better manners too , for the kids riding. (most of the time lol) Foundations and Charities of any Type do well if they can get a TOP Rich Benefactor, but still need social media Exposure to remain potent and functioning , or will just fade to charity and volunteer workers as you indicated Chief. This re-homing lot Standardbred to stirrup would be Very Small in the great scheme of things, so would be very hard to keep operating at ANY Level. as indicated in this thread. But GOOD on Some-One for trying . that's all you can do in life. Have a Go . Like Nairn is with things she enjoys. As for getting upset about dissection, well that's her business. Someone was paying Nairn so she performed a service that would be mega -expensive to pay a professional to do, to form an opinion. and if you want to believe her or not is irrelevant. (her assessment of dead or alive horses) she is intitled to an opinion. Seems she used a Canadian Vet as consultant and that received back lash as well ? nothing wrong with getting a vets opinions if possible ? sounds a good strategy rather than going totally alone. Definitive Science is Physics and Chemistry.and that sort of thing. What you want and Hesi and Steven B. but racing, horses, re-homing ,is emotional stuff. as you all mention comes into it , but the lady is just pursuing things she feels strongly about . if she makes a few bucks for her opinion = So what ? might as well , as with a lot of pursuits such as racing a horse, personal costs add up at times, so is good to get something back. And why does her opinion hurt anyone anyway ? surely some sort of feedback on ARCANO and that is better than none ? people comment on PLENTY of folk (including top level Governments) doing things poorly in their opinion. And they DO GET PERSONAL about it too. which isn't nice. Not to mention the endless Criticism of the PROFESSIONALS that make the decisions for HRNZ and NZTR. nobody at those mobs seems capable of making the right operating procedures At All, going by the amateur opinion you see on social media Everyday. also with personal attacks and name calling quite often. Hell , you guys turn on yourselves posting half the time lol 😆 ( I think they're (HRNZ) doing a fine Job in the current social environment IMO ) The Galah on the money. If you shut down everyone's opinion because they're not a bloody 'Scientist' , the world wouldn't even have forums Chief. let alone persons trying to re-home or train horses. there is No great conspiracies here. it's just horses. No UFO's . just opinion. -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
The weekly Harness 5000 tracker is about to achieve its first big milestone. The tracker is updated weekly depending on how many horses have become eligible for the Harness 5000 at Ashburton on December 21. The series, featuring 12 $60,000 finals, is for trotters and pacers whose sire stood for an advertised retail service fee of $5,000 or less in the breeding season of conception and to be eligible horses must compete in at least five race day starts between July 3 – December 9,2025. The “168” on the tracker signifies correlation to the maximum number of horses that can compete on the day, based on 12 races of 14 horse fields. Right now the figure is at 162, that’s an increase of 26 on a week ago. It is anticipated that around 350 horses will be in the mix come December, though this figure could fluctuate. So far the biggest categories are for the 5YO and older Entires and Geldings. There are currently 41 pacers and 35 trotters. To see the Harness 5000 leaderboards click here View the full article -
By Wandering Eyes · Posted
Two health updates, Nathan Purdon’s 20th Group 1, the return of qualifying trials at Addington, and Dex’s $1m win all feature in this week’s News Briefs. O’Reilly back at work Sarah O’Reilly has been given the all clear to return to work. The Ashburton based trainer-driver has had a long and frustrating time on the sidelines since breaking her arm in July 2024. She was injured when a horse “jumped” into her cart. Since being given the all-clear by medical specialists she’s returned to light duties at his employers Tim and Brent White’s stables. While she can drive some trackwork there’s no date for a race day return as yet. A former champion junior driver on both sides of the Tasman O’Reilly has had 304 wins since her first in 2018. Ranger on the mend In other health-related news, well-known New Zealand harness racing journalist Duane Ranger is recovering well and taking “little steps” after undergoing prostate surgery earlier this month. The 61-year-old went public with his health battle just before the start of Blue September, the annual fund-raiser for prostate cancer research. He wanted to encouraged all men over 45 to get checked after being diagnosed with the disease earlier this year. Based in Brisbane, he has since had his prostate removed and while he’s a been tough few weeks he is making good progress. A sport and racing fanatic he is looking forward to getting back into cricket umpiring at the end of the month. Nathan Purdon’s 20th Group 1 When Shezsofast won the Caduceus Club 2YO Fillies Classic at Alexandra Park on Friday night it gave co-trainer Nathan Purdon his 20th Group 1 success. He has had 19 training in partnership with his father Mark, starting with Millwood Nike in the 2023 Northern Oaks, and one in partnership with Cran Dalgety (Krug). The Purdons’ weekend finished on a massive high too with Oscar Bonavena’s highly impressive victory in the Banks Peninsula Trotting Cup at Addington on Sunday. Trials back at Addington Qualifying trials return to Addington next Wednesday (October 1). They will be run prior to the races. Nominations should be emailed to Cameron Kirkwood by 1pm on the Tuesday before. His contact is : cameron@hnzco.nz Date change for Northern 3YO Stakes The Northern 3YO Stakes have been re-scheduled to Friday, December 12 at Alexandra Park. The race was originally scheduled for this Friday but will now not take place because of insufficient entries. The re-scheduling will give an opportunity to the 3YOs heading to the Golden Gait a week later. Dex wins $1m race Another week, another big race win for Dexter Dunn in North America. This time the Kiwi star won the $1m Mohawk Million in Ontario with the Marcus Melander-trained Apex. It was the sixth edition of the two-year-old trotting feature with Apex winning by over a length in 1:51.8, a new stakes, track and Canadian record. Dunn, the five time USA Driver of the Year, has now past $10m in stakes earnings this year and is second in the overall list behind Jason Bartlett $US11.6m). Dunn has had 209 wins in 2025. In one of the country’s great races, the Little Brown Jug in Ohio Dunn was second with Odds On Outlier, with Louprint leading all the way for top trainer Ron Burke and driver Ronnie Wrenn. Louprint is unbeaten all year with nine successive wins while Burke has now won five LBJs to be second all-time behind William Haughton. Burke also won the Jugette for the 3YO pacing fillies with Rodeo Drive Deo. Buffy Northstains 150th start Seven-year-old trotting mare Buffy Northstains reached a special milestone at Addington on Friday night. It was her 150th start. Since debuting as a two-year-old in 2020 the daughter of Majestic Son has won 15 races and a tick over $200,000 for her owners who include trainer Bruce Negus. Her last win was just three starts ago at Addington on August 15. Accommodation available at Kaikoura For anyone looking for accommodation for the races at Kaikoura in November there are still some places available at the White Morph on The Esplanade. The races will be held on Sunday and Monday, November 2 and 3, highlighted by the running of the 100th Kaikoura Cup. The scenic race course will also host the opening rounds of the World Driving Championships with our own Blair Orange taking on nine of the world’s very best. To check on availability at the White Morph click here Club News : Ashburton Ashburton’s “Emerging Talent” meeting to be held on the Thursday of IRT New Zealand Trotting Cup week (November 13) will feature a $20,000 Drivers Invitational race. It will be for 4YO Mares (R35-44) over 1700 metres. It will have a maximum field of 12 (and one ballot). Already dual New Zealand Cup-winning driver Cam Hart has signalled he’ll be there. It comes just two days after the New Zealand Cup where he is aiming for a record-equalling third consecutive New Zealand Cup with Swayzee. The race could also feature other global stars who will be here for the World Driving Championship that finishes on Cup day. The WDC will feature 10 of the world’s best drivers, including our very own Blair Orange. Invitations for the race will be issued closer to the event once it becomes apparent who is available and keen to take part. Club News : Methven The team at Methven under President Laurence Hanrahan are putting the finishing touches on the racecourse ahead of their big day on Sunday, October 5. The features will be the $40,000 Alabar Methven Cup where the best stayers in the South will fight out over 3000 metres while the trotting fillies and mares will be to the fore in the $25,000 Yabby Dam Fillies and Mares handicap trot. The barbeques will be going on course including the one funded by the Canterbury Owner’s Association and Methven Club catering to trainers, drivers and stablehands. Special thanks to Nigel and Brenda Armstrong. The club is continuing to upgrade facilities with the next targets likely to be the old doubles tote and possibly the upstairs grandstand bar. View the full article
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