Shad

Hard enough to raise a smile these days.

The omen bet, they maybe a few out there saying their prayers.

Looks like he has a big load on his hands.

Had some nice greyhounds to, we got a pup off them, showed some toe, until it blew a toe, never the same after.

And i thought they said hair was back in vogue.

Not many raise the flags stock in Australia, but the ones that are go very well and have won some nice races, eta james civil disobedience broadside parthesia yogi chequered flag, the latter to formerly trained in nz, and only battled around the traps, he has a lot of horses racing in nz with raise you ten the gore guineas, winner of a 3yr old race, they certainly know how to train them over there.

Certainly not many to the pound.

Local chemist got robbed of all its Viagra stock, police are looking for hardened criminals.

Can remember and old friend telling me he rode a horse for a relation at oamaru one day a very long time ago, they were short of riders and he was a jumps jockey but made the weight rode the horse, flew home from last to pay 90s on the tote, beechers brook it's name,was the days when radio Pacific only broadcasted 1 feature meeting, which was a north island one at the time.

His song sunset Sam a classic, especially the video, look that one up.

Broodmare prospect for sure

Is all this really surprising, many on both sites have commented on poor drives, alleged tactics, for a long time, nothing ever done or reported, some shunned by others posters, sometimes we put these top professional athletes on a pedestal, but at the end of they day they are only human. Guess it will all come out in the wash, whoever, whatever has gone on.

I will be there, if you go down, you go down swinging, I for one won't be going to Kumara, even if it's the last one standing, to be honest the facilities the worst on the coast in my opinion, pity they don't have a running rail on the Westport track, after they had cyclone and a metre of saltwater through the place, they still had the trots 6 weeks later.

Yep yr right, memory not as good these days

Shame the don't have gallops there, remember a grey horse by light spirits win its first race on that track, was one of the best winners I've seen at that venue, modena, went on to win quite a few races, and raced in top company. Roydon berguson trained I think, also last cup winner by light spirits elad nova. Sorry to go off the topic, but tripping down memory lane, again.

I backed that horse, 60s fixed, always rely on Mr fuge to get a winner on the circuit, key is to back them through the whole circuit.

Last meeting there was 1996, they tried many dates over the years, all to no avail, by far the best track on the coast as far as going drainage and a sandy base, did have the last two races abandoned many years ago, then a nice horse called mutual belle came out straight after and done an exhibition gallop with no issues, may have been ridden by Jackie Jamison, was a long time ago, so stand to be corrected on the rider, Kumara would be the worst track to keep, pity they had fiddled with it some years ago, never had any abandonments before the upgrade, weather it was fine for a month or rain, it never changed, was like a soft sponge. Westport trots are very successful, but like the galloping club they struggle outside of those Xmas dates, the March meeting taken up from greymouth trots, but I think they struggle with that meeting, in my opinion reefton track the next best, but nothing wrong with greymouth or hokitika.

Be nice to see them compulsory on every track, these days on some courses they go out the birdcage straight to the barrier, and if the gates are not along past the stands they take the short route, all you see is the arse end going in the opposite direction, know matter where the barriers are, all punters deserve to see a preliminary, no excuse for this, and someone not doing their job, been going on for a long time on some courses.

Agree, pay your money and take your chance, that's why it's called gambling.

Had a friend who had one of those blow up dolls, took it back to the manufacturer, told them it kept going down on him, the manufacturer said if i knew that i would have charged you double.

How could we forget the greyhound puma pants that's a classic I reckon.

Was a greyhound in Australia called chee zee Helmut, that's a curly one.

Crickey I don't think I would want to be whipped like that, even if I had my leather undies on.

Thanks weasel, he went a good race running on from the back, on a day where not many did, bit of a front running bias today ,looking at the program, not much around for him, so a freshen up maybe on the cards.

Like to think so, but the puggy track and the wide draw may trip him up, need plenty of luck I think, seems to go forward in his races so a candidate to get posted from the draw, backed him one day when the magic man was on, posted 3 and 4 wide the trip carrying 59kg beaten before the turn, came out a week later with Jacob Lowry and won.Word is he likes a sloppy track.But he is as honest as they come.