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Just maybe those fast ones are just hard to find.

Yep the old grandma not what it used to be,opps I mean grammar, a buggar getting old, a wise man once told his wife nothing, that's why he was a wise man, I'm sure pam will enjoy that one.

Sheep eyes are quite a delicacy, some say they see you through the week.

Everyone loves a pie or two, a golf ball of fat in every pie, that's where the flavour is.

Looks like you had the blue blockers on, remember those iconic glasses back in the day,, with the catch phrase, blue blockers they block out the sun, ooh yeah gunna get me some.

Anyone recall the surprise trooper race call from reon at reefton trots many years ago, horse was leading by near half a lap, up the straight he was down to a walk, then down to a crawl and then broke, got second or third from memory, but was a hilarious, someone maybe able to get audio of it.

Interesting I looked at a first starter in a race in Japan about a fortnight ago, didn't back it worst luck, paid 16s tote but was over 100 fixed odds strangely enough.

Impressive win by attishu yesterday, but she would have been a expensive purchase, whale song impressive to, great ride from from the apprentice to cut the inside, fortune favours the brave, and a modest purchase from memory, I guess at the end of the day, every win is special whether it's a maiden or a bigger race, most of us are in it for the passion, and the rest is irrelevant in my book, last one I had an interest in won 7 races and every win was gold to me, still have the photos to reminisce, these days just battling to get one to the races, nothing a given in this game.

To long for for most of them,

Maybe a name change to Luna la rosa, sounds like she's all at sea.

Can recall going to the gallops there, in the late 80s, nice venue, and had a couple of jumping races to, bloody shame these small club lose their identity when shifting to another venue, only the staunch racing enthusiast will bother to travel out of the district to attend, where the casual race goer wont give them a thought sad really, and the waste of a good facilities, especially after the big upgrade they done.

Dont go acting the fool bill, keep you cockatoo cool, an oldie but a goodie, you know the rest.

The old famous wallaby pie, rumour has it, puts a spring in your step.

Looked like a new vet there today, and I dont think she was holding any tapes.

Great days racing up there today, and I'm talking through my pocket, stuck with my Westport runners that were a tad unlucky, superfast gorsey, sisters delight and boys invasion who I thought was a great bet given sat parked the trip Friday and only 4 lengths away from winner, few placings with fast lou and the diva.Weather very hot and good crowd

Certainly suited some today, after following miss curious last few starts, let her go today after seeing her start favourite, crazy short odds I thought.

Good fields for Friday, 11 races, anyone like anything

Cheers for that, no sure why I thought it on the coast, but a good story with a happy ending, a very likeable boy Dean was, just one of the many fallen ones the industry has lost.

Miles better placed 2nd in taats cup to coe placed 3rd in the 4x both in 82.

Yep, you got me on a technicality there, I think Micheal either won or placed in one of the top Aussie race back in the day, do stand to be corrected though, the old memory not like it used to be, any idea who the horses are in the photo.

Remember a young rider from the coast who slipped off the saddle, may have been at hokitika, looked nasty until one T.P Mathews who was along side grabbed him and hoisted him back on his horse, a time later he died riding a horse in a trial at Westport when the horse fell., Dean morel was his name, not a notable, but a nice pleasant young man, taken way to soon, was apprenticed to Ray Harris if my memory serves me correct, same as Tane Mathews, another tidy rider taken.

Been along time since they had the semaphore board in centre track.

Very true, not sure but he may have ridden mr ay bee and miles better in some of their wins, very nice family.

Even the old whitebait an endangered species these day, according to the green party, and forest fish and bird sticking their oar in, or should that be beak, as for the poor old hoki races, all but a memory.

Oh wash your mouth out, would I ever suggest such a thing.😊