Shad
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Adds a bit of spice to a days racing, a friend invited me to a nudist camp for a weekend, I replied I can't go, I've got something on.
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There's another racing at Trentham on Saturday, bit unlucky its last start to, as for the fella on the roof, they wouldn't be able to pin anything on him.
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Very handy mare Jane again by Beaufort sea, and trained by John Parsons, was out of a tidy mare Mary Ellen, certainly a tidy family and left quite a few winners, oh the memories, out of curiosity what track was it.
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Westport fields were the worst in along time, yet still managed 137k oncourse, and probably over 1 mill total turnover total , I would say many clubs would envious, with those figures, looked a good crowd at Nelson, survival of the fittest these days.
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I do enjoy the grass track racing, those meetings they actually have a very different vibe and usually get a good crowd, addington seems to have know vibe to me, and hardly anyone bothers to attend, those Sunday turnovers would make interesting reading.
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Yes some of those Sunday meetings are not even worth turning the TV on.
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I find addington racing quite mundane and boring, never bet there, way to many meetings, never looks like there's a crowd there except the odd feature meeting, give me the mot or the grass at rangiora any day, very overrated for me.
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Anyone know the turnover for the kumara races.
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TV news tonight article on the down turn of the cinema, I must be physic, was well after my post, I guess some will be more popular than others.
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And no ones goes there much anymore
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50$ at Welly cup apparently.
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The drums were beating for sure, after the reefton debacle, I thought the outlook for kumara was very grim, but very happy the track handled well, and they had a very successful day, guess the way things are now, two out of three ain't bad,
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The days when we had a few good stayers, the 2 miles these day only really hack races.
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Oh yes I'd how could've forget that one, camalino star tidy performer she may been bred at blanford lodge
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Brings back the memories of soundoration winning the nz cup, she was by sound reason and either Gant Davidson or Chris Johnson may have ridden her, Mr Jackson trained a few handy ones in his day.
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You would have done a few laps around that track in your day, I can recall going there on a wet day way back, was only fit for gumboots that day, I only stayed for three races, did see some whitebait patties on the TV, thought they would of been in short supply this year, maybe the imported some in, season was a shocker by all counts, good to see them get through day unscathed and with good weather.
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Many a small country meeting with all the above, but don't attract those crowds, and probably have better facilities, I would have been for 15 years or so, may have been the first year of a cancelled meetings, think they tried to dry with the helicopter that day, not sure if they still charge 20$ for entry.
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Getting back to that wingatui boxing meeting apparently oncourse was around 130k, with the fixed odds betting added, 1.7mill off course, kumara will eclipse that, but yeah that 400k in stakes at wingatui at head scratcher, I fail to see the kumara attraction, do they still charge 20$ entry.
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FFS This is getting ridiculous! Ruakaka Abandoned
Shad replied to Chief Stipe's topic in Galloping Chat
I think Wellington had a winter meeting cancelled due to the cold weather some years ago. -
Who let the hogs out.
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Haven't seen a plate inspector actually lift a horses foot and check plates, I'm sure this used to done many years ago, must be hard to check all four on a walk through, or is there something else they go by.
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Guess it will all come out, but I thought the track was in very good order, and i agree with what you say, and yet greymouth continued and apparently that was a plate issue, really feel for the club, should a horse start with out a plate or be scratched, that's beyond me
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Apparently winner raced without a rear plate, which could have made a difference, may have been before race and not been able to be re plated, someone will know out there.
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Hopefully the weather holds for tomorrow, looking at the forecast of easterly may just get through the day ok.
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As I said to someone yesterday, he had them half beaten before the start, 14 wins and 350k plus in the bank, class horse used to carrying weight, no many if any racing around the south with his credentials.
