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By Chief Stipe · Posted
The horses were tougher but I think there was more respect. Most licensees called the Stipes "Sir". -
they had a speedy mare recently that did a similar thing Chief. Kiwi lad Jack Trainor (currently disqualified for 18 months) had a Mark Jones mare , the Bettor's Delight sired STYLISH MEMPHIS , who had average results n NZ , but really took off at Menangle through 2021-2022, winning the $200k Ladyship and $200k Queen Elizabeth GROUP 1's for Mares. one of them in a quick 1.49.2. Stylish Memphis even a bold 4th in the Chariots Of Fire and also in the Biggest race going, the Miracle Mile itself ,she was 6th in fast time against the boys too. Makes perfect sense they would try the same approach with their next speedy mare. Tokyo Rose might be it ??? Best of luck to her NZ connections. 🏆💰 -
By Special Agent · Posted
I think the horses were tougher, and it was okay if the people said the odd word out of place. -
I do think Nelson being once a year is silly racing miles, as for the accommodation one pointed out in regards Westport was it a problem pre covid when they would run 11 or 12 races and have 15 in the Cup, my beef with Westport Is one, they have the biggest turnover and 2 the stakes in the main race is poor, if you bump up the stakes for the main race, which has been reduced from a rating 56 to a rating 46 that would make a difference, the reality is if the rating 56 has been replaced by a rating 46 due to lack of numbers dosnt that somehow suggest the ratings system as it is at present isn't right? -
By Chief Stipe · Posted
The "good old days" being better than today winds me up. I think part of the problem is we THINK things were better but the difference is we didn't have all this information (much of which is negative) at our finger tips. The number of races that were televised in the 70's and 80's was very small. We didn't even have videos! I remember replaying vinyl record replays of my Dad's horses winning at Addington and then we moved to cassette tapes. When dad was living in Nelson his horse Dunhill was racing in the Timaru Challenge stakes in the early 80's - he couldn't get 3ZB where he was which was the only radio station broadcasting the races. So he rang me in Christchurch and I went around to my Uncle's and we held the phone to the radio so he could hear the race! The grass tracks were as rough as guts. It took an age to queue to get a bet on. But it WAS easy to set a horse up for a big punt!
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