Politics

Equals the mile record, with who?

Albert Einstein heads a list of top Irish horses, while Nicola Burns leads the jockeys as flat racing returns to Ireland.View the full article

I used to walk/trot my ponies from Cashmere down Barrington Street and across Lincoln Road to Addington to get them shod.  Blacksmiths Peter Jones, Johnny Dalzell...you might have been one of the cheeky kids yelling smart comments at me on the way!

You might have to elaborate more on that.  Most of the knockers are anonymous. It is pretty hard to engage with people who engage in what is the proliferation of innuendo and gossip, without any fact. A good example is the assertion that NZTR and the breeders are trying to centralise racing in Auckland/Waikato, an assertion that is purely based on circumstance.  Anyone with half a brain can see that is a flawed strategy.  For racing to flourish in NZ, it has to be strong across the entire country.  Suggestions that NZTR was trying to shut down racing in the Hawkes Bay were just nonsense and have since proven to be the case  

NM - exactly!  Was just what my partner in crime said as we were sat watching it.  Sooooo many races (in NZ) where that happens! Didn't hear what C Grylls said - but not surprised to hear it reflected his mate's views ....