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  1. Chief Stipe
    I didn't think that's what we were discussing. Wasn't the allegation that a dog had failed to pursue but the "friendly vet" diagnosed a torn ligament. Right so your issue is trainers nominating injured dogs so the race goes ahead. Seems the bigger issue is not enough nominations. The race Chazza ( @Yankiwi ) is banging on about had 4 starters but it isnt clear what he is banging on about. The scratchings or the deadheat due to photo malfunction or alleged race fixing. LOL race fixing a dog race seems an oxymoron!
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    Come on go back and look at the races. By race 4 they were avoiding the first two lanes on the inside like the plague. They ran wider and wider for the rest of the programme and the fast lanes were lanes 3 and 4 in the centre. Will be interesting to see the Stewards vision for both meetings. However if you are going to slam one then you have to slam both. At least at Wanganui you have more width to play with than Pukekohe. Will be interesting to see how the trials and the race meeting go in 3 weeks time at Pukekohe.
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    A mate has had two young in form horses race there in recent months and both have failed on it. The track is shifty and near buggered from all the racing it has had.
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    Exactly - its stuffed now. Just ask a few trainers what they think.
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    Pukekohe has been hammered for over two years now. It's a shifty mess.
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    So you consider the Auckland Racing Club that raced at Pukekohe yesterday raced on a fair track?
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    How do you justify that? It's Ellerslie's sacrificial lamb.
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    How many starters?
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    Geez if you can call Pukekohe a fair track then we do have issues.
  10. Chief Stipe
    Evidence? Proof? Or just hearsay?
  11. Chief Stipe
    Similar handicapping issues in NZ Thoroughbred Racing. No administrator seems to be able to connect the dots or if they do have the motivation to do anything about it. For the life of me I can't see who it benefits.
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    Why does it have no relevance? Are you suggesting NZ is completely different to the UK? We await your erudite analysis. I didn't say they couldn't compete equally so no need to provide any evidence. However it is questionable that there is no institutional bias and female participants are treated equally and promoted on merit. But what has that got to do with the award? What is your specific criticism of promoting a female rising star under the age of 40?
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    Do you notice how the Stewards can't seem to cope with tightening of the runners towards the outside fence. I swear they treat it differently to tightening onto the inside fence. It's like the track conditions have caused it so we will cut some slack to the riders. I don't blame Allpress for not going out there. Also I have no problem with her ride on Moments Like These in the last. First up from a spell and saved ground the whole trip, moved off the rail at the right time and nearly stole it until the horses condition gave out.
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    As far as I could see it was on ALL races at ALL meetings. It used to be a problem on the old TABNZ app where you'd see the allowances once then you'd go to another page and they'd disappear. I imagine it would put people off betting on soft/heavy track racing. I would imagine many newbies wouldn't have a clue so wouldn't back the top weight with 60.5kg when it was only carrying 57.5kg.
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    Chief Stipe replied to Yankiwi's topic in Dog Chat

    You don't know that because you never examined the dog. Proof? Evidence not opinion. In your opinion. Your solution to the alleged problem is?
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    Why bet less when she is riding in great form? Regardless if you think $11's is great value then pile it on.
  17. Chief Stipe
    Yeah Na. Not a good look Jonathan Riddell pushing all the young jockeys onto the outside rail!
  18. Chief Stipe
    Mock you? We are all waiting for the proof. Was it 15 years ago?
  19. Chief Stipe
    Who's looking the big dick after saying she'd struggle to win a race today? Let me guess @Newmarket perchance? Yep definitely. Perfectly ridden from the draw and a no panic ride.
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    No the pre-race Trainer interview.
  21. Chief Stipe
    Another beautiful ride by Jamie Kah. She's on fire. Geez did you think she'd get Broadsiding hone from draw 17!!!
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    Chief Stipe replied to Yankiwi's topic in Dog Chat

    What's your point? The vet got it wrong? The dog went on to have a comparatively successful career. Good on it. With your approach it would have been banned. Get another hobby or rather obsession. Take up Twitching.
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    Yeah well she just asked Allan Sharrock the same thing three different ways and not surprisingly got the same answer three times.
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    I didn't have a bet in the race. No real value. You did say she'd struggle to win a race. Didn't seem that much of a struggle.
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    Same in this race from Pukekohe. Who would know that the favourite and eventual winner had a 3kg claimer on?
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