Chief Stipe

I'm actually surprised you are posting here @Dark Beau. Very brave of you. On the other side it appears anytime someone upsets you the Comic Dog bans them. Have you run enough chook raffles yet to buy some electronic timing for your track? Will you extend the drone coverage for the whole 1200m? What you described as a diatribe cut close to the bone didnt it. Confess to the real CD stakeholders Trentham is looking to suck more life out of the regions to sustain it for another decade. You may blame the NZTR CEO's but I suggest your look closer to home for an example of why the industry is where it is e.g. the WRC

Meanwhile you wined and dined in the members stand and watched Trentham slowly degrade into oblivion. I guess you were hapless to change the pattern but just raced your horses anyway.

Another drive by. What's isn't true about what I wrote? I can publish numerous examples.

What you wrote was ambiguous and somewhat out of context given the previous posts which WERE about Hawea and the cost of transport to that venue. Exactly you were venting and moaning. One post you are complaining about what Awapuni has to offer the next you are complaining they are not up and running.

Memory lane? Most it was about the last 12 months!!!!!

Just trying to point out that you should count yourself lucky that your horse is racing at Hawera instead of Otaki.

10 wins 7 between 1400m and 1800m. 5 at 1600m. Perfect 1600m horse. Runs high speed even sectionals.

2000m is not her go. 1600m and she can beat anything.

5 of the top 10 Harness Drivers on the Premiership are Juniors! Is that a first?

Why aren't you commenting about Blair Orange's drop in form?

Marist?

I was being educated by Sisters of Mercy on the West Coast. One of my favourite footballers played for Linwood one William Fergus McCormack. I was given one of his All Black training jerseys by my Uncle who was an All Black tour manager.

Nope as has been proven time and time again increased Stakes doesn't correlate to increased participation. On Saturday on one race at Riccarton was less than $35k that being the Maiden race which was $20k Even @curious's horse battled her way round for $2k for running fourth.

Why wait for the report? You realise how the problem arose in the first place don't you? The AWT customers didn't inspect the track they were using nor join together and demand maintenance occur when it should of. A bit like those moaning about the "dangerous AWT at Riccarton" on Saturday who obviously didn't bother to inspect it and see that it was in good condition. As I've said many times before Trainers are part of the problem. As an Owner representative I've tried to walk nearly every track prior to their horses racing (except those in OZ). As I did 20 years ago it still amazes me how many Trainers or Jockeys don't bother.

You have my sympathy. I can't fathom the rationale of the decision on the grounds of safety. What was the point of thrashing Ashburton to save Riccarton Turf if you are not going to use it? The only reason you would transfer is if: The weather forecast was for more foul weather and the likelihood of surface water was high - which it wasn't; The track was unsafe - which no one said it was probably because it wasn't. I do find it amusing that the institutional propaganda was working over time to say how beneficial it all was on the day.

And everyone has to travel to Trentham.

So they charge per km? I would have thought there was a base charge and then a distance charge. I.e. the further you went the base charge dropped as a percentage. What lost earnings? Otaki has been transferred to Hawera to a better track. I know where I'd rather race a horse.

What were the trainers going to walk them to Otaki? Some will win some will lose on the distance. Very few would have walked out of the training stable and into the birdcage anyway. On the one hand you can't complain about a lack of tracks which are all distant from each other and then complain about having to pay transport to get to them. As for the transport cost it is excessive but what do you expect when there is largely a monopoly.

True and you fit into the wind up category at times. You wouldn't last 3 posts on some other sites. Where I draw the line is when it becomes one rule for one group and a different rule for a other. Based purely on the fact that one has a different opinion and nothing else.

You miss the point. There is a proportion of horses that have stamina but not top line speed. Horses that don't mind slogging in the wet. Is the NZ Thoroughbred racing industry in a position to effectively write them off? As well as the tracks that support them?

So is the price wrong or does @Special Agent "doesn't know what she is talking about"?

Trentham barely had anything. The HB still have a racetrack amd training is continuing on it.

Regardless of how he is doing it. It is a bit petty isn't it.

Georgina.

Tom, Harry, Charles. They all had the same first name. George. Guess what their sister was named?