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    • that is so cool. sort of fits the image I still have of Bernie too. was a very relaxed young chap. 😆. Glad to see his daughter driving quite exceptionally well most of the time and carrying the stable colours high for him. well I hope they had great turn-out for Oamaru yesterday . to see the great Mark Purdon win 3 out of 4 , and a very impressive Cullen Trifecta in the Flying Fillies. Must be a chance of Trifecta in the NZ OAKS in Nov too. the Cullen team are wonderful trainers. Any Chance of Don't Stop Dreaming taking the Cup ? I'm still 'Akuta' keen myself.  As for the harness punters, well NZ sure to have a lot more there than Aus. as you were saying at your workplace the people were keen there even. for horse punters = Australia have a very large Thoroughbred industry with racing every day , and near world's best Galloping trainers and jockeys . That is something NZ has , and should be proud of ) in the Harness Racing ranks . (best trainers and drivers going) with decades of experience.   so is no surprise to me NZ has (or had like Brodie 😉 )  much more harness punters. Ten years ago I would attend the TAB on Saturdays quite often. to bet and yak with mates , and late in the day Only one Chinese bloke was left in the last hour before closing ,between 5 and 6 as all the trots first 2 races kicked off in Vic , NSW, and QLD. None of the galloping blokes remotely interested in putting a cent on the trots. In Fact , they bagged the product and didn't like it at all. I was a little horrified, but that's just the way it is. is like comparing soccer , which they loath , to NRL, which is popular. Sport should be enjoyed for the great performances. I've even been watching Europe cycling Grand tours during the Winter. Not tempted to bet on it at all , but just admire the athletes. awesome. 
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    • So you've had your wings clipped elsewhere AGAIN.  I'm sure you can find somewhere else to post your dribble.
    • Why don't you ask your friends on NZ's Premier Anti-Racing Forum why they didn't question Opies ride on @nomates horse at Cambridge last week? Seems to be horses for courses this selective harassment of Jockeys.
    • A dominant victory by Lucky Magic (NZ) (Mendelssohn) in the RM300,000 Selangor Gold Cup (1600m) on Sunday was the fourth consecutive win in the race for graduates of New Zealand Bloodstock’s Ready to Run Sale. Lucky Magic was a $35,000 purchase from Book 1 of Karaka 2022, then was secured by trainer HY Cheng for $75,000 from the Ready to Run Sale. He has followed in the recent Selangor Gold Cup-winning footsteps of fellow Ready to Run graduates Black Thorn (NZ) (Redwood), Pasir Pinji (NZ) (Nadeem) and Antipodean (NZ) (Derryn). Previously the winner of the RM 1m Selangor Mile (1600m), Perak Derby (2000m) and the Penang Gold Cup (2000m), Lucky Magic has now had 14 starts for nine wins, two placings and over RM900,000 (NZ$359,233) in prize-money. Lucky Magic produced an impressive performance in an incident-packed running of the Selangor Gold Cup on Sunday. He was badly checked during a mid-race incident that saw three jockeys dislodged. But Andre Da Silva let Lucky Magic rip in the straight and he came with big bounds down the outside, dashing to the lead and drawing away to win by three and a quarter lengths. “Lucky Magic is a superstar,” said trainer HY Cheng. “He lost his momentum when Da Silva had to take evasive action and raced wide thereafter, but he still came home strongly like he always does. “He will run next in the Sports Toto Challenge Cup (1400m) next month, then the Piala Emas Sultan Selangor (2000m) in December. “We plan to run him overseas after that, but nothing is confirmed for now.” The 2025 edition of the Ready to Run Sale will take place at the Karaka Sales Centre from 10am (NZT) on Wednesday 12 & Thursday 13 November, with Breeze Ups to be held at Te Rapa Racecourse on Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 October. View the full article
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