Shad

Yes apparently this was the case, terrible luck on all fronts.

If it was rusty strut should of failed, like your car, can fail for surface rust on your tow ball these days, retraining for the issuer.

I know a few years back, the sulkies needed a warrant of fitness, not sure wether it was every year, or 2 years, maybe it doesn't apply thes day, if it still applies, someone has got it wrong.

Haven't followed him all the way through, to be honest, was looking at fields at lunchtime at work, seen him in eyes lite up at the odds, grass track, so took my chances, wiser for the experience, upside he might pay more next time, probably when I don't see him in,

Been a while between drinks, for the horse and me, go to keep the faith.

Put a few dollars on him today, at 60s plus, was rubbing my hands when he took the lead with a big run from the back, alas was short lived, hit the wall, next time maybe.

Need to dump a truck load of horse gold over the crossing, aroma be familiar as to the texture, then be good excuse if ya runner goes like shit.

A horse I was following could have done with a 40m improvement, but at last look has been exported to China, do they have harness racing over there, or any other reason why they go there, transportation wouldn't be cheap, most seem to go to Australia.

Add another one of the many fallen sires to paddock injury, bloody shame but happens more often than ya think, you won't get any comments from the anti racing crowd, as they only like to emphasize the racing injuries on the track for all to see.

Freddie Tibbles the ole Kumara icon, certainly a blast from the past, must have lived to a ripe old age.

Another old favorite of mine from that era was no response, his storming finishes always a highlight, remember one race where he weaved his way through most of the field, may have been interdominon, we had some top liners back in the day, remember joyboy starting off a 120m mark in a Westport cup back in the day, was 3rd from memory, Trevor Thomas was his driver.

The memories flood back, certainly was a great era of racing, from memory starships started off a long mark on the grass at Westport before heading to Auckland, being placed in the cup, Basisl Dean was one of my favorite trotters, how good was he.

I thought 3k but could be totally wrong, by blarney kiss I think, what a bargin either way, great to see his colours still going around with Snows granddaughter Jamie Lee, lostcause was my tip for the nz cup, but pulled out before final field, shame as would have relished those conditions, nice mare bit unlucky in last years nz an Auckland cup, bad draws an tough runs.

I thought that was the first meeting on the revamped track, I thought it had been flipped an re grassed, but do stand to be corrected, also like you I didn't stay for the after party, was the first of a few cancellations, club these days certainly must feel abit anxious come race day.

I was there the day Gold Dust went over the outside rail an on to a car,with a couple of other horses affected, one trained by Mark Nyan, from memory, for me it appeared the rider forgot to steer the horse around the corner, the caught the horse at blacks point, heading for the hills, shame as it no doubt cost the club for the realignment, was always wary of the times posted after the fix, one day posting 2.02 for the 2000m race, that very heavy ground no doubt Hokitika, but everyone horse an ride returned unscathed, real shame wasn't wanted any more.