Shad

Hence my apologies.

Top horse, and great memories, had a look at the addington win on utube, yes the other race would have been rowe cup, heck we had some greatctrotters in that era, Basil Dean another favourite of mine. Sorry all for the change of tack.

No response sticks in my head, had a devastating sprint, can recall him weaving his way through the field, may have been Auckland.

Hope all well up your way, given recent weather events, been a terrible run of weather you've had lately,

Yes nobody wins,major losses for owners an trainers, I also presume jockeys missed out on unpaid rides, heard it was cold down their, track looked ok,

Their barking up the wrong tree,

Certainly s few ramifications for some, but doesn't change anything for me, always stuck with nz tab, can see why some are upset with the decision, as effectively no competition for the betting $, but if nz racing benefits from it long term then I'm in favour, the old saying charity begins at home.

Yep sure is racing, gold definitely a safer investment, especially if you buy it at the right price, tining is everything,

Like taking a raffle albeit an expensive one, no matter what you spend the odds are the same, no guarantees, plenty of high priced will never make the races, then the lucky Joe bloggs buy a modestly breed one, and turn out a good horse, pay ya money take ya chances.

For me the the younger brigade only seem interested when it's a big occasion, eg cup meeting or karaka millions, how much they spend or don't, and I'm with the don't, most there for just the occasion no more, some others for the fashion prizes, which for me add zero to betting or turnovers, for me most younger ones that are keen on racing because they may working in the industry, or brought up with racing during there life, just my opinion on the generation of racing or more so lack of.

A trainer forgotten from the past, think he trained at Fairview from memory, trustum, dryden, another couple used to be down that way, also B Jones who I remember won a jarden mile with Johnny Alone, by un fancied sire Blue Vermillion, I remember giraffe was a grey horse by standaan, a very good sire of wet trackers, may have won more over the jumps than on the flat, aptly named.

Did she start riding with trainer Greame Jackson.

Great to hear, all ok, can't beat a positive outcome.

Yes I do believe it was, a horse called grand boy from memory paid over 300 to win back in the very early years but I know there was a big win div some years later at riccarton, was definitely an oncourse only meeting.

From memory oncourse only meeting had the record for one of biggest win dividends ever posted,.