Shad
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Totally agree, 40$ over the top, no way id pay that, was fortunate to have a galloper in the cup few years ago, glad I got free entry,.
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Beautiful photos, such a scenic part of your area, the eels I remember were in a smaller creek, and an older lady was doing the showing and we feed em on a stick, many moons ago, must revisit the area,
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Looking at that fire maybe it'll be a sausage sizzle, haven't been up that way for years, remember going to the poo poo springs, excuse the spelling ,as a child, quite stunning place,and feeding eels somewhere many moons ago, probably nowhere near your location, did get a glimpse of an article the other day, talking about the insurance for various areas up that way, didn't sound that good, crickey if they keep increasing the premiums no one be able to afford it, tough enough now, I better not wey into the the non binary debate, I think next time I'll tell my mate, I can go I've got nothing on.
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Very nice photos, weather looks great to, a friend invited me to the nudist camp up there once, I said I can't go, I've got something on.
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Great old piece of history, as one could say, only on the coast.
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Can't say I heard anything on outcome of all this, but westland club sold there's early, think it went back to the council for minimal money.
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I'm sure he finished 3rd in a Melbourne cup on mercator to, that would have to be a career highlight.
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Great old piece of footage, interesting enough two of my old uncles were avid followers of the thoroughbreds, and one trained a few over the years, with very limited success, recall a story one of them backing Simon De montfort, the day he said the big price, the other one backed a horse called pinotage that won the other feature, at a very big price, the certainly rued they never took the double, which would have been huge, some stories just stick in your head, few good southerners in rastes,cup, sea swift,blovinski, blyme, millions joy to name a few.
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Lofty Taylor working for Barbara Kennedy...the Fish Photo Exhibition
Shad replied to Murray Fish's topic in Galloping Chat
Good on you, the golden years of nz racing, great days, racing was popular, crowds were huge,many class performers, oh the memories, haven't times changed big time. -
Lofty Taylor working for Barbara Kennedy...the Fish Photo Exhibition
Shad replied to Murray Fish's topic in Galloping Chat
Certainly both horses caused upsets at long odds, from memory the other south islander knight invader finished second, success for the south horses was quite rare back then, Jonny alone by by a not so popular sire blue vermillion, certainly brings back memories, the camera technology very different these days, interesting know the best shot and horse that stands out overs the years of photography, bet there's been a few. -
Lofty Taylor working for Barbara Kennedy...the Fish Photo Exhibition
Shad replied to Murray Fish's topic in Galloping Chat
Didn't he win a Wellington fup on Rastes, many years ago, and the jarden mile on south islander Johnny alone, going back many a year, great he's still involved in the game. -
Thanks for that, will be a dish I guess, hence no coverage.
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Haven't got the racing channel on my mum's freeview box, it's an older one, do you have to do a special chanel search or something else to get it, definitely not there.
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Good to hear, I always like to know the stakes, overall it certainly hasn't spun my wheels as yet, seems to be very crammed up, is it still tied up with the original crowd paddy power I think it was, and the mega price of the set up and to maintain.
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Agree, bloody crying shame waimate not being able to use its track, especially after they renewed the grandstand as well, do they still use it for harness racing, if not, what has become of the facility
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Won't be a call of hats off to him, surely a warning would have been a starting point, they tend to book the lesser known drivers.
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FFS how hard is it to display the apprentice allowances?
Shad replied to Chief Stipe's topic in Galloping Chat
Very poor effort by tab for not showing allowances, I hope it wasn't on all races, as the longshot wheelitin had a 4kg claimer, it maybe a tool for them to get your money easier. -
Nice ride from the 2nd placed horse in the last race as well,talked myself out of backing wheelitin, thought the field was abit strong, another good ride, albeit did have a light weight care of 4kg claimer, nice win.
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Be interesting if she breeds anything that can run, no guarantees in this game, however much you spend.
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Very tough effort, and rarely seen over the extreme distance, as like many other good mares, never left any good progeny, from the broodmare paddock.
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Interesting I'm sure armalight won her first race at Westport trots back in the day.
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Remember back in the day, they used to jump the sod wall in the great Weston steeplechase, another iconic race of the era that was just lost in time, very sad to see the jumping game disappear from the deep south, these day the jumps that are left seen to be much smaller, to be fair there probably more dangerous than the bigger ones of old, they had to actually to steady sight an leap the bigger ones,the smaller one they just pop over albeit alot quicker, hence some horses get a little cocky, just a few of my thoughts.
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They do ask questions on a longshot when there's a form reversal, not sure what they expect to be told, and also have no qualms the odd time telling a driver what they should have done during the running, or in there opinion, made an error of judgement, so technically they do say how a horse should be driven.
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On another note, I see your heartbreak hotel in the money today, and at juicy odds to, got to keep the faith brother,
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Interesting was just about to mention the dumb questions they do ask, or when a favourite runner gets a tough wide trip, then they question the driver, things just don't add up sometimes.
